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MDIRSS curriculum director leaves next month BAR HARBOR Julie Meltzer, director of curriculum, assessment and instruction for the Mount Desert Island Regional School System since 2013, will be leaving that post June 25. “It’s been a really productive and great eight years,” she said. “Now it’s time for somebody else to put their energy and talents into the role.” Meltzer said she had thought about leaving a year ago, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she decided she should stay. “Now, I’m going to take the summer off for the first time in probably 30 years,” she said. “I plan to take about six months to figure out which of many wonderful opportunities to go forward with.” ....
Pre-K, additional teacher and windows increase budget SOUTHWEST HARBOR With the additional items of a pre-K program, window replacements for each stairwell and a new fifth–grade teacher position, the proposed FY22 budget for Pemetic Elementary School is expected to increase by 3.64 percent. If the increase remains at the current proposed total, it equates to a 1.16 percent increase in the town appropriation, which means a difference of $7.50 per $100,000 of property value. Although the school committee has reviewed the budget twice, it has yet to approve it and it still needs to go before the Board of Selectmen and Warrant Committee. ....
It’s Black History Month; how are our schools doing with anti-racism work? BAR HARBOR Last year, protests led by high school students in response to the death of a Black man in police custody inspired educators here to take a look at racism and initiate work focused on anti-racism. “After this summer, no educator can deny harm has been done to our Black and brown children,” said Annah Houston, an eighth-grade English teacher at Conners Emerson School, “because we’ve heard from them.” Nearly a third of the staff at the Bar Harbor elementary and middle school is participating in the Educators Against Racism group that has met weekly since June 2020. Houston and first-grade teacher Rachel Singh facilitate the meetings. ....
Technology supports education about MDI News Highlights: Technology supports education about MDI MOUNT DESERT ISLAND – Students can join a Pear Deck session, follow their teacher on a Jamboard, practice mindfulness on GoNoodle, or play part of a song with their instrument while Smart Music assesses accuracy. These are just a few examples of how technology is changing education. Learning in 2021 looks different from a few years ago because of the first dive into technology that was needed during the pandemic. Schools in the neighborhood are adjusting their budgets in response. “Every student currently has a device. Every adult has a device, ”Pemetic elementary school principal Rhonda Fortin told the Southwest Harbor School Committee during a recent preliminary budget review of the Zoom meeting on Jan. 13. ....