5th Grade Windsor teacher, Kim St. Onge, shared evidence of learning with the RSU 12 school board at their meeting last Thursday. Kim explained how she is integrating habits of mind, complex reasoning, and content as she designs learning experiences for her students. She showed examples of the ways in which her students are giving and receiving feedback and assessing their progress towards their learning goals. This was a great example of learners being supported to own their own learning! Thank you to Kim and to all of RSU 12's educators who work to support our students as they learn and grow!
RSU 12 schools are closed today, Wednesday, February 13th.
Update for January 30th. All RSU Schools will be closed today, January 30.
RSU 12 Schools will have a two-hour delay today, January 30, 2019
The Erskine Academy Eagle’s Girls basketball team is hosting a spaghetti supper for Jacob Seigars on February 2 from 4:30-7pm at Erskine Academy!
http://townline.org/fundraiser-planned-for-jacob-seigars/
RSU 12 teachers and administrators spent a day at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance and learned how to better incorporate the eight mathematical practices into their instruction. These practices emphasize mathematical thinking and perseverance. We look forward to sharing what we learned with our colleagues and our students.
The Maine Department of Education (MDOE) has created a video to help parents better understand their students' individual score reports on the State assessment. Students in grades 3-8 take these tests each Spring, and individual reports about the prior year test come out through your child's school in the late fall. Here is a link to MDOE's video: https://youtu.be/4l5FWxmArzU
A message from Maine Department of Education:
With the federal shutdown impacting numerous Mainers, the Maine Department of Education wants to remind school districts that applications for free and reduced-price meals may be submitted at any time throughout the school year, even during a federal shutdown. If federal employees impacted by the shutdown would like to apply for school meal benefits for their children, they may so do through their local school district.
To apply – A special application can be downloaded from the Maine Department of Education’s website (https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/nutrition) and submitted to your local school’s food service program.
Download printable meal benefit application (PDF)
https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/Meal%20Benefit%20Application%20SY19.pdf
All RSU 12 schools are closed today, January 9, 2018.
RSU 12 schools will have a two hour delay this morning, January 8, 2019
RSU 12 schools have a two hour delay, December 21, 2018
All afterschool activities in RSU 12 schools are cancelled for this afternoon, December 17, 2018. Schools will dismiss at the normal time.
RSU 12 schools will have a two-hour delay this morning, Monday, December 17, 2018
RSU 12 schools are closed today, November 27, 2018.
All RSU 12 schools are closed today, Tuesday, November 20th.
All RSU 12 schools are closed today, Friday, November 16th.
The RSU 12 Community Literacy Team, thanks to generous support from the Whitefield Lions Club and community volunteers, is working to install a small library in each of the towns in the RSU where people of all ages can access free books anytime of day.
RSU 12 teachers and students presented to school board members and superintendents at the Maine School Management Association fall conference. They talked about how their learning integrates habits of mind, content, and complex reasoning skills. Thank you to Ava, Kennedie, and Kiara and to our teachers - Ms. Mathews, Ms. Brewer, Ms. Brown, and Ms. Beeckel! What a great job!
RSU 12's new Director of Student Nutrition Services, Mike Flynn, served a plant-based meal to RSU 12 Board members and the public at last night's Board Meeting. He is working to educate staff and students about healthy eating, to partner with local farms for local produce, and to ensure that our schools' breakfasts and lunches are satisfying and healthy.
RSU 12 convened a Communications Focus Group this week to discuss parent and community communication needs and ways that the district could improve its communication efforts. Parents and community members shared their ideas and experiences. Several themes emerged, most notably the desire to have consistency across classrooms and schools, to remember the importance of communicating to community members as well as parents, to invite volunteers into the schools, to create redundant communication methods, and to ensure hard copies of communications are available for those without Internet access. RSU 12 administrators are reviewing the feedback and working to develop a communication plan that addresses these issues. More information will come as this work continues.