BAR HARBOR — Conners Emerson teachers were in for a surprise when they returned to school on Aug. 29. The day before students were set to return, teachers were greeted at the school entrance by appreciative crowds of parents and students holding signs and cheering them on. The welcome party was planned over the summer …
BAR HARBOR — Classes start next Thursday, Aug. 30, for students in the Mount Desert Island Regional School System (MDIRSS). Superintendent Marc Gousse said he is looking forward to having the schools open again. “Summer is usually my least favorite time because, when the schools are empty, I miss seeing the kids and I miss …
BAR HARBOR — The cloud that has been threatening to cast a dark shadow over the start of school next week appears to be lifting. Representatives of the Mount Desert Island Regional School System board and the teachers’ union, who have been negotiating a new employment contract since September, reached a tentative agreement last week. …
By Becky Pritchard, bpritchard@mdislander.com BAR HARBOR — Educators and business partners from across eastern Maine met Monday to brainstorm new ways to interest students and their families in the idea of college or other post-secondary education. The initiative, called the Future of Eastern Maine Council, met at Machias Savings Bank to plan an initiative to …
BAR HARBOR — More than 60 Mount Desert Island Regional School System teachers and a few parents of students attended the school board’s meeting Monday night to press their call for a “fair and competitive” contract. Representatives of the teachers union and school board have been trying to negotiate a new three-year contract since last …
BAR HARBOR — Three graduates of Mount Desert Island Adult & Community Education received their high school diplomas in a graduation ceremony June 14 at MDI High School. They are Matthew Curtis of Bar Harbor, Mable Fitzsimmons of Frenchboro and Kadia Streete of Bar Harbor. A fourth graduate, Alanna Lindsey of Mount Desert, was unable …
BAR HARBOR — The following scholarships and awards were presented at the Mount Desert Island High School Awards Night ceremony on June 7. Learning Area Academic Awards were presented to William Renault, for Technology; Grace Ritter, for Visual Arts; Bonnie Snyder, for Family and Consumer Science; Robert Denegre, for Science; Rosazel Avila, for Art/Digital Media; Jacob Legutko, for World Languages; Takanao Ishimura, for Mathematics; Emerson …
BAR HARBOR — From secretaries to ed techs and cooks to custodians, support staff in the Mount Desert Island Regional School System are getting a 3.22 percent raise for 2018-2019. School principals and central office administrators will get the same pay increase. The MDIRSS board approved the new pay scales last week. They do not …
