Commissioner’s Listening Tour of Washington County

Education commissioner’s listening tour events in Washington County

Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen will visit Washington County on Tuesday, May 24 and Wednesday, May 25 as part of his statewide listening tour.

He’ll start May 24 with a public forum at Machias Memorial High School from 6 to 8 p.m.

The next day, he’ll meet with Washington County superintendents in the morning before visiting Rose Gaffney Elementary School in Machias. The 344-student school serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight.

In the afternoon, Bowen will visit Beatrice Rafferty School, which serves 100 students in kindergarten through grade eight on Pleasant Point Reservation. The school is one of three in Maine that receives part of its funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Bowen will end his Washington County trip with a public forum from 6 to 8 p.m. at Downeast Heritage Museum in Calais.

The following events will be open to media coverage:

6-8 p.m., Tuesday, May 24
Machias Memorial High School, 1 Bulldog Lane.
Public forum

10:45 a.m., Wednesday, May 25
Rose M. Gaffney Elementary School, 15 Rose Gaffney Rd., Machias
School visit
Principal: Mitchell Look
Superintendent: Scott Porter

1 p.m., Wednesday, May 25
Beatrice Rafferty School, 22 Bayview Dr., Pleasant Point Reservation
Principal: Michael Chadwick
Superintendent: Ron Jenkins

6-8 p.m., Wednesday, May 25
Downeast Heritage Museum, 39 Union St., Calais
Public forum

For more information and updates on the Listening Tour, go to:
http://www.maine.gov/education/listeningtour/

All Maine Department of Education news releases can be found online at: http://mainedoenews.net/category/news-views/press-releases/.

Commissioner Bowen Listening Tour Continues

Ed Commissioner’s listening tour events in the Midcoast region

Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen will visit the Midcoast region on Tuesday, May 17 as part of his statewide listening tour.

Bowen will start with a visit to Searsport District High School to learn about the school’s implementation of a standards-based model and a system of interventions that kicks in when students don’t meet standards. The Commissioner will tour the school and meet with students, teachers and administrators.

Bowen will end the day with a public forum at Camden-Rockport Middle School from 6 to 8 p.m.

Both events will be open to media coverage:
12:30-3 p.m.
Searsport District High School, 24 Mortland Rd., Searsport
School visit
Principal: Brian Campbell
Superintendent: Bruce Mailloux

6-8 p.m.
Camden-Rockport Middle School cafeteria, 34 Knowlton St., Camden
Public forum

For more information and updates on the Listening Tour, go to:
http://www.maine.gov/education/listeningtour/

Commissioner of Ed visiting Kennebec Valley

Listening tour continues

Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen will visit schools in the Kennebec Valley on Tuesday, May 10 as part of his statewide listening tour.

He’ll start with a morning meeting with superintendents in Oakland before he visits Oakland’s Williams Elementary School. At Williams, he’ll spend time in the classroom of Shelly Moody, Maine’s 2011 Teacher of the Year.

Bowen will then visit Readfield Elementary School, where he’ll learn about the school’s Response to Intervention program.

Bowen will end the day with an evening forum at Messalonskee Middle School in Oakland to hear from parents, teachers and others interested in sharing ideas about improving education and the work of the Department of Education.

The following events will be open to media coverage:
10:15 a.m.
Williams Elementary School, 55 Pleasant St., Oakland
School visit
Principal: Kathy Harris-Smedberg
Superintendent: Gary Smith
12:30 p.m.
Readfield Elementary School, 84 South Rd.
School Visit
Principal: Cheryl Hasenfus
Superintendent: Rich Abramson
6-8 p.m.
Messalonskee Middle School cafeteria
Public forum

For more information and updates on the Listening Tour, go to:
http://www.maine.gov/education/listeningtour/