Friday, March 18, 2022

Weekly Update 3/18/22

Friday, March 18, 2022, 

 

Dear RSU 71 Students, Families, Staff, School Board, and Community Partners, 

 

Spring starts on Sunday, and spring activities abound in RSU 71, such as softball and baseball, which begin next week. In addition, we are in the process of launching a strategic planning process called Future Search. Over one hundred people representing a wide array of perspectives have signed up to participate Friday night, April 8, and all day Saturday, April 9, at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. In advance of the event, we are gathering input about our school district's perceived assets and needs, and the competencies that all stakeholders feel are the most important for our graduates: Portrait of a Graduate. If you haven't yet completed the Robo-sent survey, it is not too late to do so: Community Survey - Long-Range Education Plan.

 

Pandemic Update

 

Good News - Finally!! Waldo County is in the GREEN Zone of Low-Risk! See  CDC County Tracker.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updates its "community levels" data weekly, looking at case counts, new hospital admissions, and hospital capacity to determine the COVID-19 risk levels by county. The settings are meant as guidelines to help people decide whether to take extra precautions, such as wearing a mask or avoiding crowds. The only recommendations for residents of low-risk counties are to get vaccinated and get tested if they feel sick.

 

 

This Week's Data:



# New Positives / in isolation (day 0-5 not attending school)

Positives in days 6-10 (attending school)

# Out of school quarantine

% Staff Vaccination

and Student Vaccination - at least 2 doses

# Signed up for Pooled Testing (students and staff) 

Ames

0

1

0

81% staff

32% students

80

Weymouth

0

        0

0

93% staff

23% students


64

CASS

0

1

0

94% staff

34.5% students

197

EB

1

2

1

16% students

91.3 staff

29

Nickerson

0

2

0

85% staff

31% student

32

THMS

0

0

2

88% staff

51% students

163

BAHS/BCOPE/AE/CO/

Bus Garage/

Building &

Grounds

0

1

0

88.2% staff 

59.2 students 

199


 

Good News and Information

 

CHESS - On Saturday, Math 12, RSU 71 chess teams traveled to Lewiston High School to compete in the Maine Chess Teams State Championship. All year, these students have worked hard preparing for this event, including playing in online tournaments and at the Belfast Library during early release Fridays. 

 

  • Belfast Area High School Team

Ronin Deschamps (Captain), Eli Slaughter (Captain), Rohan Joseph, Piper Sanders, and Tristan Hughes

 

  • Troy Howard Middle School Team

Brogan McAvoy (Captain), Ibis Bird, Alex Miller, Silas Ociepka, Avery Gobin, Miles Fleming

 

  • Captain Albert Stevens School Grades 4/5 Team - Congratulation on First Place Win!

*1st Place winners in Maine grades 4-8 division 4-month long online tournament (Camden 2nd, Falmouth 3rd)

Avery Adams (Captain), Lucas Canning, Pierson Dietz, Glenn Bitely, Weston Engstrom, Maxton Sinagra, Maximus Rollins

  • CASS Grade 3 Team - Raegan Adams, Harper Reynolds, Kylie Canning. Emery Lister, Dutch Hills, Abriella St Peter, Scarlett Wagner

 

THMS  

Our Theater Director, Jason Banister, would like to invite you all to see Matilda The Musical Jr. Performances on March 18th & 19 at 7 pm and March 20 at 2 pm. Tickets will be sold at the door: $5 for adults and $3 for students. 

 

 

BAHS - 

 

 

If we stay in the GREEN zone, we will likely move from a weekly update to a biweekly update. Please feel free to be in touch with staff members and me with questions, suggestions, and feedback.


With warm wishes for a fabulous weekend and week ahead,

 

 

- Mary Alice

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Mary Alice McLean
Superintendent of Schools, RSU 71
(207) 338 - 1960