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It is my hope that this tool will be
useful to you, whether you are a member of our school community, or
just exploring information about us. School Union #133 serves the
Towns of Windsor, Palermo and Somerville. We have a total
enrollment of approximately 500 students in Grades Kindergarten through
Eight. Our high school students have “school choice,” as we do
not operate a secondary school within the Union. Most of our
students attend Erskine Academy in South China, which is an outstanding
private secondary school. Erskine is among the safest, and most
progressive high schools in Maine, and the school offers a wide range
of athletic and co-curricular activities. Erskine sends many of
its graduates to some of the top colleges in the country. The
school remains current with state expectations for quality
comprehensive curriculum and assessment programs, based on the Maine
Learning Results (MLR) and the Comprehensive Local Assessment System
(CLAS). Erskine does offer bus transportation for a small weekly
fee. Union #133 does not provide transportation to secondary
schools. Other high schools attended by our students include, but
are not limited to: Belfast, Cony (Augusta), Hall Dale
(Hallowell), Gardiner, Winslow, Waterville, Lincoln Academy
(Damariscotta), Mt. View (Thorndike), Medomak Valley (Waldoboro),
Lewiston and Camden.
In the fall of 2005, we put the
finishing touches on a seven million dollar renovation project to the
Windsor School. This beautiful, “state of the art” public
elementary school is truly a sight to behold! It serves just over
300 students, and features a fine array of programs designed to meet
the needs of our students. All facilities in Union #133 offer the
“Maine Learning Technology” (MLTI “Laptop”) program in grades Seven and
Eight, and our educational staffs are working hard to improve the
integration of technology into all aspects of the school program.
Union #133 in now using
“PowerSchool.” This is a student information system (SIS) that
will allow us to build in a wide range of reports, including automated
report cards, progress reports and eventually a “parent/guardian
portal” which will feature “real-time” information on student
performance and attendance. This will be coming soon! Our
interest is to serve you, the public, with the best tools possible as
we all collectively seek to offer a high quality program for the
children.
I am absolutely thrilled to be
here, working with the wonderful people of Union 133. I enjoy going to work each and
every day. It is a challenge, but one that I relish
enthusiastically. Collectively, our Administration and Staff,
along with the communities that comprise our school union, are working
to make our union one of “the best little school systems” in the
nation! I look forward to working with you on behalf of the
children. Please do not hesitate to contact me to see how you can
become involved in what we do!
Respectfully,
Gregory G. Potter
Superintendent
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