School aims to increase student attendance BAR HARBOR—There are 333 students in the Conners Emerson schools and three new students are starting this week. With the addition of several new ed techs, they are now officially fully staffed, Principal Heather Webster announced to the Bar Harbor School Board on Tuesday, but she’s still worried about her students. There have been 96 school days this far … Continue reading Chronically Absent
Time would support academic, behavioral, and socio-emotional support needs of all students BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor School Committee met in the lower building’s art room on Tuesday because the upper building’s library was still closed to the public because of structural issues. Superintendent Michael Zboray made the case for a weekly early release day, which would decrease the school hours in that day by 90 … Continue reading Bar Harbor School Board Learns More About Weekly Early Release Day Possibility
School Build Committee Holds Third Community Forum BAR HARBOR—The third community forum for the Conners Emerson School Build Project focused on the draft designs and concepts of a rebuilt school that would replace the two failing buildings on site. While there is still one report that the project committee is waiting for, Lisa Sawin, architect and principal with the Maine firm Harriman, said unequivocally, “We … Continue reading Cost For Potential School Lowered By $3 Million
Mytar replaces Dwayne Bolt BAR HARBOR—A quick special Bar Harbor School Committee (Superintending School Committee) meeting Thursday morning ended with the unanimous appointment of Misha Mytar for Dwayne Bolt’s position. Bolt had resigned stating that personal and professional obligations made the position untenable. His term would have ended in June 2023. The board had 30 days to appoint a replacement. Mytar will serve until the … Continue reading Misha Mytar Appointed to Bar Harbor’s School Committee
Committee Looks For Replacement After Bolt’s Resignation BAR HARBOR—The carpet in the Conners Emerson library is made of sections that don’t all match up, a sort of indoor outdoor weave that looks like stitching from far away. And as the Bar Harbor Superintending School Committee meets on November 7, there’s a constant buzz of some sort of equipment. One school board member sits with her … Continue reading Decaying Building, Big Needs Apparent as School Begins Exploring Budget
