New State Results Show Conners Emerson Far Better Than Average at Both Reading and Math Scores

School Has Lowered Its Chronic Absenteeism Rate Carrie Jones Aug 13, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. BAR HARBOR—The Conners Emerson School had some great news recently and it all came in the form of data. The Bar Harbor school’s reading scores and math scores from grades 3-8 were higher than state average when it came to … Continue reading New State Results Show Conners Emerson Far Better Than Average at Both Reading and Math Scores

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Raising the Bar (and the Swingset)

With Math, Models, and Teamwork, Fourth Graders Create Cool New Playground Designs Carrie Jones Jun 03, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Links Pub. BAR HARBOR—It started with a pile of rubble where their playground used to be, and a question they longed to answer: What would it look like next? So the fourth graders at Conners Emerson School decided to … Continue reading Raising the Bar (and the Swingset)

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Teacher Who Started Fourth Grade Day as a Student Now Leads Beloved Tradition

A Legacy of Connection: Fourth Grade Day Unites MDI Students Across Generations Carrie Jones May 17, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. BAR HARBOR—The thank you notes from the students have already been coming in to Brooke Gariepy, math teacher and National Honor Society advisor at Mount Desert Island High school. You might expect a teacher to receive thank-you … Continue reading Teacher Who Started Fourth Grade Day as a Student Now Leads Beloved Tradition

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Chronic Absenteeism Still Plaguing Maine Schools Including Mount Desert Elementary

MDES Proposed School Budget Shaun Farrar Jan 05, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. MOUNT DESERT—During the January 2 meeting of the Mount Desert Elementary School (MDES) Committee meeting, MDES Principal Heather Dorr said that the attendance rate for December was 92%, which is better than November’s, and brings the school to an overall of 93% for the year. … Continue reading Chronic Absenteeism Still Plaguing Maine Schools Including Mount Desert Elementary

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A Joyous Conners Emerson School Breaks Ground

Students Clean Litter, Plant Trees, And School Budget Process Begins Carrie Jones Nov 08, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The official groundbreaking of the new Conners Emerson School occurred Friday morning. Golden shovels, cheers, and a close knit school community gathered for the small ceremony that had to be kept small due to a lack of parking at the site. Site work has been ongoing for a … Continue reading A Joyous Conners Emerson School Breaks Ground

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A Teacher is Back

Jennifer Dougherty returns to the classroom, bringing kindness and experience with her CARRIE JONES JUN 09, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—This fall a kindergarten class at the Conners Emerson School is getting a master: a master teacher, a master in kindness, and a master in volunteering. Yes, Jennifer Dougherty only has a master’s degree in one of those things—education—but since she and her family moved to … Continue reading A Teacher is Back

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School Reorganization Planning Committee Gets Started

High School Budget Proposes 7% increase, public meeting April 3 SHAUN FARRAR MAR 15, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR––The AOS 91 School Board met on Monday night, March 11, in the high school library and among other business, heard from School Superintendent Mike Zboray. Zboray said that the Regional Planning Committee (RPC) is ready to begin its work. It had its first meeting Wednesday, March 13. … Continue reading School Reorganization Planning Committee Gets Started

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Bar Harbor Woman One of the First Recognized at UMaine Teaching Program

Lanie Christianson’s Love for Kids Leads Her To Teaching Career CARRIE JONES JAN 28, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Not everybody makes an afghan in high school that’s based on all the genre of books they’ve read in one year. Not everybody marries their childhood sweethearts and not everybody loves kids and learning so much that they want to spend all day, every day, teaching them. But … Continue reading Bar Harbor Woman One of the First Recognized at UMaine Teaching Program

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Draft School Calendar Proposes First Day as August 27

Some board members question lack of full weeks CARRIE JONES JAN 10, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Students might be heading to school a bit earlier next year, but also spending a bit less time inside the classroom. Next year’s draft calendar was passed around the giant tables set up in the MDI High School Library to members of the MDI Regional School System’s board, January 8. … Continue reading Draft School Calendar Proposes First Day as August 27

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Teachers Contracts Close To a Done Deal

MDI High School still without power and other school news CARRIE JONES DEC 21, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR AND MDI—The teachers throughout the island have a tentative new contract. There are just a few more steps to bring the process to completion. On Wednesday December 13, negotiators for the AOS 91 School Board and the Mount Desert Island Education Association (MDIEA) reached a tentative agreement … Continue reading Teachers Contracts Close To a Done Deal

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