We check in on how the start of school has been for districts across the state, whether students are attending in-person, remotely, or in some hybrid of the two. We’ll talk to educators, parents, students—and Maine’s DOE Commissioner about the challenges and successes of the first weeks of school, and we’ll hear about some schools that have had to alter their game plans.
Guests
Pender Makin, commissioner, Maine Department of Education
Paula Callan, principal, Messalonskee High School
Savea Lafaialii (call-in), sixth-grade student, Skowhegan Middle School
Tara Hembree (call-in), employee, Maine Parent Federation; has a 12-year-old with special needs who receives special education through the Gardiner school system
Mark Puglisi (call-in), teacher, Mount Desert Island High School
Jan Murphy (call-in), speech teacher, Hussey School in Augusta; president, Augusta Educational Association
Brian Elowe (call-in), CEO, Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine
Resources
- Deep Dive: Coronavirus
- Maine Education Commissioner provides update as students return to classrooms
- Sanford High School, Technical Center Go Remote After Three COVID-19 Positives
- COVID-19 Cases Prompt 2 More Maine Schools To Switch Temporarily To Remote Learning
- Oxford County schools temporarily close after multiple people test positive for COVID-19
- Back to school an adjustment for teachers, students around state
- MPA to OK some fall sports but push football and volleyball to spring
- Sleep Away Camps Offer COVID-Free Bubbles For Remote Learning
