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Monday, October 10, 2022



In observance of

Indigenous Peoples' Day

Maine Department of Education

Needs Analysis Survey

The Maine DOE invites all families to participate in a “Family and Community Needs Analysis Survey” by October 14th, 2022.

The survey responses are confidential, and names of respondents will be anonymous. Participation in the survey is completely voluntary. This survey will ask family members questions about how COVID-19 has impacted the learning and development of their children and youth. The survey is designed to be completed within 15 minutes.

The survey responses will be used to identify additional projects and initiatives that the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds may be used to support. The ESSER funding can support activities and interventions that respond to students’ academic, emotional, aspirational, and social needs while addressing the impact of COVID-19.

Please take some time to complete the anonymous survey here.

If you have questions about the survey, please contact Shelly Chasse-Johndro at (207) 458-3180 or by email at shelly.chassejohndro@maine.gov.

Superintendent's Notebook:

Anonymous Reporting System Just a Click Away

"The Brunswick School Department is committed to creating and sustaining a comprehensive, coordinated effort to improve the overall safety and well-being of our students, educators and administrators. Doing this effectively requires a proactive approach with programs that equip our students, parents, teachers, administrators, local law enforcement, and mental health and wellness professionals to take meaningful action to protect our schools.

Our students are aware of the problems and struggles that their peers face on a day-to-day basis. We must empower them to know the signs of potential danger and give them the tools to help each other with the assistance of trained and caring adults. Most conversations are taking place on social media; therefore, we must teach our students to look out for one another in text, video and photos and act quickly to help a fellow student.

The Brunswick School Department launched The Say Something Anonymous Reporting System in the last week of September. The system is designed specifically for use by students in grades 6-12 and includes a mobile app, website and telephone hotline for users to submit tips 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to the National Crisis Center for analysis and response."

Click here to read the full article from Superintendent Potenziano.

Employee Spotlight

Kimberlee Dietlin

Math Coach,

Harriet Beecher Stowe School

Kimberlee has a son named Jordan who is 6 years old. They have a cat named Bandit and a bunny named Nibbles.

What makes you proud to work in Brunswick? #BSDProud

The Brunswick community is very supportive of educators and what is best for kids.

What do you like to do outside of work for fun?

Paddle board, travel, yoga and spending time with my son.

Favorite line from a movie?

Stop looking at me, Swan.

If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet?

Betty White

What is something you learned in the last week?

If you put onions in the freezer for 15 minutes before cutting them you won't cry.

Employment Opportunities

Merrymeeting Adult Education Update

Please join us in welcoming Jennifer Linskey at our Artist Talk Series in Topsham. Jennifer brings over 30 years of studio practice and art history experience to her teaching experience. She has taught in public schools, at recreation centers and at both community college and university level. Lois Dodd, William Bailey, and John Walker have juried her paintings into national shows, and her prints can be found in several international collections. Her MFA is in drawing, painting and printmaking, she holds a BA from Smith College. A native of Maine, Jennifer loves landscape painting here in the Midcoast.