Strategic Plan Progress Report

It has been approximately a year since the MSAD33, MSAD27, and Madawaska Schools have adopted the Tri-District Strategic Plan.  Find out the progress by viewing the progress report document below.

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What is Valley Unified Service Center?

Maine Title 20-A, Chapter 123 is the statute that has made it possible for Regional School Management and Leadership Centers for those School Administrative Units who are working together towards regional efforts to improve education, while examining efficiencies to help ease the local tax burden.

Valley Unified Regional Service Center has been approved to serve the SAU's of Madawaska Schools, MSAD27, and MSAD33.  The visual below helps explain how the service center works for our region.

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Tom Murray Presents to Valley Unified Educators!

During the first Valley Unified collaborative Professional Development Day of the school year, national speaker, and best selling author Tom Murray was in Fort Kent presenting to the staff of Madawaska Schools, MSAD33, and MSAD27.   This day focused on building culture, leveraging technology, and preparing our schools to be Future Ready.

When asked about the region's opportunity to have the State of Maine fund and build a fully comprehensive 9-16, Integrated Regional High School, Mr. Murray described the opportunity as "absolutely incredible".  See his full response to this question here:  https://youtu.be/AwJkdR_yTnI

This was a wonderful day full of regional collaboration as the Valley Unified Schools are truly becoming a team!  See all the photos from the day in the Valley Unified PD Day Album!  #ValleyUnified

Valley Unified placed on the Commissioner of Education's Approved List

During the September 12 meeting of the Maine State Board of Education, the state board approved the placement of Valley Unified Regional Service Center project on the Integrated, Consolidated 9-16 Educational Facility Approved Projects list.  Out of the three projects on the approved priority list presented earlier in August, only Valley Unified was placed on this final approved projects list.

See the attached letter from the Commissioner of Education to Executive Director, Ben Sirois.

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