Please Help Keep Our Schools Safe

We are working diligently to keep all Valley Unified schools safe for our students and staff so they can all return to in-school instruction in the near future.  

To accomplish our goal, we need your help.  For information about simple steps that can make a big difference, please go to bit.ly/3caeSsr or click on the image below.

Thank you for your help, your patience, your understanding, and your contributions to the health and safety of our students, staff, schools, and communities.

Together, we can do this.

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Valley Unified School Reintegration Update for Students and Families: January 11-17

To read the January 11-17, 2021 Valley Unified School Reintegration Update for students and families, go to bit.ly/3bRp1tR or click on the image below.

We are eager to begin receiving our students back into our schools and classrooms through Hybrid Learning which begins today.  

As we continue to move gradually toward a return to full In-School Instruction, please remember to:

1. monitor for symptoms at home each morning

2. wear face masks

3. maintain physical distancing

4. practice regular hand hygiene

These simple steps can help ensure our students, staff, families, and communities stay safe and healthy.

In advance, thank you for your cooperation and support as well as your patience, understanding and trust.

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Reminder: Hybrid Model Begins Tomorrow in All Valley Unified Schools

Valley Unified students, parents, and families are reminded that a two-week period of our Hybrid Learning Model begins tomorrow, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in all schools.  

As a quick reference, our cohort-based Hybrid Learning schedule for these next two weeks appears below.

Valley Unified staff are eager to begin receiving students back into our schools and classrooms in a responsible manner intended to keep our schools, students, staff, and communities safe and healthy.

Thank you all for your continued patience, understanding, and support as we gradually move toward full In-School Instruction.

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SJVTC 2021-2022 Program of Studies

It's not too early for 10th grade students from Madawaska High School, Wisdom High School in St. Agatha, and Community High School in Fort Kent to be thinking about enrolling in hands-on trades programs through the St. John Valley Technology Center (SJVTC) in 2021-2022.  

Students and parents are invited to explore the learning opportunities available at the SJVTC, the Career and Technical Education arm of the three Valley Unified High Schools, by reviewing the center's 2021-2022 program of studies at bit.ly/3nEqTbN or by clicking on the image below.

For more information about enrolling in programs at the SJVTC, students and parents should contact their High School Guidance Counselor.

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School Reintegration Update for Students and Families: January 4-10, 2021

To review the January 4-10, 2021 Valley Unified Education Service Center School Reintegration Update for students and families, go to bit.ly/2Xs87cL or click on the image below.

At Valley Unified, we recognize these times are generating questions and even uncertainty for our students, staff and families.  Please know we are working with a number of community-based partners and that we are reviewing local, regional, county, and state trends as we plan for the continuity of teaching and learning while also keeping our schools, students, staff, families, and communities safe.  

Thank you for your continued understanding, patience, and support as we engage in this on-going and fluid process.

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Please Help Us Keep Our Schools Safe

At Valley Unified, we are pleased and relieved that the health and safety protocols we've been practicing since the start of this 2020-2021 school year have, to date, resulted in zero cases of COVID-19 transmission in our buildings and classrooms.

Through mask-wearing, physical distancing, and frequent hand washing as well as contact tracing and working with community healthcare providers to secure COVID testing, we've been able to ensure our schools remain safe places for students and staff.

As we prepare to move from Remote Learning to Hybrid Learning on January 19, we want to continue guarding the health of our school communities.  In order to do so, we need your help.

For important information on how families and parents can help ensure an eventual, safe return to In-School Instruction for students and staff in February, please read the important guidance available at bit.ly/3pNWF7m or click on the image below.

In advance, thank you for your cooperation as well as your continued patience and understanding.

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Update on Mediation Regarding the Proposed Valley Unified Regional School

On December 21, 2020, representatives from MSAD #27, MSAD #33, and the Madawaska School Department - the three partner school units in the Valley Unified Education Service Center - met with a mediator, former Maine Superior Court Justice, Ted Pierson, in an effort determine a path forward toward the formation of Regional School Unit (RSU) to operate the proposed Valley Unified Regional School.  

Valley Unified and the three school units were notified by the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) in October 2020 that they needed to file a notice of intent to form a RSU with the MDOE and the State Board of Education by December 31 in order for the proposed school project to move forward.

According to statements from each school unit, the parties were unable to resolve differences concerning the site selection process for the proposed school and the matter of proportional voting under the terms of the Valley Unified Inter-local Agreement.

The MSAD #27 School Board of Directors released their mediation statement on December 22, 2020.  To read the MSAD #27 statement, go to bit.ly/3ojnekL or click on the image below.

The MSAD #33 School Board of Directors issued their statement on January 1, 2021.  To read the MSAD #33 mediation statement, got to bit.ly/2LrOLla or click on the image below.

The Madawaska School Committee issued its mediation statement on January 4, 2021.  To read the Madawaska School Committee statement, go to bit.ly/2MFcXBz or click on the image below.

At Valley Unified, we have not yet heard from the MDOE of the State Board of Education regarding the status of the proposed school project.  When we do, we will be certain to let you know.  Thank you for your continued interest in the Valley Unified Education Service Center and our efforts.

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