As our community navigates the challenges of the fall/winter season and the continuing impacts of the government shutdown, the MSAD#44 Family wants to ensure that every resident has access to the support they need. Our dedicated social work team has compiled a comprehensive Community Resource Page to help connect our neighbors with vital services.
What it is: This is a centralized list of resources, including food assistance, heating and utility aid, and other essential community services.
Live and Updated: The resource page is a live link and will be continually updated as our team gathers new information. We encourage you to check it frequently.
Where to Find the Link: On the flyer it is under the FIND LOCAL FOOD ASSISTANCE portion or linked here.
We understand that these are trying times, and you don't have to face them alone. If you or your family are in need of assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out. You can always contact your local MSAD#44 school directly. Our staff is prepared to listen and help direct you to the services best suited to assist you.
We are proud to serve and support the greater MSAD#44 community.
1 day ago, Mark Kenney
TMS is still looking for an Alpine Ski Coach and THS is looking for an Assistant Girls Basketball Coach for the 2025-2026 season. If you have interest, please contact Gail Wight at 824-2136 or wightg@sad44.org . HS basketball starts on Monday, November 17th.
5 days ago, Mark Kenney
The MSAD#44 School Board has approved the public sale of used MacBook Air laptops and charger to our community members. The cost for each device set is $200 and there is a limit of 2 per sale. For current students or graduates of the class of 2024 or 2025, the cost is $150. If you are interested, please email techsales@sad44.org to be place on the list and coordinate payment and pickup. These are first come first serve cash or check sales only, sorry we cannot take Venmo or credit cards. Thank you!
7 days ago, Mark Kenney
Telstar Middle School is looking for an Assistant Boys Basketball Coach and Telstar High School is looking for an Assistant Girls Basketball Coach. If you or someone you know might be interested, please contact Gail Wight at wightg@sad44.org, 824-2136x1304. Thank you!
16 days ago, Mark Kenney
This week our school Board Education Committee visited TFA (Telstar Freshman Academy) on Tuesday for a tour and to see the program in action. Committee members were able to see Ms. Dole's science class where they were working on Rube Goldberg designs and Mr. Bennett's ELA class where they were doing research and working on paraphrasing without copy/pasting. Also that day, we were not able to catch up with the Outdoor Leadership students who were in their canoes going through the obstacle course. Later in the week two Board members, Ms. Herbeck and Ms. Cooley joined in for Rube Goldberg relays with the students. The staff and students were very pleased to have the guests and to show off what they were doing in their classes.
19 days ago, Mark Kenney
Maine Loves Public Schools has been working on a campaign since last year to produce videos from schools around the state highlighting unique and successful programming for our students. The Telstar Freshman Academy (TFA) was selected as one of the spotlights. Filming took place last spring and we have now gotten a preview to share with our community. This video helps to highlight some of the unique qualities of the program and what it offers to our students. We are very proud of how the video and program have turned out after 10 years of being in place.
All Season 1 episodes (including TFA) will be aired on Maine Public Broadcasting on Thursday, November 6th at 8pm (and 11/7 at 2pm).
Please enjoy!
26 days ago, Mark Kenney
We are looking for some individuals to join our SAD44 team. Please consider applying. Thank you!
2 months ago, Mark Kenney
The 2025-2026 full Bus Routes are now uploaded to the sad44.org website. On Friday you should have received an individual email out lining your students pick up and drop off times. We are working with Ridesource this year and new software called Bus Right for all of our routing needs. To find the routes, go to the menu page of the sad44 page, then click on TRANSPORTATION, then scroll down to Bus Schedules. You will find a section for AM runs and PM runs separate. Route numbers match the email you received on Friday and in there you will see the assigned bus driver's name and bus number as well. We will update the routes after the first week as drivers and families get used to the timings and see who is and who is not riding on a regular basis. Please bear with us as we work to adjust and make them as accurate as possible. In two weeks you will get an email describing how to download and access a parent app where you can track your child's routes/times, etc on a daily basis. Thank you.
2 months ago, Mark Kenney
TMS Principal Lindsay Luetje and her team of Lori Davis, Cathy LaPointe and Duchess Killam this week at Thomas College in Waterville for a two day Maine DOE Conference. They were featured on the DOE site! They'll share their new learning with the whole TMS staff at our August workshop days.
3 months ago, Mark Kenney
Telstar is still looking for fall coaches. Please consider the opportunity to work with our kids! THS Pre season night #1 is Monday, August 18th. Middle School will start on August 28th. TMS Assistant Girls Soccer TMS Assistant Boys Soccer TMS Assistant Field Hockey
THS Assistant Girls Soccer THS Assistant Football (x2)
If interested please contact Gail WIght 824-2136 or wightg@sad44.org
3 months ago, Mark Kenney
"We have received official word from the Penobscot and Loring Job Corps Centers that there will be a nation-wide "pause" starting June 30th. Current Job Corps students are now actively being "phased out" of the program. We welcome any former Telstar High School student in need of additional support to contact the Extended Learning Opportunities office at THS by emailing Carrie Lynch at lynchc@sad44.org. We will all be here to support you moving forward."
3 months ago, Mark Kenney
Each year, M.S.A.D. #44 receives funding from a variety of Title grants. One requirement of these grants is that we solicit feedback from our community on the use of this money.
It is that time of year again! Chef Kimball is looking for families who want to participate in the summer meals program for MSAD#44. Please fill out this short Google Form if you would like to participate.
Sign up for breakfast and lunch meal pick up, at Telstar, Monday, Wednesday, Friday between 11:30 - 1:30.
The first day of meals will be June 23, the last day will be August 15. Meals can be picked up from the patio outside the cafeteria at Telstar.
https://forms.gle/Q1Ldc9ifBGKZLciP9
Thank you!
5 months ago, Mark Kenney
The Telstar High School Building Construction classes from Semester 1 and 2 in the Industrial Arts/ Technology Education Department have built an 8'x 10' storage building with 2 -32"x 70" doors , a 28"x 40" crank out window, black shingled roof that is for sale.
All proceeds will go back into the program. The cost is $ 1800.00 and can be viewed at Telstar. This is how to get the opportunity to claim the building for $1800.00. Please submit your name to Tim O'Connor by email ( oconnort@sad44.org) . I will put all the names in a hat and draw the winning name. The winner will have 7 days to submit payment and move the storage building to a new location. Deadline for submitting your is Monday, June 9th 2025 at 8:00 AM.
Thank you for your support
Sincerely,
Tim O'Connor
Telstar Industrial Arts/Technology Education Teacher
5 months ago, Mark Kenney
Mr. Twitchell and Mr. Kenney were just two of the guests invited to Ms. Haines grade 1 classroom at CPS today to celebrate and be a part of their class reading showcase. It was a great time listening to the amazing readers in her room! Keep up the good work!
6 months ago, Mark Kenney
Our MSAD#44 Adult Education Program is offering the following workshop:
https://sad44.coursestorm.com/course/responding-to-addiction-a-comprehensive-training-on-addiction-to-reduce-stigma?page=3
Responding to Addiction; A Comprehensive Training on Addiction to Reduce Stigma
with Jessica Schermer
Free
Please join Jessica Schermer from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention for this FREE in -person training.
As the addiction and overdose crisis reaches troubling milestones-100,000 overdose fatalities last year alone-all leaders and key stakeholders in the community are needed to address the problem.
The Responding to Addiction training is designed to increase knowledge about additiction and develop skills and strategies to help your community.
What participants learn:
*The Science of Addiction
*The Signs and Symptoms of Addiction
*Evidence-Based Treatment Options
*Medications to Treat Addiction
*Engagement Strategies
Use the link to register. It is free to all who sign up!
6 months ago, Mark Kenney
In case you get a phone call as a local business soliciting your participation in this project, this is something that Gail Wight and John Eliot have approved. Your option to participate or not is completely up to you, but we wanted you to know this is not a scam and something that Telstar High School is trying for 2025-2026 starting with the fall sports schedules. Thank you!
6 months ago, Mark Kenney
Sorry, change of plans, Thursday, April 3, 2025, 7:46am. My apologies for changing, but road conditions are getting worse vs better so we will now have a SNOW DAY today instead of a 2hr delay.
Thank you.
7 months ago, Mark Kenney
2 hr delay today for all MSAD#44 schools, Thursday, April 3, 2025
Region 9 is remote today.
7 months ago, Mark Kenney
There will be a 1hr delay today for all MSAD#44 schools, Monday, March 31, 2025 due to back and side road conditions to make sure everyone can get to school safely.
