Maine School Administrative District 44

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.

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.

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

"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."

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!

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

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!

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!

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!

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.

2 hr delay today for all MSAD#44 schools, Thursday, April 3, 2025 Region 9 is remote today.

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.

Emily Read Daniels, author and creator of The Regulated Classroom (TRC), provided a full day training to staff K-12 at Sunday River today. Throughout the school year TRC trainers and facilitators taught staff the basics of felt safety, polyvagal theory, and the four core practices: connectors, activators, settlers, and affirmations. Emily provided additional information as she demonstrated these core practices and helped the staff learn how to track body state and recruit social engagement to enhance student (and self) regulation. As you can see, there were a lot of smiles (and some tears), movement, and engagement. At the end of the session each staff member shared a "glimmer" or a positive cue of safety from the day. Thank you to Emily for making the trip to MSAD 44 and to Sunday River for providing the space, refreshments, snacks, and lunch.

Good morning, we are going to have an early dismissal at 11:30am today, Monday, March 24, 2025 in MSAD#44 due to the anticipated snow this afternoon before road conditions deteriorate.

Congratulations to our new staff and their mentors for their hard work and dedication this year. A big thank you to the support from UMF and Mr. Dan Hart as well.

Come and join us!

No school today in MSAD#44, Thursday, February 27, 2025. This will be snow day #4 on the school year calendar.

UMaine 4-H is excited to share that NorthStar 4-H Youth Mentoring is hiring a new professional. Big things have been happening over the past two years, including a new funding partnership with the New Balance Foundation and our expansion into the Oxford Hills school system. We now serve over 500 students across MSAD 44 and 17. We’re looking for passionate, dedicated individuals committed to supporting underserved youth who want to live and work in Western Maine. Our team is driven by a shared mission to empower young people and make a meaningful impact in our communities. Please consider supporting Maine youth by: Reviewing the job description: Complete Job Description Promo Flyer Apply Here Sharing the opportunity on your social media Forwarding it to qualified individuals in your network ❓Got questions? Contact our Search Chair, Lyndsey Smith, lyndsey.smith@maine.edu, for all the details! 🗓️ Key Dates: Application Deadline: February 28th, 2025 Interview Timeline & Start Date: To be determined

https://www.powder.com/news/winners-kings-queens-corbets-couloir-2025 Bethel native and Telstar alumni Tristan Lilly not only competed out west in the Kings and Queens competition, he dazzled them and rocked it! Tristan has been chasing his dream since HS competing in freestyle and backcountry skiing and this competition helped put him on a global stage placing 3rd overall. An absolutely amazing feat and we are all so very proud of him! Congratulations Tristan!