
To the Editor of the Bethel Citizen, Your readers may have noticed yard signs and banners appearing throughout SAD44 recently with messages like, “Hard things happen; but these t...

Some of you may already know, but not everyone may be aware that we are holding our first Lockdown Drill day this Thursday, September 21st, at all of our buildings here in MSAD#44...

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT NO. 44
One Parkway, Suite #204 * Bethel, Maine 04217
Tel. (207) 824-2185 * Fax (207) 824-2725
Mark C. Kenney ...

ATTENTION SAD 44 PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, GUARDIANS, TEACHERS, AND COACHES Ride Source Inc. is looking for part-time drivers to help transport SAD 44 students to after-school sporti...

The ACP is a federally funded program that provides income-eligible households with a discount of $30 a month or $360 a year on their internet service bill. This program was creat...

What are the pros and cons of paper books and ebooks with children?
US Department of Education - Office of Educational Technology - Guiding Principles for Use of Technology ...

Find out what teens wished their parents knew about phones. Based on this Washington Post Article

YouTube has enhanced parenting controls. You can create a YouTube account for your child under your account that allows you to set controls. Or you can give your children YouTu...

This episodes the recommendations from a Washington Post article to parents on what they can do about social media. Recognizing how disruptive social media can be to children t...

Very young children, aged 0-2, learn best through interacting with the real world. They need hands-on exploration. So what do the experts say about tech use and children 0-2? ...

Many of us are familiar with the warnings about kids, especially very young children, getting too much screen time. But not all screen time is bad. Lean Back Screen Time is pas...

Officer Gomez’s facebook page Officer Gomez’s list of conversations to have with your children if they have a phone, tablet, or laptop

Guiding Principles for Use of Technology with Early Learners - Department of Education - Office of Educational Technology

Three strategies to supervise your child’s technology use at home: Have your child use their laptop/tablet in public areas of the home - not in bedrooms or where they can clo...
As you are aware, any further snow days that may be necessary this year will be instructional days held remotely. If you would like a lunch meal sent home for your children for ...

Gabb Wireless provides parents a choice of cell phones that look like smart phones or watches that look like smart watches, but don’t have access to the Internet, social med...

Link: Wait Until 8th When is a good time to give your child a smart phone. Wait Until 8th recommends waiting until 8th Grade, with some very good reasons to delay giving a smar...
The MSAD #44 School Board will be meeting Monday, February 13, in the Telstar Library, at 6:30pm.
It is possible that Western Hills Access Television(WHAT) will provide covera...
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As you may be aware, we have already exhausted the five snow days that were built into this year's academic calendar. As a result, we will now be shifting to th...

From the Bethel Citizen: Four juniors and two seniors in Dee Johannesen ‘s US History 1 class at Telstar visited Bethel Historical Society’s Mason House (a period home) and The R...