April 8, 2022
The MSAD #44 School Board will be meeting Monday, April 11, in the Telstar Library, at 6:30pm.
The Agenda is available here .
As a reminder, given the vote at the February m...
![ESSER III Spending Plan for MSAD44](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/msad_44_ar/article/image/large_fcb1581d-608d-4362-8c2e-d217400e90e0.jpeg)
April 6, 2022
The American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund provides funding to support schools in sustaining safe operations while addressing the a...
![MSAD44 Summary of COVID Expenditures Video](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/msad_44_ar/article/image/large_4af48b17-912c-48de-bcec-cd9f1f7e7110.jpeg)
April 4, 2022
Superintendent of Schools Dave Murphy has provided the following video clip which outlines the expenditures that the MSAD 44 has made with the COVID funding it has received during...
![RREV](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/msad_44_ar/article/image/large_eed472cb-56e6-4eca-a659-5766174d4647.png)
March 15, 2022
We are excited to announce that Telstar High School was awarded a RREV grant in the latest round in the amount of $250,000 to put towards our plans to help us build an outdoor ...
March 11, 2022
Good Afternoon, This is Dave Murphy, MSAD 44 Superintendent of Schools, and today is Friday, March 11, 2022. I wanted to let you know that the transition our district made to opti...
March 8, 2022
Good Morning,
This is Dave Murphy, MSAD 44 Superintendent of Schools and today is Tuesday, March 8, 2022. I am contacting you today to let you know that the MSAD 44 School Boar...
March 4, 2022
Good Afternoon,
As a result of changes in the masking recommendations recently announced by the Mills Administration and the Maine CDC, I wanted to let you know that the MSAD 4...
March 3, 2022
The MSAD #44 School Board will be meeting Monday, March 7, in the Telstar Library, at 6:30pm.
The Agenda is available here . As a result of board action taken at the February ...
February 18, 2022
Please click on the following link for an interesting presentation by SAD 44 staff, former Telstar dual enrollment students, and representatives from Central Maine Community Colle...
February 18, 2022
Dear MSAD 44 Educators, Students, Families and Community Members,
This special announcement is in response to the Maine CDC’s COVID briefing that was held Wednesda...
![Telstar Social Worker, Jenni Smith, on WMTW News](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/msad_44_ar/article/image/large_db764d62-71aa-4213-a816-d24f37f7a81a.jpeg)
February 10, 2022
From WMTW8 News: Schools across Maine are putting a greater focus on the mental health and wellbeing of students and staff, especially after two years of pandemic impacts.
In ...
February 3, 2022
The MSAD #44 School Board will be meeting Monday, Feb. 7, in the Telstar Library, at 6:30pm. The public can attend or participate either in person or via Zoom. In person attendee...
![Suzanne Taylor among her fellow artists and students where she talks about their artwork. Meira Bienstock](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/msad_44_ar/article/image/large_dee8b917-6933-42e3-be36-36b28af9738e.jpeg)
February 1, 2022
Suzanne Taylor teaches the Drawing & Painting class for those over 50, as well as the Two More Special Novels classes at Telstar each week where she’s bringing together local arti...
![Madison smiles for her year book picture](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/msad_44_ar/article/image/large_9bbb955e-a3f6-4063-9fb9-3d32dd79a7b3.jpeg)
January 27, 2022
Madison Gingras, a sophomore at Telstar High School, has been dancing since she was 3 years old, starting with jazz and then eventually leading into lyrical, musical theater, hip ...
January 21, 2022
Following the Maine CDC/DOE Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), which was updated on 1/11/2022, we are temporarily suspending the identification of close contacts of positive case...
January 20, 2022
MSAD #44 COVID-19 Protocol Changes based on 1/20/2022 update for SOP
Good Evening, this is Dave Murphy, MSAD #44 Superintendent of Schools. I wanted to touch base with you t...
![Peter Hedden](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/msad_44_ar/article/image/large_138afa75-1890-4ec9-b6d0-1189b89f8526.jpeg)
January 19, 2022
When the pandemic hit, Peter Hedden, Telstar eighth grade science teacher, immediately thought group projects were out out due to social distancing. What he found was the students...
![PreK Teacher Gina Welch](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/msad_44_ar/article/image/large_1929a175-4382-48b4-8ef6-6c4a2df1c3ec.jpeg)
January 11, 2022
Teacher Gina Welch stresses the importance of making sure her words are kind and loving. She also says to her students, “I smile under my mask, you can tell that my eyes are smili...
![Telstar Middle School Sports](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/msad_44_ar/article/image/large_d0eb437a-18b0-434e-8c18-a89f13c294f8.jpeg)
January 4, 2022
Telstar sports are good options if you are looking for fun, new friends, and the ability to improve on certain skills. There are many different options to appeal to each kind of p...
January 3, 2022
As you may know, the Maine CDC in cooperation with the Maine Department of Education has updated the COVID Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that schools will be following upon o...