Parents are asked to go to the following web page to complete a survey which we are conducting to get a sense of parent's opinions on the options we have for going back to school in the fall.  You can find the information for the survey at http://vuescsuper.blogspot.com/2020/06/return-to-school-parent-survey.html

Thanks to many, many volunteers we are able to show you the Madawaska Middle/High School Class of 2020 Graduation.  The ceremony will be held live at the Skylite Drive-In in Madawaska, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, attendance at the event is limited.  We will be streaming the ceremony to our web site thanks to efforts from Colin Jandreau and Jason Boucher.  

Valley Unified will be busy over the next few weeks and the summer months planning for what school will look like in the fall.  We are hopeful that the State of Maine will allow us to return to classroom instruction; however, we need to plan for other possibilities.  Please click on the letter below for more information on the plans that are currently underway.  

A revised current (2019-20) school year calendar has been approved by the Madawaska School Committee, the MSAD27 Board of Directors, and the MSAD33 Board of Directors. This calendar revision has a final student school day as June 5, 2020. This will be the final day of the 2019-20 school year and our current remote learning plan. The revised calendar is attached.

Our educators will be working the week of June 8 and June 15 on plans to refine and improve remote learning plans, should we need to implement them again in the future. Soon, you will receive a survey about remote learning, specific to what we have done well and what we need to improve upon. We appreciate the feedback as we look to improve the remote learning experience for all involved.

Finally, plans are currently underway for summer school offerings. The method of summer school delivery is contingent on the Governor’s plans for a phased re-opening of the economy and businesses and the guidance provided to schools. More information on summer school offerings will be available as we receive guidance from the Maine Department of Education.

As always, we appreciate the support and dedication so many of you have put into our remote learning plan. We couldn’t have accomplished all we did without you!

Respectfully,

Benjamin Sirois
Superintendent of Schools
Valley Unified Education Service Center

The Madawaska teachers and staff are going to have a parade!!! We decided that it was time to put some smiles on everyone’s face while maintaining social distancing guidelines. We will be driving around Madawaska next Thursday, May 14th beginning around 3 pm. The parade will leave from the bus garage and travel throughout town, trying to pass as many student’s homes as possible. If you live outside of town or are not on the route, we hope that you and your children will come to town and sit, alongside the parade route so that we can see as many of our students as possible. Here are the streets we are going to be traveling:

Lower 18th Ave	Birch St	8th Ave	Legion St	Grandview
Maple Street	Hillcrest Ave	Fox St	10th Ave	Brookwood
Lower 19th Ave	Clover St	14th Ave	Pleasant Ave	3rd Ave
Main St	21st Ave	13th Ave	Summer St	Gerard St
25th Ave	Upper 16th	Alder St	7th Ave	6th Ave
Highland Ave	19th Ave	12th Ave	Mt. View Ave	Evangeline
Lavoie Ave	Cedar St	11th Ave	Spring St	4th Ave
Dionne Dr	20th Ave	French St	Winter St	Riverview St
22nd Ave	Pine St	School Ave	Summer St	1st Ave
Fox Street	St. Catherine	St. Thomas St	Townview St	St. David Trl Park

Please continue to maintain social distancing recommendations and stay in your yards and on the sidewalks. Have a nice weekend and see you next week.

Sincerely,

Tricia Armstrong, MES School Counselor
April Leighton, MMHS School Counselor
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18aCOLoEc0ktY2kLVFGzrMlTP2iHvHWoAd5AmHgy_LW8/edit?usp=sharing

The MES yearbooks will be going on sale this week.  The 2019-20 yearbook features student and staff photos, student activities, and some traditional school-related information that is very popular with parents, grandparents, students, and staff.  Now's your chance to get one.  We're running a Coronavirus special at $10 to cover production costs.  We have limited copies, so please order quickly.

Option #1. Drive-thru pick up at the elementary school. 
Drive-up with your car and $10 in cash or check made out to Madawaska Elementary Yearbook and someone will be out front to hand you a book.  The drive-thru session time will be on Friday, May 8th from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.  

Option #2 Email
You can email ginajandreau@madawaskaschools.org and arrange for payment and pickup.