JAY — The bulletin boards sport new, colorful displays, and classrooms are clean and ready for the new school year Wednesday in the Jay School Department.
A preschool workshop held for teachers on Monday created a “very positive beginning,” Superintendent Robert E. Wall said.
Some graduates of the Jay school system returned to share their experiences, he said. They related their feelings on how the system provided the education they needed to move on and their appreciation of the teachers.
“The teachers served them well as educators and also mentors,” Wall said the graduates’ PowerPoint presentation showed.
One theme that will be explored this year is looking at preserving a small-school atmosphere while taking a look at maximizing resources, he said.
The school system is negotiating the consolidation plan with RSU 36. The staff and community members serving on committees and subcommittees have worked to serve both school systems, he said.
There’s a lot of advantages anticipated, especially if the towns vote to close two schools and put all high school and middle school students at one campus. That can be translated into services for students, he said.
Jay School Department will continue monitoring class sizes and actual services provided, but it looks like this year will be positive, he said.
abryant@sunjournal.com
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- Early kindergarten students in Jay check out the toys in their classroom at Jay Elementary School on Monday. They will begin classes Wednesday. Teacher Kelly Groomes plays with Kade Masselli and Brooklyn Fournier, while Dan Masselli, left, watches. Early kindergarten is between preschool and kindergarten, Groomes said.
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- Early kindergarten students in Jay check out the toys in their classroom Monday at Jay Elementary School. Classes begin Wednesday. Teacher Kelly Groomes talks with Kamden Masselli, left, as Brooklyn Fournier and Kade Masselli play. Early kindergarten is a class between preschool and kindergarten, Groomes said.
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- Early kindergarten students in Jay check out the toys in their classroom Monday. Teacher Kelly Groomes plays with Brooklyn Fournier and Kade Masselli. Early kindergarten class is between preschool and kindergarten, Groomes said.
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- The bulletin boards are covered and seats all arranged as Jay Elementary School kindergarten teacher Jennifer Timberlake finishes some projects Monday before students fill her classroom Wednesday morning.
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