As a parent or an employer (or both), if you are thinking about relocating to the mid-Maine area you have a serious interest in our educational system. We realize that the education of our children is a key to this area’s growth, development, and ultimate success in a technological and highly-competitive world. All of our educational systems in mid-Maine are committed to a philosophy and a curriculum which prepares young people to achieve in the workplace of the 21st-century.

Schools here, as in most places, compete strenuously in sports! However, when it comes to academics and personal development in mid-Maine schools, competition gives way to cooperation and the pursuit of common goals.

Wherever you live in mid-Maine, you will find a school system committed to help-ing each child become a well-adjusted, informed, productive, and responsible citizen of the world community.

Our schools strive to:

• Help students develop their self-esteem, and reach their full academic potential. This is reflected in the fact that mid-Maine students show increasingly higher scores in the Maine Educational Assessment tests and that a consistently growing number of graduates go on to post-secondary education.
• Create healthy partnerships with local business and industry to provide early opportunities for students to learn about the real world of work.
• Bring students to new levels of understanding of technology and computer literacy. There is a growing emphasis in our schools on mathematics and science as cornerstones of future careers in almost all fields.
• Maintain an emphasis on the humanities: the written and spoken word, history, social studies, ethics and philosophy, and the fine arts. Our schools believe it is not enough to know “how” to function in the modern world, it is also necessary to know “why” we behave the way we do. The humanities offer timeless insights into the nature of human behavior and development.
• Expand students’ understanding of the “global village” in which they will live. There is a new emphasis on the study of foreign languages, the global environ-ment, world trade, and the significance of international relationships and how these factors relate to life in central Maine.
• Provide a strong foundation of knowledge and skills while preparing students to accept the need for life-long learning and on-going adaptation to change.

Each of the school systems in mid-Maine has objectives and programs which are unique. Information on these is always available from the individual Superintendents of Schools’ offices. Whether you are a parent, an employer or, most importantly, a student, we believe you will find that mid-Maine schools share in common a sincere commitment to quality education and indi-vidual growth that is essential to the future — for all of us.

Mid-Maine Area Public Schools

MSAD #49 (Albion, Benton, Clinton, Fairfield)
Albion Elementary — 20 School Street, Albion, Maine; 207-437-2616
Claudette Massey, Principal
Clinton Elementary School — Morrison Avenue, Clinton, Maine; 207-426-2181
Steve Soule, Principal
Benton Elementary School — 68 School Drive, Benton, Maine; 207-453-4240
Suanne M. Giorgetti, Principal
Fairfield Primary School — 63 High Street; Fairfield, Maine; 207-453-4220
Claudette Massey, Principal
Lawrence Junior High School, 7 School Street, Fairfield, Maine; 207-453-4200
Roberta Hersom, Principal
Lawrence High School — 9 School Street, Fairfield, Maine; 207-453-4200
Pam Swett, Principal
Dr. Dean Baker, Superintendent of Schools, 41 West Street, Fairfield, Maine; 207-453-4200
Web address: www.msad49.org

RSU #18 (Belgrade, China, Oakland, Sidney, Rome)
Atwood Primary School — 19 Heath Street, Oakland, Maine; 207-465-3411
Jennifer McGee, Principal
Belgrade Central School — 158 Depot Street, Belgrade, Maine; 207-495-2321
Cathy Gordon, Principal
China Middle School (5-8) — 773 Lakeview Drive, South China, Maine; 207-445-2065
Carl Gartley, Principal
China Primary School (K-4) — 763 Lakeview Drive, South China, Maine; 207-445-4471
Carl Gartley, Principal
James H. Bean School — 2896 Middle Road, Sidney, Maine; 207-547-3395
Nancy Reynolds, Principal
Williams Elementary School — 55 Pleasant Street, Oakland, Maine; 207-465-2965
Kathy Harris-Smedberg, Principal
Messalonskee Middle School — 33 School Bus Drive, Oakland, Maine; 207-465-2167
Mark Hatch, Principal
Messalonskee High School — 131 Messalonskee High Drive, Oakland, Maine; 207-465-7381
Gwen Bacon & Paula Callan, Principals
Gary Smith, Superintendent of Schools — 41 Heath Street, Oakland, Maine; 207-465-7384
Web address: www.rsu18.org

MSAD #3 (Thorndike & Unity)
Unity Elementary School — 84 School Street, Unity, Maine; 207-948-3881
Laura Gabriel, Principal
Monroe Elementary- 36 Main Street, Monroe, Maine; 207-525-3504
Matthew Faragher Houghton, Principal
Morse Memorial- 25 School Street, Brooks, Maine; 207-722-3636
Matthew Faragher Houghton, Principal
Mount View Elementary School — 573 Mount View Road; Thorndike, Maine; 207-568-7541
Peter Weston, Principal
Mount View Junior High School — 575 Mount View Road; Thorndike, Maine; 207-568-7561
Aaron McCullough, Principal
Mount View High School — 577 Mount View Road; Thorndike, Maine; 207-568-3255
Linda Letteney; Principal
Troy Central- 733 Bangor Road; Troy, Maine; 207-948-2280
Laura Gabriel, Principal
Walker School- 33 Main Street; Liberty, Maine; 207-589-4208
Carol McGovern- Principal
Joesph Mattos, Superintendent of Schools — 74 School Street, Unity, Maine; 207-948-6136
Web address: www.mvhs.sad3.k12.me.us

AOS #92 (Waterville, Winslow, Vassalboro):
Albert S. Hall School — 27 Pleasant Street, Waterville, Maine; 207-872-8071
Harriet Trafford, Principal
George J. Mitchell School — 58 Drummond Avenue, Waterville, Maine; 207-873-0695
Allan Martin, Principal
Mid-Maine Technical Center — Three Brooklyn Avenue, Waterville, Maine; 207-873-0102
Mark Powers, Director
Waterville Junior High School — 120 West River Road, Waterville, Maine; 207-873-2144
Nick Roy, Principal
Waterville Senior High School — One Brooklyn Avenue, Waterville, Maine; 207-873-2751
Don Reiter, Principal
Winslow Elementary School — 285 Benton Avenue, Winslow, Maine; 207-872-1967
Steve Frank, Principal
Winslow Junior High School — 6 Danielson Street, Winslow, Maine; 207-872-1973
Kevin A. Michaud, Principal
Winslow Senior High School — 20 Danielson Street, Winslow, Maine; 207-872-1990
Douglas Carville, Principal
Vassalboro Community School (K-8) — 1116 Webber Pond Road, Vassalboro, Maine; 207-923-3100
Kevin B. Michaud, Principal
Eric Haley, Superintendent of Schools — 25 Messalonskee Avenue, Waterville, Maine; 207-873-4281
Web address: www.aos92.org

Mid-Maine Area Private Schools

*Glenn Stratton Learning Center at Good Will-Hinckley
Route 201, Hinckley, Maine; 207-238-4200
Troy Frost, Educational Services Director
www.gwh.org

*Helping Hands Trade School
410 China Road, Winslow, Maine; 207-873-0011
Kimberly Crawley, Director
www.helpinghandstradeschool.com

*Kennebec Montessori School (Ages 3-5 primary, 1st – 3rd grades)
38 Sheridan Dr, Fairfield, Maine; 207-453-6055
Rebecca Green, Head of School
www.kennebecmontessori.org

Let’s Talk About Language School
31 Temple Street, Waterville, Maine; 207-873-0432
Steve Buchsbaum; Gina Coppens, Directors

*Mount Merici School (Pre-K – 6th grades)
152 Western Ave, Waterville, Maine; 207-873-3373
Susan Cote, Principal
www.mountmerici.org

*St John Regional Catholic School (Pre-K– 5th grades)
15 South Garand Street, Winslow, Maine; 207-872-7115
Valerie Wheeler, Principal
www.stjohnschoolwinslow.org

Temple Academy (Nondenominational, K – 10th grades)
60 West River Road, Waterville, Maine; 207-873-5325
Elise Rossignol, Principal

Mid-Maine Area Higher Education Institutions:

*Colby College
Waterville, Maine

Colby College was founded in Waterville, Maine in 1813 and remains one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious independent liberal arts colleges. Colby is known for its challenging intellectual life, friendly campus atmosphere, and global reach. Eighteen hundred students from various backgrounds and from more than 60 countries live and study together on Mayflower Hill, one of the nation's most beautiful college campuses. Colby offers 53 major fields of study and is a national leader in undergraduate research and project-based learning. The depth of student-faculty collaboration is extraordinary, and graduates are well prepared for a broad range of careers and advanced-degree programs. More than two thirds of Colby students study abroad, and volunteer programs take many students into the surrounding community. One program alone, Colby Cares About Kids, sends more than 200 students into schools and youth centers to mentor area children.

4000 Mayflower Hill - Waterville, ME 04901;
207-872-3000; www.colby.edu

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*Kennebec Valley Community College
Fairfield, Maine

Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC) is one of seven community colleges which operate under the authority of the Maine Community College System Board of Trustees. KVCC is a public, non-profit, post-secondary institution supported in part by State legislative appropriations and federal funds. The campus is located on a sixty-acre campus in Fairfield, Maine, and is easily reached by taking Exit 132 off Interstate 95.

KVCC is accredited and/or approved by the following agencies: the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. Commission on Institutions of Higher Education; the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education; the Maine State Board of Nursing; the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission; the Commission of Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association; the Joint Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT); the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (COARC); the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIM); the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs on recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Endowment; and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.
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Courses are also offered evenings and weekends to accommodate the needs of central Maine businesses. Customized courses are available upon request.

Programs of Study:
Advanced Emergency Care – Associate in Arts in Liberal Studies – Applied Electronics and Computer Technology – Biological Sciences – Business Administration Technology – Career Studies - Computed Tomography - Computer Aided Drafting and Design – Computer Science – Education Program – Electrical Technology - Electrical Lineworker Technology – Geographic Information Systems - Health Information Technology – Health Science Preparation – Mammography - Marine Electronics – Massage Therapy – Medical Assisting – Medical Coding – Medical Office Management – Mental Health – Nursing – Occupational Therapy Assistant – Phlebotomy - Physical Therapist Assistant – Precision Machining Technology – Pulp and Paper Technology – Radiologic Technology – Respiratory Therapy – Sonography – Trades & Technical Occupations

92 Western Avenue - Fairfield, Maine 04937
207-453-5000 – www.kvcc.me.edu

*Thomas College
Waterville, Maine

Thomas College, one of New England’s finer business colleges, was founded in 1894 in Waterville, Maine to prepare men and women for professional business careers. Students at Thomas learn how to succeed in the business world through innovative teaching techniques, one-on-one relationships with professors, and hands-on training through internships and work as small business consultants.

With approximately four hundred seventy full-time day students and another six hundred graduate and continuing education students, Thomas is small enough to cater to each individual yet large enough to offer state-of-the-art resources. The close-knit learning environment encourages personal relationships among students, faculty, and staff. Over ninety percent of Thomas students find employment in their chosen field within three months of graduation. Thomas College offers programs leading to Associate in Science, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Business Administration degrees and Master of Science in Taxation and Computer Technology Education.
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180 West River Road - Waterville, Maine 04901;
207-859-1111; www.thomas.edu

*Unity College
Unity, Maine

Unity College provides students with the opportunity to grow and learn in a small college atmosphere in a distinctly rural setting. Unity specializes in environ-mental science and natural resource management programs with a liberal arts foun-dation. Degree programs include aquaculture, conservation law enforcement, ecology, environmental education, environmental policy, environmental sciences, fisheries, forestry, interdisciplinary studies, outdoor recreation, park management, urban and community forestry, and wildlife biology.

Unity College embraces the importance of experiential education. In freshman orientation, laboratories, field studies internships, and community service, Unity stu-dents are continually faced with making connections from the liberal arts and sciences to tangible applications.

Basic to Unity College’s philosophy is its continuing commitment to students’ success. This commitment is manifested in several ways: the close personal relation-ship between faculty and students; the Learning Resource Center, which provides professional staff support and peer tutors for all students, including the learning disabled; and on-going career counseling and cooperative education programs which facilitate entry into the world of work.

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90 Quaker Hill Road - Unity, ME 04988
207-948-3131; www.unity.edu

*denotes a Mid-Maine Chamber member school