02.13.26 - Community Newsletter
101st Air Refueling Wing
Congratulations to our 2026 Maine Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year!
As a Material Management Journeyman with the Logistics Readiness Squadron, SrA Izabella Willett expertly manages the supply chain, inventory, and logistics vital to the 101st ARW's mission. Demonstrating leadership beyond her rank, she serves with distinction as the Assistant NCOIC of the Maine State Honor Guard, where she instills a culture of precision and dignity.
SrA Willett has personally rendered full military honors at over 100 funeral services and
expertly orchestrated 5 retirement ceremonies, including a notable service for a General
Officer. To amplify her team's capabilities, she directed a key training initiative, dedicating 15 off-duty hours to mentor and certify 9 retirees in flag-folding protocols.
This action expanded the unit's capacity for full military honors by 25%, ensuring no
veteran's family is denied this final tribute. Her dedication personifies the highest
standards of the Maine Air National Guard and guarantees our nation's heroes receive
the honor they have earned.
Way to go Izzy! So proud to have you on the BSD Team! Izzy serves as our mechanic in the Transportation Department.
Our district is committed to ensuring that professional development time directly supports high-quality teaching, student well-being, and school safety. Below is a clear summary of how educators used this time during the past month.
The protected professional development time on early release days provides essential time for educators to collaborate, analyze student learning, and plan high-quality instruction. This work directly supports student achievement and cannot be effectively completed during the regular school day.
During last week’s early release professional development sessions, staff focused on:
Using student data to plan targeted small-group reading instruction
Collaborative planning to strengthen literacy instruction and ensure consistency across classrooms
Applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to create inclusive, accessible lessons
Student-centered team collaboration to identify needed student supports, interventions, and opportunities for acceleration
Interdisciplinary and department planning to align curriculum and instruction
Professional Learning Groups focused on reflective practice and continuous improvement
This collaborative professional learning strengthens instructional quality, ensures decisions are informed by data, and supports meeting the academic needs of all students. Early release days represent a direct investment in effective teaching and student success.
Professional development is a direct investment in students. Each of these activities helps educators strengthen instruction, enhance safety, and build supportive school environments where all students can thrive.
Merrymeeting has embarked on a new program designed for families. Over the past couple years, we have received numerous inquiries from people asking for family friendly programming. We have finally been able to design a program to meet this need.
This spring, we are offering a whole host of new classes for parents and their children. Parents must attend the class with their child. The details for each class are on page 14 and 15 of our Spring/Summer 2026 catalog.
Here is a list of the classes for both Family Friendly and our Kids Summer Programs.
Family Friendly
Paint Night: Pet Portrait
Spring Candle Making
Pamphlet Books
Pocket Accordion Book
Tumbled Sea Glass and Broken Pottery
Make Your Own Potato Candy
Japanese Books
Kids Summer Programming
Summer Art Camp: Let's Paint a Mural!
World Builders: Design Your Own Universe
Summer Art Camp: Multimedia Experience
Summer Animation Camp
Fishing Camp Adventure
Introduction to Fencing
Let's Make It Up: Improv Summer Camp
Aurora Jerome
Resource Ed Tech
TBD
Aurora grew up in Topsham, attended Mount Ararat High School and graduated from University of Southern Maine. Aurora's family includes her husband, two children and a cat named Capitan.
What makes you proud to work in Brunswick? #BSDProud
The culture and sense of community in Brunswick is so special.
What do you like to do outside of work for fun?
I love to play the oboe in a community band, read, collect minerals, and play board games with my children.
Favorite line from a movie?
"When you read a book as a child, it becomes a part of your identity in a way that no other reading in your whole life does." ~You've Got Mail
If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet?
I would love to meet Stephen King!
What is something you learned in the last week?
That the Hindenburg was supposed to be filled with helium instead of hydrogen gas, which would have been much less catastrophic.
Open Employment Positions:
- Director of Food Nutrition - District
- Early Childhood IEP Coordinator - District
- Self Contained Behavior Ed Tech - Harriet Beecher Stowe School
- Self Contained Behavior Ed Tech - Kate Furbish Elementary School
- Long Term Sub Ed Tech - Kate Furbish Elementary School
- Special Education Resource Ed Tech - Kate Furbish Elementary School
- Coaching Positions have been posted! Brunswick High and Brunswick Jr. High School
- Lacrosse, Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Track, - Check them all out!
- Girls Varsity Soccer Head Coach
- Substitute Nurses, Teachers, Ed Techs, Tutors
- School Bus Drivers!!
- Apprentice/Ed Tech I & Bus Aides
- Substitute Bus Drivers, Van Drivers, & Custodians
- ...And MORE!
We're hiring for multiple positions. Visit our website to view
all current employment opportunities!
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