Urgent Bus Transportation Update for the week of 2-9 to 2-12
This communication is to inform you that due to a shortage of bus drivers for Ellsworth School Department (ESD), pick and drop off times will be, in some cases, later than normal. At this time this shortage will affect parents and students of Bus #1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 17-for the rest of this week 2/9/21-2/12/21. However, it is important to know that other bus runs may be affected.
While this situation is not ideal, we have found a way to ensure all students have a way to and from school.
Bus #4 will be picking up the students for its normal run and add Bus #17 students that live on Bridge Hill and Woodland Heights for the first run in the mornings and in the afternoons. Bus #4 will then pick up Bus 7 students as well as bus 17 students that live on Straway and Edaco Court for the second run in the morning. Afternoon bus #4 will have the regular students and those students from bus 17 that live on Bridge Hill and Woodland Heights to drop off on the first run. Bus 4 will then return to school and pick up bus 7 students along with bus 17 students that live on Straway and Edaco Court for the second afternoon run.
Bus #2 will be picking up the students for the normal run and add Bus #17 students that are at Beechland Y for the morning run. In the afternoon, bus 2 will have the regular students along with those going to the Beechland Y.
We are still working out the particulars for Bus 8 for the rest of the week but without our drivers numbers changing, Bus 8 would be split between bus 1 and bus 9.
The impact for pick up and drop off times may be anywhere from 20 to 30 minutes. If you feel that these times are too inconvenient you may want to drop off and pick up your child, which is understandable. If you decide to pick up or drop off your child please let us know. This will afford the opportunity to remove stops from the route which in turn may allow the busses to get the students to and from school in a more timely manner.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through this together.
Please see the attached letter from Superintendent Higgins: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E_qnYlmMqFLDtAgJzVjT6dmq4NQAV9MW/view?usp=sharing
Due to inclement weather, there will be no school tomorrow for all Ellsworth Schools - there are no classes in person or remote tomorrow, February 2, 2021.
Please see the attached letter from Superintendent Higgins: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12fG05YE-r9TO3m5ATixu_7edrnN_r-bf/view?usp=sharing
Please see the attached letter from Superintendent Higgins:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XIksiKVX6IbzCBbuWIJTB7EPMM15rG95/view?usp=sharing
Tonight, Tuesday,January 12th, 2021, there will be a School Board Meeting starting at 6:00pm. The meeting can be viewed on the EHS Facebook page, the City of Ellsworth YouTube channel and on Spectrum Channel 1303 in Ellsworth. The agendas can be viewed at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JE8eQbtwH0_qRNSpVctU4rXqvHHCw9Zv/view?usp=sharing
On the evening of Tuesday, December 22, 2020, there will be a Special School Board Meeting starting at 6:00pm with a School Board Workshop to convene immediately following adjournment of the Special School Board Meeting. The meetings can be viewed on the EHS Facebook page, the City of Ellsworth YouTube channel and on Spectrum Channel 1303 in Ellsworth. The agendas can be viewed at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VvwHeSVR4GOVrTbitiR39fHwjYX1bGRE/view?usp=sharing
Due to inclement weather, there is no school today for all Ellsworth Schools - there are no classes in person or remote today, Thursday, December 17, 2020.
Tomorrow evening's Ellsworth School Department Board Meeting starts at 6:00pm and can be viewed on the EHS Facebook page, the City of Ellsworth YouTube channel and on Spectrum Channel 1303 in Ellsworth. The agenda can be viewed at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YMmeQYsksQyLVpUCk2ZhKjDGe8L_cksx/view?usp=sharing
On the evening of Tuesday, December 1, 2020, there will be a Special School Board Meeting starting at 6:00pm with a School Board Workshop to convene immediately following adjournment of the Special School Board Meeting. The meetings can be viewed on the EHS Facebook page, the City of Ellsworth YouTube channel and on Spectrum Channel 1303 in Ellsworth. The agendas can be viewed at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19pWGHh0C7f1XC5T3vugtDFq4I7FsS1UD/view?usp=sharing
This evening's Ellsworth School Board Workshop starts at 6:00pm and can be viewed on the EHS Facebook page, the City of Ellsworth YouTube channel and on Spectrum Channel 1303 in Ellsworth. The agenda can be viewed at: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1015117/Workshop_AGENDA_-_November_24__2020.pdf
Tomorrow evening's Ellsworth School Department Board Meeting starts at 6:30pm and can be viewed on the EHS Facebook page, the City of Ellsworth YouTube channel and on Spectrum Channel 1303 in Ellsworth. The agenda can be viewed at: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/997057/2020-11-10_Updated_Agenda.pdf
Due to this morning's weather, all Ellsworth Schools are delayed two hours today, Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
Tomorrow evening's ESD School Board Workshop starts at 6:00pm and can be viewed on the EHS Facebook page, the City of Ellsworth YouTube channel and on Spectrum Channel 1303 in Ellsworth. The agenda can be viewed at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EsWMifnpwjliURhRSoxXJjCmuo0yXcHM/view?usp=sharing
This evening's Ellsworth School Department Board Meeting starts at 6:30pm and can be viewed on the EHS Facebook page, the City of Ellsworth YouTube channel and on Spectrum Channel 1303 in Ellsworth. The agenda can be viewed at: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/957605/2020-10-13_Updated_Agenda.pdf
The next ESD School Board Workshop is Tuesday, September 29, 2020. The meeting starts at 6:00pm and can be viewed on the EHS Facebook page, the City of Ellsworth YouTube channel and on Spectrum Channel 1303 in Ellsworth. The agenda can be viewed at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FvNFgNoqBTVba_58WbrvddzRPUvRN1yB/view?usp=sharing
Tomorrow evening's ESD School Board Workshop starts at 6:00pm and can be viewed on the EHS Facebook page, the City of Ellsworth YouTube channel and on Spectrum Channel 1303 in Ellsworth. The agenda can be viewed at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bfngzTpC9UbFQltiYfXe8iijtWf89VQs/view?usp=sharing
ESD School Board Meeting Postponed to Friday, September 11, 2020
The agenda for this evening’s meeting included as its primary item “Discussion and Consideration of Fall Athletics.” As communicated when we postponed the Board meeting on Tuesday evening, we anticipated receiving updated guidance for school sports from the Maine Principals’ Association and State agencies earlier today. However, as of 2:15 p.m. this afternoon, that guidance has yet to be released to school departments.
So that administration may review the revised guidelines and finalize a recommendation and that the Board may review, properly discuss, and consider the recommendation, we are postponing the meeting until Friday, September 11, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting will be held in City Council Chambers, broadcast on the city public access channel and streamed live over Facebook.
This evening's Ellsworth School Department Board Meeting starts at 6:30pm and can be viewed on the EHS Facebook page, the City of Ellsworth YouTube channel and on Spectrum Channel 1303 in Ellsworth.
click on the following link to view Chris Popper's interview with Mrs. Boles:
https://wdea.am/discussion-re-opening-of-hctc-for-2020-21-school-year-with-director-amy-boles-video/