Proposed Regional School: Grade Level Configuration Determinations

The MSAD33 board of directors has already determined that all PreK-12 students will attend the proposed regional school.  The Madawaska School Committee however, is still considering what grade levels would be best to attend this school.   A survey for the Madawaska Community has been sent out: https://forms.gle/Vc7MMCh6zSG9pDvg9 

If Madawaska decides that all their students, PreK-12, would also attend this school, then Madawaska School Department would join MSAD33, forming a Regional School Unit (RSU) with Frenchville and St. Agatha.  If however Madawaska decides to only send middle and/or high school students, (eg. grades 6-12), then only those grade levels would become part of the new RSU and the Madawaska School Department would remain a PreK-5 school department. 

Here are some facts for community members to consider:

1. Madawaska Middle/High School was constructed in 1948. (77 years old). 

2. Wisdom Middle/High School was constructed in 1965. (60 years old)

3. Madawaska Elementary School was constructed in 1995. (30 years old). 

4. The current student population at Madawaska Schools is 344.   

5. The current student population at MSAD33 is 229 students. 

6. Combined 6-12 enrollment of MSAD33 and Madawaska would be 300. 

7. Combined PreK-12 enrollment of MSAD33 and Madawaska would be 573. 

8. Realistic completion of a regional school would be 6- 8 years from now. (Possibly longer.)