Board approves Turner Primary principal, several staff hires and adopts visual and performing arts curriculum

The MSAD 52 board approved a slate of personnel items and accepted a curriculum committee recommendation to adopt a new visual and performing arts curriculum.

Superintendent Carrie introduced Elaine Gammon as the recommended principal for Turner Primary School. "We are very, very excited that Elaine is gonna be taking over for Kim," the superintendent said, noting a large interview committee and staff support. The board voted to hire Gammon following a motion and second.

The consent agenda, approved collectively, included instructional nominations: a Tripp Middle School instructional coach appointment (Megan Fenton), a Tripp Middle School special-education resource teacher (Megan Smith), a Turner Elementary School nurse (Gina Crosby), and the permanent appointment of a teacher at Turner Primary (Angela Gallant). The agenda also included acceptance of resignations and retirements reported earlier in the meeting.

Separately, the curriculum committee's recommendation to adopt the district'wide visual and performing arts curriculum was brought forward and approved. One board member recused from that vote because of prior work producing curricular materials.

Why it matters: Leadership and staffing changes affect classroom continuity and program delivery; adopting a unified visual and performing arts curriculum changes instruction districtwide and was recommended by the curriculum committee after review.

What comes next: New hires will be onboarded for the coming school year and the district will begin implementing the adopted visual and performing arts curriculum in schools across the district. The superintendent and principals will report implementation details during fall committee meetings.