Welcome to Winthrop Public Schools VITAL INFORMATION ON MAKE-UP DAYS Please click HERE for the letter from Superintendent Rosenthal to learn more about Winthrop's plan to make up days lost to wind and snow during the 2017-18 school year. A summary of changes to make up four days of school is listed below: Friday, April 13th is now an early release day for all students and staff. The following Tuesdays will be extended by one hour at the end of the day: April 24, May 1, May 8, and May 15. The May 9 and June 15 early release days have been changed to full days of school.  Congratulations to WHS's One-Act Competition actors and crew who placed 5th at the State Class B One-Act Competition at Oceanside HS on March 23 and 24. Clara Szakas and Kerrigan Anuszewski were named to the Festival All-Cast for their superb acting. Commendation awards were given to Vincent Scott and Josh Deanda-Whaley for their "Learning English" scene and to the crew of Kelly Stratton, Sam Neumann, Sam Struck, Mason Faucher, and Bry Baxter for outstanding costume and make-up. Great job to all in "Band of Sisters", an adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry V. Snowshoe Art Came to Winthrop Middle School  Many thanks to Mr. Jason Cote who helped the Winthrop Middle School students create this beautiful snowshoe art (left) on Friday, March 9th. This project was brought to students by art teacher, Lisa Gilman.  All Winthrop Middle School students (grades 6 through 8) will be taking the MEA test during the week of March 19 - March 27. A detailed schedule is available upon request.  Nicole Shaw of Key Bank helped to fund a project headed by Nurse Rachel Miville to help students stay hydrated throughout the day. Key Bank donated 100 water bottles to help all students in the district drink more water during school hours. If you are interested in helping Nurse Rachel with this project that promotes health and wellness, you can learn more and donate HERE. Congratulations to the Winthrop HS Class of 2018 Top Ten Graduates  Good news about Winthrop Public Schools from Superintendent Gary Rosenthal  It is always my pleasure to continue to bring you Great News about our school district with regard to performance and the work represented by our entire K-12 staff. Our four-year cohort graduation rate for 2016-2017 has been certified by the DOE as 92.54%, a figure that comes with a culmination of effort by all staff in this district with regard to effective teaching and learning. Second, our drop-out rate at the Middle School as computed by the DOE, and again, based on the efforts of the staff for 2017 is 0%. The High School Drop-out rate is also a terrific 1.91%, giving us a DOE computed WPS district average of 1.27%. Thank you again for all that you do to make this district a special place in which to work and live for our students and families. GRADUATES: Left to right: (front) Fantasia Perez, Elizabeth Ward, Mackenzie Guerin (middle) Chloe Armilotti, Salutatorian Vincent Scott, Valedictorian Ben Boulay, Madison Moore (top) Lakin Connor, Jordan Belanger, and Portia Hardy   Superintendent Rosenthal, pictured far left, greets the faculty and staff members on the first day of school in August. He strives to keep the schools and community informed about important news, endeavors, and initiatives that impact the students of Winthrop. Please read his newsletters as a way of becoming and staying informed. (The digital newsletter can be accessed by clicking in the capitalized text header.) Your support is appreciated. Interested in volunteering in the Winthrop Public School System?  Are you interested in VOLUNTEERING? Please consider these volunteer opportunities that exist in the Winthrop Public School system. We appreciate your willingness to help.   Winthrop Public Schools is the number 20th best school district in the State of Maine.  Winthrop is on the Top Ten list for Best Towns to Raise Families     After the release of test scores, Superintendent Rosenthal congratulates faculty and staff at Winthrop Public Schools on a job well done! Please click on the letter to the left or HERE to link to Superintendent Rosenthal's words of praise. 
Maine Education Assessment Results 2016-2017: Best in Kennebec County Below is the student proficiency data. In looking at where Winthrop Public Schools have brought students in relation to what other districts in the region are doing, I am thrilled with the overall results of the information. The Maine Department of Education website has a new interactive feature which allows viewers to compare districts in one chart; below, you will find all of the districts in the Kennebec region and the proficiency percentages by subject for each. Also included is the state average. What I am proud to say is that we lead all of the other districts in all three subject areas: math, science, and ELA with regard to student proficiency percentages. I cannot say enough about the direction this district is headed! I am so proud of all of the work that every educator is doing toward the achievement of these results. I am equally proud of the leadership our principals take in heading the charge. I offer my thanks to each of our staff members for their work with each and every one of our students-- regardless of his or her title or position in this district; it takes all of the spokes on the wheel to make the bicycle turn and roll efficiently and for those efforts, I thank our educators who well represent our profession and make our community proud. --Superintendent Gary Rosenthal-- BELOW ARE THE DISTRICT RESULTS    Winthrop leads all central Maine schools for the fourth year in a row. Winthrop High School leads all high schools in the Kennebec region in all three categories: math, English/language arts, and science. (Click on each image title above to enlarge; links for district and high school are separate.)
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