MSAD 49 New Elementary School Name Suggestion Survey
Survey Closes: December 17, 2024
December 3, 2024
Dear MSAD 49 Community,
We are looking for your help in gathering name suggestions for our new elementary school, set
to open in the 2025-26 school year. The campus will serve primary students at the existing
Benton school and upper elementary students at the New School. The Building Committee asks
the community to consider the following from our New School Construction Project’s
Educational Specifications:
The modern center of learning that we are developing will focus on student and staff safety,
equity for all students, collaborative teaching and learning, and programs that build future
aspirations that will make our communities stronger. Physically, the building will emphasize our
relationship with the natural world that is at our doorstep. Kennebec and Somerset counties are
two of the most beautiful counties in the country. Our new school and the surrounding grounds
will harness the energy of the Western Maine Mountains, our rich agricultural river valley, and
the ever-changing Atlantic Ocean with our beautiful coastal towns. The building will reinforce
and help students explore the values of their surrounding communities. Some of which are
community, teamwork, service, artistry and sustainability.
Please enter your submissions here. All suggestions submitted by December 17, 2024 will be
considered by the Building Committee that will then present its recommendations to the School
Board for consideration on January 2, 2025.
Thank you for your support and suggestions!
Sincerely,
Roberta Hersom
Superintendent of Schools