February 10, 2021 Good morning, this is Kathy Harris-Smedberg, Interim Superintendent of the Bangor School Department. Unfortunately, I am reaching out because BHS has an additional confirmed case, increasing the number of close contacts. A Bangor School Nurse or school representative will be Read More

Bangor School Committee member, Susan Sorg had the pleasure of reading a long list of community members and local businesses who have donated to the Bangor School Department at Wednesday night’s School Committee meeting. It is with deep gratitude that we accept these donations on behalf of the Read More

At the December 9, 2020 Bangor School Committee meeting, Interim Superintendent, Dr. Kathy Harris-Smedberg announced that Bangor Schools will not make all snow days remote learning days, but leave the option for at least two snow days throughout the school year. The announcement is a compromise from Read More

Good morning, this is Kathy Harris-Smedberg, Interim Superintendent of the Bangor School Department. I have been notified that the Fruit Street School has at least one confirmed case of COVID-19. Fortunately, there are NO close contacts within the school, and students and staff are able to continue Read More

Good afternoon, this is Kathy Harris-Smedberg, Interim Superintendent of the Bangor School Department. I have been notified that the 14th Street School has at least one confirmed case of COVID-19. Luckily, there are NO close contacts within the school, and students and staff will be able to continue Read More

December 1, 2020 Good afternoon, this is Kathy Harris-Smedberg, Interim Superintendent of the Bangor School Department. I have been notified that the William S. Cohen School has at least one confirmed case of COVID-19. Luckily, there are NO close contacts within the school, and students and staff Read More

November 30, 2020 This notice is to inform you that there have been three or more confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at Bangor High School within the last two weeks. According to the CDC, three or more confirmed cases within a 14-day period is then defined as an outbreak. This Read More

I have been asked how I make the decisions to transition some schools to remote learning, while keeping other schools involved with in-person learning. These decisions are not quickly made; in fact each one involves a number of considerations. Please know that I do understand that there are concerns Read More