Bangor School Department

Bangor School Department is the school district of Bangor, Maine.

History

Betsy Webb served as superintendent until 2020.^[1] She left in October of that year.^[2] In November 2020 Kathy Harris-Smedberg began her term as a superintendent on an interim basis. On July 1, 2021, James Tager became the permanent superintendent.^[3]

In June 2022 the district sought to have the University of Maine go through the district's operations so the university can offer ideas on how to make the school district more inclusive of different backgrounds of students.^[4]

Schools

They include:^[5]

High school (9-12)

• Bangor High School - The sole public high school^[5]

Middle schools (6-8)

• James F. Doughty School
• William S. Cohen School

Grade 4-5 schools

• Fairmount School
• Mary Snow School

Grade K-3 schools

• Fourteenth Street School
• Downeast School
• Fruit Street School
• Abraham Lincoln School
• Vine Street School