Islesboro Central School

Principal

Kate Legere, 1st year, klegere@icspathways.org

School Counselor

Lindsay Dakers, 3rd year, Grades 6-12, ldakers@islesboro.k12.me.us

Kiki Lockwood, 2nd year, Grades K-5, klockwood@islesboro.k12.me.us

Superintendent of Schools

Dominic DePatsy, 1st year, ddepatsy@islesboro.k12.me.us

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Current Enrollment 86 students: K-5: 22 students, 6-8: 22 students, 9-12: 42 students.

Faculty size: 17.

Class of 2022 size: 10 students.

About Islesboro Central School

Islesboro Central School is a K-12 institution serving the picturesque island of Islesboro, Maine. Islesboro is located in Penobscot Bay, 3 miles off of the mainland, and is accessible by Department of Transportation ferry or private boat only. The ferry runs six to seven times daily between the hours of 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM. Year-round, the island has a population of roughly 600 residents and the population triples in the summer months. The school’s student population consists of two groups, on island residents and magnet day students. Currently, 19 of our 6th through 12th-grade students pay tuition and commute daily joining 62 island students to form the Islesboro Central School community.

Despite the fact that it can be cost-prohibitive to sustain a K-12 school on an unbridged island, the town of Islesboro continues to support Islesboro Central School as an integral part of the community. The vast majority of Islesboro’s economic activity occurs as a result of our seasonal community. Major employers that provide full-time work are as follows: Islesboro Central School, Pendleton Yacht Yard, Islesboro Marine Enterprises, Dark Harbor Boat Yard, Islesboro Preschool, two family-owned markets, the town office, and the health center. Affordable housing continues to be a major challenge for families wishing to move to the island or remain year-round residents.

Educational Philosophy

The Islesboro Central School Pathways program philosophy offers an approach to learning that includes personalized plans reflecting each student’s voice and choice and broadening the traditional model to include individualized, experiential, inquiry-based learning guided by standards. The Pathways program was piloted during the 2016-17 academic year and was fully implemented for grades 9-12 in the 2018-19 academic year. Students who choose to enroll in a Pathways experience can ask to receive elective credit for their experiences with proper approval and documentation.

Graduation Requirements: 25 total credits required for graduation, consisting of: 4 credits of English, 3 credits of Social Studies, 3 credits of Math, 3 credits of Science, 1 credit of PE, .5 credit of Health, 1 credit of Technology, 1 credit of Sustainability, and 1 credit for Portfolio.

Honors: All ICS students are taught at a rigorous, college preparatory level. When feasible, a teacher will offer an honors-level course for a group of students, with the exception of Foreign Language, Social Studies, and Fine Art, which do not offer honors-level courses. This year, ICS offers honors sections of Biology, Geometry, and Calculus.

Advanced Placement Courses: AP courses are offered on an every-other-year basis, based on student need and interest. This year, ICS offers AP US History. Of the 15 AP exams taken by ICS students in May of 2020, 12 of the scores were three or higher. Of the 9 AP exams taken by ICS students in May of 2021, 6 of the scores were three or higher.

Career and Technological Education Center: Mid-Coast School of Technology provides a skilled trades curriculum designed to foster knowledge and training necessary to directly access career placement or community colleges. Students attend Region 8 in Rockland and commute on an every-other-day rotation. http://midcoast.mainecte.org/ Individualized: Alternative educational program that facilitates individualized learning plans toward the achievement of graduation requirements and postsecondary goals. This can be modified course-work for students who excel and need alternative educational opportunities or as part of a student Pathways Plan.

Credit Awarding: Credit is awarded by semester for full and half-year courses. GPA is reported as unweighted, and if a student has enrolled in early-college courses, Honors or AP courses, a weighted GPA is also reported. High school credit is awarded for high school level world language and math courses taken in middle school.

ICS Grading Scale:

A 93-100

B 85-92

C 78-84

D 70-77

F 69 and below

Weighted GPA Formula: AP and Early College courses, at a weighted factor of 1.10. Honors courses and Oxbridge courses at a weighted factor of 1.05. All other courses, a weighted factor of 1.0.

Highest Weighted GPA in class 2021- 102.21 2020- 100.52 2019- 103.47

Standardized Test Scores:

Class of 2020 Mean SAT Score April SAT State of Maine: 976 ICS: 1108

Class of 2019 Mean SAT Score April SAT State of Maine: 996 ICS: 1307

Class of 2022 COVID-19 Considerations:

In March of 2020, in-person classes were shifted to remote classes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Quarter 3 grades were issued numerically, but a Pass/Fail grading system was utilized for Quarter 4 of the 2019-20 school year. Quarter 3 and Quarter 4 grades are listed on student transcripts for the second semester of 2020. SAT testing was canceled statewide, and students did not sit for school day SAT exams. All spring sports and other extracurricular activities were canceled, and spring awards and honors were not issued to students. Student internship and Pathway experiences with external partners were also impacted. During the school year 2020-21, students had a blend of in-person, remote, and hybrid learning throughout the year. COVID protocols put in place by the district, town, and/or state impacted sports, extracurricular activities, and extended learning opportunities for students. Access to standardized testing was also impacted by COVID protocols.

Recent College Acceptances: Amherst College, Belmont University, Barnard College, Bentley University, Brandeis University, Boston University, Bowdoin College, Brown University, Clark University, Colby College, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, George Washington University, Harvard University, Haverford College, Husson University, Maine College of Art, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Middlebury College, Mt. Holyoke College, Northeastern University, Northwestern University, Princeton University, Roger Williams University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Simmons College, Skidmore College, Smith College, Swarthmore College, St Andrews University (UK), St. Anselm College, Thomas College, Tufts University, Unity College, University of Chicago, University of Maine, University of Southern Maine, University of Maine Machias, Vassar College, Villanova University, Wesleyan University, Wheaton College, Williams College, Yale University.