“I am very grateful for the chance to give back to the school and community that I love,” Snow said in an email. “I am retiring from the board because I think it’s time for other people to have a chance to contribute their time to continue moving our students and school system forward.”
Snow’s career in education began in 1973 in Veazie, at the John R. Graham School. She taught there for six years, both in a multi-age fourth- through sixth-grade program and a kindergarten classroom.
Then, Blue Hill Consolidated School became her home for 32 years. Snow said she taught kindergarten in the first year it was offered all day. She also attire for all genders and of all vintages.
She said that they will steam and hang the clothing for display, but donated items should be clean and in good condition. Allen said that jewelry and accessories are also welcome taught second, third, and fourth grades. After retiring from classroom teaching, Snow joined the Blue Hill school board 12 years ago. In November of last year, she was given a Years of Service Award from the Maine School Board Association.
“Jan Snow will be deeply missed by the Blue Hill school committee and by myself, personally,” School Union 93 Superintendent Derek Perkins said in an email. “Her professionalism, attention to detail, and her kindness will be missed. Whoever fills her school board seat will have lofty shoes to fill.”
Perkins’s working relationship with Snow goes back to before he was Union 93’s superintendent when he was assistant principal at BHCS. “Her support and friendship throughout my six years as a school administrator has impacted my career positively, and I am very appreciative of that,” he said.
Perkins attributed Snow’s prior experience as an educator to her success on the board. He said being a teacher at BHCS for over 30 years gav...