MSAD 51, Winthrop Gain Sports Done Right Accreditation
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
AUGUSTA, Me. — The Sports Done Right Board of Directors has granted full accreditation to MSAD 51 (Cumberland, North Yarmouth) and the Winthrop School department. The board took this action at its May 23 meeting in Augusta.
Accreditation is a milestone that signifies significant progress by these school districts, two of the 12 school communities around Maine that are piloting efforts to develop sports offerings that are positive, healthful and safe for everyone involved. Participants work on the premise that learning and personal growth for the foundation for interscholastic and intramural sports. Organizers aim to include every student who meets eligibility requirements in athletic activities that complement and support what they learn in their academic programs.
“The work in these two school communities has been exemplary,” says Karen Brown, director of the Maine Center for Sport and Coaching at UMaine, which administers Sports Done Right. “Organizers have made great strides in community outreach and they have reported significant improvements in various areas, including those related to student-athletes and spectators.”
Sports Done Right was co-founded in June, 2003 by Robert A. Cobb, dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine, and J. Duke Albanese, senior policy adviser for the Great Maine Schools Project at the Mitchell Institute and former Maine Commissioner of Education. More information is available by calling the Center at (207) 581-2443 or online at www.sportsdonerightmaine.org.