Principal
Mel Burnham Barter
Mel Burnham Barter is the principal of Winthrop Grade School. She previously led Monmouth Memorial School for ten years and is a Winthrop schools graduate.
Time in this role
Winthrop describes Burnham Barter as its new grade-school principal for the 2026-27 school year.
Winthrop Grade School welcome messageWork experience
2026-present
Principal
Winthrop Grade School
Winthrop Grade School welcome messageapproximately 2016-2026
Principal
Monmouth Memorial School, RSU 2
Winthrop Grade School biography
Key policy decisions
September 2020
Opened a new Pre-K-8 school with a hybrid operating plan
As Monmouth Memorial School opened during the pandemic, Burnham Barter helped implement student cohorts, staggered class changes, one-way movement, spaced lunches, cleaning between groups, and separate remote and in-person options.
Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel school-opening report