Valerie Baker, 70, longtime teacher at the Middle School of the Kennebunks
Valerie Baker, 70, longtime teacher at the Middle School of the Kennebunks She taught in special education at the school for 33 years, until a month ago. Val Baker holds her first grandson, Brody Baker in her classroom at KMS. Valerie Baker, a special education teacher at the Middle School of the Kennebunks and a fierce advocate for her students, died Friday after suffering a possible stroke. She was 70. Baker began her teaching career in Florida before moving to Maine in 1984. She taught in Kittery, then joined Maine School Administrative District 71 in 1987. She was a special education te...