RUMFORD – Bruce Lindberg returned home Monday night.

Lindberg, a 1970 graduate of Mexico High School, was unanimously appointed to become Mountain Valley High School’s newest principal. SAD 43 and the Rumford School Department merged in 1989.

He becomes the seventh principal at the high school in the past nine years. He replaces Curt-Randall Bayer who left for a similar position in Idaho after serving as principal for two years.

Lindberg has worked in education for the past 29 years, including the last seven as principal of Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford. He earned a bachelor of science degree in secondary English from the University of Maine in Farmington and received a master’s degree in education leadership from the University of Maine.

“It’s exciting. To be a student in SAD 43 and get an outstanding education, then to come back and transfer that to the next generation,” he said.

He had also served as basketball coach in neighboring Dirigo High School for a number of years in the 1970s and 1980s.

With the top administrative position filled at the high school this week, and the top district leadership position two weeks ago by Jim Hodgkin, who became the district’s new superintendent, only one leadership position remains open.

The board met in a closed-door session with Hodgkin, Lindberg and interim Superintendent Graham Nye to discuss a personnel issue related to setting the time line for hiring a new assistant principal. Former Assistant Principal Matt Gilbert left last month to become principal of Livermore Falls Middle School.

Board members also acted on several resignations, tabled action on staff appointments following a 20-minute closed session, and agreed to create the new position of Title I education technician at Mountain Valley Middle School.

Resignations included those of middle school special education teacher Ericka Henry, high school food service manager Mary McInnis and Meroby Elementary School educational technician Melissa Aylward.

The person who fills the newly created position of Title I technician will assist the recently created positions of literacy teacher and math specialist. All three of the positions are funded by the federal government, said middle school Principal Charlie Lever.

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