RUMFORD — Directors of Regional School Unit 10 recently approved hiring two fifth grade teachers for Rumford Elementary School.

Superintendent Deb Alden recommended Tracy Morin and Mary Malchisky for the positions. She said Morin is with Maine School Administrative District 44 in Bethel and has been an elementary school teacher the past 21 years.

“We are fortunate to have an experienced teacher join our team midyear,” Alden told directors at their March 10 meeting. “I met with her and truly believe she is dedicated to children and doing the best job teaching as possible.”

Alden said Malchisky is substituting in the position and she has been an educational technician in a RSU 10 elementary school as well as at the Western Foothills Regional Program. She also had early childhood education background and worked as a behavioral health professional in other programs.

“She has the special ed piece in her background,” Alden said, “and she’s working to complete what she needs to do for elementary certification. She has an emergency certification at this point.”

Alden said this will be a position “just for the rest of this year because next year we are looking at four fifth grade teachers instead of five in the Mountain Valley Region. But it still doesn’t mean that if she works out positively that she might be a candidate for another opening that we may very well have.”

In other business, Alden said, “We’re in the process of hiring the special ed director to begin July 1, and Assistant Superintendent Matt Gilbert is heading up that process.”

Alden and board Chairperson Greg Buccina will interview the final candidates.

The board accepted the resignation of Director Janet Brennick of Mexico. She served on the board for seven years “and we thank her very much for her time,” Alden said.

There is a vacancy on the board of the Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico. Those interested must be from Rumford, Mexico, Hanover or Roxbury.