JAY — Regional School Unit 73 directors voted unanimously Thursday to approve a three-year teachers’ contract that includes pay increases for everyone. Chief negotiator Julie Taylor said the agreement was geared to attract more new teachers, so their wage hikes will be more than veteran staffers. She said beginning teachers will get a 3 percent […]
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Farmington High School Old Timers hold class reunion
INDUSTRY — Saturday the Industry Town Hall was packed with more than 150 Farmington High School Alumni for the first annual “FHS Old Timers Reunion.” Ruby Langen Tracy Hardy, Class of 1951, helped organize the gathering. “I see all these people I don’t recognize,” Shirley Holt Tracy, Class of 1962 said. Mary Pinkham Croswell, Class of […]
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School mold source identified, corrected
FARMINGTON — The source of a mold issue at Cascade Brook Elementary School has been identified and corrected, said Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Tina Meserve in a phone interview Friday. After mold was discovered by school employees late this summer, Atlantic Environmental Contractors of Lewiston was hired by the district to conduct testing and […]
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Cascade Brook School addresses mold issue
FARMINGTON — Cleanup efforts are underway to correct a mold issue at Cascade Brook School. Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Tina Meserve said mold was discovered by school employees late this summer. “The custodial staff cleaned the areas where mold was identified,” Meserve said, “and we hired a company to come in to conduct air-quality […]
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Behavioral program cut amid staffing challenges
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors learned Tuesday that a program to help students with their behavior will not be available as intended for the 2018-19 school year. In a phone interview following the meeting, Superintendent Tina Meserve said changes were made to Pathways for All Learners due to staffing. The program addresses regular […]
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RSU 73 Superintendent Todd LeRoy wants success for staff, students
LIVERMORE FALLS — New Regional School Unit 73 Superintendent Todd LeRoy got into education to work with kids. He kept moving up the line because he wanted to have a larger impact on students. “I enjoy seeing the results of their working hard. Giving every we can to our kids is really what it’s all about,” […]
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Chainsaw safety stressed at Forestry Field Day
WILTON — Bits of ham flew through the air during the first part of a chainsaw safety demonstration Saturday at the annual Forestry/Wood Farm Field Day held at Black Acres in Wilton. Matt Chalmers, a student in the Forestry and Wood Harvesting Program at Foster Career and Technical Education Center at Mt. Blue Campus in Farmington, fired up […]
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Cape Cod Hill School principal hired
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept the Administrator Evaluation Committee’s recommendation to hire Lisa Sinclair as the new Cape Cod Hill School principal. Sinclair previously worked at St. Albans Consolidated School in RSU 19 where she was a Literacy Coach and part time principal. As Literacy Coach, Sinclair […]
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RSU 9 directors adopt blended grading system
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted 12-4 Tuesday evening to have the traditional 0-100 grades and 1-4 proficiency-based education grades. Last week, the board voted unanimously to have administrators propose a plan that would incorporate both grading systems. Proficiency-based education is an academic instruction, assessment, grading and reporting system that requires students to […]