When the new school year starts in September, United Way of the Tri-Valley Area hopes that at least 600 students in Franklin county will have new backpacks to carry with them.
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RSU 9 search committee prepares for superintendent candidate interviews
FARMINGTON — Twenty members of a superintendent search committee in Regional School Unit 9 participated in interview training Tuesday. Superintendent Tom Ward is retiring June 30. The committee is composed of community members, parents, administrators, support staff, teachers and board members, Tami Labul, chairwoman of the school’s board Administrative Evaluation Committee, said Wednesday. Interviews will […]
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RSU 9 budget failing with 9 towns reporting
FARMINGTON — With results from nine of 10 towns reported late Tuesday, the Regional School Unit 9 budget was failing by a vote of 1,426 to 1,532. New Vineyard had not reported results as of 10:30 p.m. The proposed budget of $33.89 million represents a $1.14 million increase over the current budget. The statewide $317,834 capital […]
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RSU 9 cancels 5 late arrival days to make up snow day
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 has canceled the five remaining late arrival Wednesdays as part of an effort to make up school days that were canceled because of snow or ice, Superintendent Tom Ward said. The district had seven snow days this year. By eliminating the one-hour late arrival days for the rest of […]
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RSU 9 increases draft budget to $34.17 million
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors have boosted the draft 2017-18 budget to $34.17 million, about $1.43 million more than this fiscal year. The initial proposal in January was $33.57 million, an increase of $829,730 from the current year. Last year’s budget of $32.74 million passed by 37 votes on the second try. Directors […]
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State funding formula to be explained in Wilton
WILTON — An open forum will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 9, to discuss the state’s essential programs and services funding formula and how it pertains to Regional School Unit 9 at the Town Office. Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, will discuss the Essential Programs and Service formula to show people how […]
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RSU 9 composite manufacturing program producing skilled workers
FARMINGTON – Students in a composites manufacturing class worked closely together on a step-by-step process Thursday to create a mold for a long board at Foster Career and Technical Education Center. Among the steps were to make a resin jacket and a large vacuum bag to wrap around the whole project, which was then tightly […]
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RSU 9 students to visit China
FARMINGTON — Seven or eight high school students and two teachers will spend April vacation in China, meeting students and learning Chinese culture. The group from Mt. Blue High School will leave April 12 and return April 20. The Regional School Unit 9 board approved the trip Jan. 10. Directors approved a student trip to China […]
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Restructuring approved for Mt. Blue Campus
FARMINGTON — A new interim administration model has been implemented at Mt. Blue Campus and is expected to be more efficient and to better meet the needs of students. Regional School Unit 9 directors approved the proposal Aug. 2 by a weighted vote of 488-242. Approving the vote were Directors Richard Hargreaves of New Vineyard, […]
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RSU 9 voters send $32.97M budget to referendum
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 voters set a $32.97 million budget for 2016-17 on Wednesday in the first of two votes on the proposed spending plan. In a town-meeting-style forum at Mt. Blue Campus, voters also set $404,034 for the proposed adult education budget. The local share is $153,982. It is $18,544 more than this […]