FARMINGTON — Residents of the 10 towns in Regional School Unit 9 will be asked Wednesday, June 1, to consider a $32.97 million budget for K-12 education and a $404,034 budget for adult education. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium at Mt. Blue Campus on Seamon Road. It’s the first […]
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RSU 9 school board recognizes top students
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors Tuesday night recognized top students from Mt. Blue High School and Foster Career and Technical Education Center, both at Mt. Blue Campus. Seven of the top 10 students from the high school were able to attend, Principal Bruce Mochamer said. The top three students from the Foster Center […]
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RSU 9 considers medical marijuana policy
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will give a proposed medical-marijuana-in-schools policy a second and final reading Tuesday. The policy complies with a state law that went into effect last year to accommodate student attendance for children certified for the medical use of marijuana. Several school districts have previously passed the policy, including Auburn […]
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RSU 9 approves $32.97 million school budget to go to voters
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to set a $32.97 million budget for 2016-17. It’ $929,273 more than this fiscal year, or an overall 2.9 percent increase. Earlier this month, directors tasked administrators with cutting $500,000 from a proposed $33.5 million budget to bring it down to a 3 percent increase from […]
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RSU 9 to look at $500,000 in proposed budget reductions
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board is expected to review a list of at least $500,000 in recommended reductions to the school budget Tuesday, April 26. The meeting will follow the regular board meeting, which begins at 6 p.m. in the Forum at Mt. Blue Campus. Directors requested April 12 that the school […]
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RSU 9 expels student for rest of school year
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board of directors voted 9-4 Tuesday to expel a Mt. Blue High School student accused of distributing pot brownies on school property for the rest of the school year, Superintendent Tom Ward said. “We’re going to work with him so he can continue his education and be ready […]
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RSU 9 to hold expulsion hearing on pot brownie distribution
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will hold an expulsion hearing Tuesday, April 12, for a high school student accused of distributing marijuana brownies to another student on school property, Superintendent Tom Ward said. The hearing will top the board’s agenda at 6 p.m. in The Forum at Mt. Blue High School. After the hearing, […]
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RSU 9 schedules 3 budget informational meetings
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 has scheduled three informational budget meetings in April in Farmington, New Sharon and Wilton, Superintendent Tom Ward told school directors Tuesday. The district’s board of directors has not finalized a proposed budget for 2016-17 and won’t have one finalized before the meetings. Ward will present information on the budget […]
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RSU 9 to begin talks on preliminary draft $33.5 million budget
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will begin discussions Tuesday on a preliminary budget of $33.5 million for 2016-17. The package includes all requests and needs from administrators and department heads. The regular board meeting begins at 6 p.m. March 8 in The Forum at Mt. Blue Campus on Seamon Road. Budget discussion will follow. […]