FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 Administrator Evaluation Committee will recommend a candidate for principal of Mt. blue Middle School on Tuesday, March 8. The committee will meet with the school board at 6 p.m. at The Forum at Mt. Blue Campus. Principal Gary Oswald, who is in his 18th year in the position […]
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RSU 9 to get more state aid
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 is projected to receive an increase of $66,891 from the state under its 2016-17 funding formula. The Essential Programs and Services funding model is the way the state determines the minimum aid schools need to provide an education to students, Superintendent Tom Ward said Tuesday. He reviewed the state’s preliminary […]
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RSU 9 superintendent revamps budget process
FARMINGTON – The Regional School Unit 9 directors will review the 2016-17 budget proposals with administrators, directors and department heads line by line Superintendent Tom Ward said at Tuesday’s workshop. In the past, the board’s ad hoc budget committee met with administrators and department heads before the entire board reviewed the spending plan line by line. […]
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RSU 9 to begin budget review March 1
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will begin deliberations on the 2016-17 school budget with administrators during workshops on Tuesday, March 1, and Thursday, March 3, at 6 p.m. in The Forum at the Mount Blue Campus. A light fare will be offered at 5 p.m. at the Chef’s Table to directors and staff […]
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RSU 9 directors approve 2016-17 school calendar
FARMINGTON – Regional School Unit 9 directors Tuesday approved the 2016-17 calendar that sets the first day of school for students in kindergarten through grade nine on Aug. 31. Students in grades 10 through 12 will start Sept. 1. It is followed by a day off for all students on Sept. 2, allowing a four-day […]
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RSU 9 leader learns about Chinese culture to help with international program
FARMINGTON — Leanne Condon, Regional School Unit 9 assistant superintendent, gained insight into Chinese culture on visit to China in November to assist in continued development of RSU 9’s International Student Program. Mt. Blue Campus is in its second year of developing its program for students from other countries, who can pay tuition and room […]
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Nine applications received for Mt. Blue Middle School principalship
FARMINGTON – Regional School Unit 9 has received nine applications for Mt. Blue Middle School principal, Superintendent Tom Ward said. Members of the school board’s Administrator Evaluation Committee will review the applications Tuesday, Feb. 2. Principal Gary Oswald, who has been principal for 18 years, plans to retire when his contract expires at the end […]
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Mt. Blue student expelled for pot brownies
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted 9-3 Tuesday to indefinitely expel a Mt. Blue Campus student for distributing marijuana brownies on school property, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. Administrators will develop a re-entry plan. When the student completes the plan, Ward will determine if it was successfully done and recommend to directors whether […]
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Special education costs prompt RSU 9 budget freeze
FARMINGTON — Tom Ward, superintendent of Regional School Unit 9, has implemented a budget freeze, except for supplies needed to teach curriculum, because of unexpected special education costs. The district budgeted $138,000 for four out-of-district placements. These are students who have mental health needs that are beyond the scope of the district’s Day Treatment Centers, […]
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RSU 9 bus, vehicle collide in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Farmington man lost control of his car on icy and snow-covered Starks Road on Tuesday afternoon and it struck a Regional School Unit 9 bus. Bus driver Alisha Durrell of New Sharon and the 20 students on the bus were not injured, Franklin County Cpl. Kevin Hartley said in his report […]