FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will keep the structure of the 16-member board as is with a chairman and vice chairman. The discussion of co-chairmen came up because of the difficulty of getting someone to be chairman because of concerns about the time commitment, Superintendent Tom Ward said. Chairman Mark Prentiss of Industry […]
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RSU 9 to hold expulsion hearings
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors have scheduled July 7 expulsion hearings for two eighth-grade students accused of distributing marijuana on school property. The incident was reported June 11 and an investigation was conducted. The students were suspended for the remainder of the school year, which ended Wednesday. Each juvenile was charged on a felony […]
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RSU 9 board to discuss next step in budget process
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will discuss the next step in the budget process next week, after the $32.25 million school budget was rejected by voters Tuesday. The vote was 741-1,045. The proposed budget represented a 3.9 percent increase, or $1.2 million, more than this fiscal year. “I want to thank the people […]
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RSU 9 voters reject $32.25 million budget
FARMINGTON – Regional School Unit 9’s proposed $32.25 million school budget for 2015-16 failed Tuesday by a 741-1,045 vote. Only Farmington, Starks and Weld in the 10-town district approved the spending plan, which was a 3.9 percent increase, or $1.2 million, from the current budget. Farmington voters passed it by a 262-234 vote. Starks residents […]
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RSU 9 sends $32.25 million school budget to voters
FARMINGTON — Voters from 10 towns in Regional School Unit 9 will be asked June 1 to consider a proposed $32.25 million school budget for 2015-16. It represents a 3.9 percent, or $1.2 million increase from this fiscal year. About half of the increase is attributed to the special education program, Superintendent Tom Ward said […]
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RSU 9 to explore options to move Central Office
FARMINGTON — A Central Office Committee has been established in Regional School Unit 9 to look at all options pertaining to moving the office to make room for special education students at Mt. Blue Middle School. The Central Office, which includes the superintendent’s office, is in the basement of the middle school. It was discussed […]
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RSU 9 considering restructuring day treatment programs
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 has saved $529,000 for one year by having its own day treatment programs in the district, Superintendent Tom Ward said. The school board is considering three options to restructure the program for the 2015-16 school year. The option chosen is expected to be included in the overall proposed $32 […]
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Review on proposed RSU 9 budget continues
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors Tuesday will continue to review a proposed $32.27 million budget for 2015-16. The proposal represents about a 3.9 percent increase, or $1.2 million, over the current budget. The budget review begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, in The Forum at Mt. Blue Campus on Seamon Road in […]
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Mt. Blue’s international student plan is moving forward in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 world language teacher Lisa Dalrymple is moving the International Student Program forward a year ahead of schedule at Mt. Blue Campus. “The whole purpose of this is to re-establish the elementary world language program and create a stronger world language program overall,” she said. The elementary program and the […]
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RSU 9 approves AmeriCorps grant application for Mallett School
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board gave W.G. Mallett School Principal Tracy Williams permission Tuesday night to submit an AmeriCorps grant application for a person to help at the Farmington school next year. The school serves prekindergarten through second-grade students in the Farmington area. If the grant is approved, the person would provide […]