MEXICO — Regional School Unit 10 directors were asked Monday night to consider putting a police officer in all district schools. Gary Dolloff, director of the Greater Rumford Community Center, and Roland Bousquet, owner of the Paper Plate in Mexico, said were concerned after 17 people were gunned down in a Florida high school Feb. […]
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Program helps students aspire to more education after high school
SUMNER — Three school administrators Monday gave updates on the GEAR UP programs to Regional School Unit 10 directors Monday. GEAR UP, or Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, is a grant program of the U.S. Department of Education. “GEAR UP is (needed) to provide aspirations for kids to be able to attend […]
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School districts tally five snow days
Superintendents for Regional School Units 10 and 56 canceled classes Wednesday, bringing the number of snow days to five this school year. RSU 10 Superintendent Deborah Alden and RSU 56 Superintendent Pam Doyen said the last day of school will be June 18, if there are no more snow days. “For each additional snow day, […]
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RSU 10 state funding for regionalization far less than expected
RUMFORD — Superintendent Deborah Alden told Regional School Unit 10 directors Monday that the district would get far less state money than expected if it joins five other districts to form a Regional Service Center. She said instead of the $293,677 estimated by the school district’s attorney, the Maine Department of Education sent information Wednesday […]
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Superintendent's contract extended by RSU 10 board
RUMFORD — Regional School Unit 10 directors voted Monday to extend Superintendent Deborah Alden’s contract for three years. Alden’s began her duties in November 2016, when she succeeded interim superintendent Michael Cormier. Directors on Monday also voted to establish a Jobs for Maine’s Graduates program at Mountain Valley High School. MVHS Principal Matt Gilbert told […]
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School lunch program feeds students year-round
MEXICO — Regional School Unit 10 nutrition director Jeanne LaPointe told directors Monday evening that the district provides meals and after-school snacks with funds from the National School Lunch Program. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services to help fight hunger and to provide low-cost healthy meals to […]
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School Unit 10 updates website
RUMFORD — Deborah Alden, superintendent of Western Foothills Regional School Unit 10, has announced that the District 10 website, www.rsu10.org, has been refurbished and went live on Jan. 5. The new website is made to link easily to all of the schools, their calendars of events, Facebook pages, nutrition service menus and teacher contact information, […]
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RSU 10 board receives technology updates
RUMFORD — Systems Manager Brian Carrier and Technology Director Kevin Kaulback updated the RSU 10 board of directors Monday on the website and technology upgrades. According to Kaulback, the Mountain Valley High School staff and students’ Chromebook computers received in mid-September are ready for their use. The tech department is also updating 100 old iPads […]
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School board does an about-face on joining service center
BUCKFIELD — Regional School Unit 10 directors on Monday reversed their decision last month not to join a regional service center. Superintendent Deborah Alden told directors that during a fall conference in Augusta, she received a lot of information about the Maine Department of Education’s regional service center proposal. “I use the analogy of propping […]
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RSU 10 board not pursuing service center
RUMFORD — Directors of Regional School Unit 10 voted unanimously in a straw poll Monday night not to pursue forming a Regional Service Center with surrounding districts because of the cost and timing. “If we don’t pursue it and they don’t change the legislation, it’s (a loss of) $46 per student or around $80,000 to […]