RSU 16 has set a series of meetings to review and vote on the 2018-19 school budget for Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls: • Wednesday, April 25: Public informational meeting at 6 p.m., Minot Consolidated School. • Monday, May 14: RSU 16 board of directors at 6:30 p.m. to adopt budget, Poland Regional High School. […]
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RSU 16 school year will end 1 day early
POLAND — Good news: If you attend Regional School Unit 16 schools, you’ll get an extra day of summer vacation. Bad news: There will be no more early-release Wednesdays for the rest of the school year. The school board this week agreed to end the school year for Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls students on […]
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RSU 16 to start search for new superintendent
POLAND — Regional School Unit 16 directors will begin searching for a new superintendent by asking staff and Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls residents what they want in a new leader. The survey will be emailed to staff and parents, and will be available on the school system’s website. Hard copies will be available at […]
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Minot voters cannot recall fired bus driver elected to RSU 16 board
MINOT — An RSU 16 school bus driver who was fired recently for making racist and sexist comments cannot be removed from his newly elected seat on the school board. Mike Downing was elected to represent Minot on the RSU 16 school board March 2. A write-in candidate, he won the open seat with 31 votes, […]
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A terrible moral standard
In response to the article published regarding Mike Downing’s termination from RSU 16 (March 28), I am beyond infuriated by the situation. As an alumnus of RSU 16 and an African-American, it is an embarrassment to the local community and state that a bigoted man was allowed to be employed by a school district for […]
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Downing wrong for school board
My husband and I moved to Poland 16 years ago. Our son was seven and our daughter was six. We chose Poland because of RSU 16. We wanted our children to attend a school system where individuality was celebrated and where social consciousness was integrated in an academically rigorous curriculum. RSU 16 exceeded our expectations. […]
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Tina Meserve to leave RSU 16 to be new RSU 9 superintendent
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Thursday to hire Tina Meserve of Livermore as the district’s new superintendent. She is scheduled to start July 1 at an annual salary of $125,000, plus benefits. Meserve is currently superintendent of RSU 16 in Poland, Mechanic Falls and Minot. She will replace RSU 9’s current […]
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RSU 16 bus driver fired for racist, sexist comments wins school board seat
MINOT — An RSU 16 school bus driver fired several weeks ago for racist and sexist comments has been elected to the board of the school system that fired him. Mike Downing, 68, admits he has made comments over the years, including in recent months, calling Martin Luther King Jr. Day “National N(word) Day” and […]
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Optimist Club congratulates March Student of Month
The Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland Tri-Town Optimist Club has announced its March RSU 16 Student of the Month recipient, Kadie Coutts-Farrington. An eighth-grader at Bruce Whittier Middle School, Kadie is described as an exceptional and conscientious student with great study habits and an avid love for reading. She strives to submit quality work and […]
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RSU 16 Adult Education offers babysitting, geocaching classes
MECHANIC FALLS — RSU 16 Adult Education announces several April and May learning opportunities. Babysitter Certification: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 19. For youth age 12 and up. Learn about developmental stages, safety, bottle-feeding, diaper-changing, and age appropriate activities. Includes AHA Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED. $75. Chalk Painting: 6 to […]