Regional School Unit 9 Curriculum Coordinator Laura Columbia, Superintendent Tina Meserve, and board Chairwoman Cherieann Harrison discuss the new Pathway for All Learners alternative education program on Tuesday in Farmington. (Dee Menear/Franklin Journal) FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors learned Tuesday that a program to help students with their behavior will only be available for kindergarten […]
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RSU 9 focuses on proficiency-based learning
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 administrators held a community forum Tuesday to give parents, students, staff and community members the chance to share thoughts and concerns about proficiency-based learning standards. Nearly 100 people attended the forum, which included discussion groups and a question-and-answer session with a panel of education administrators and college admissions representatives. […]
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RSU 9 forum focuses on proficiency-based learning
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 administrators held a community forum Tuesday to give parents, students, staff and community members the chance to share thoughts and concerns about proficiency-based learning standards. Nearly 100 people attended the forum, which included discussion groups and a question-and-answer session with a panel of education administrators and college admissions representatives. […]
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RSU 9 board to hear standards
FARMINGTON — Directors of RSU 9 on Monday will hear details about implementing proficiency-based standards or continuing with traditional grading and assessments. A new state law allows school districts to choose whether to use the proficiency-based standards or to revert to the traditional system in deciding who is qualified to graduate, according to the Portland Press […]
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PAL program making progress
FARMINGTON — Locations and staffing for a new student behavioral program are nearing completion, Curriculum Coordinator Laura Columbia told Regional School Unit 9 directors Tuesday evening. Pathways for All Learners, or PAL, was approved as part of the 2018-19 district budget to meet the needs of all students, Columbia said Wednesday. “Not all students have […]
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RSU 9 hires new special education director, approves contract with support staff
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board voted unanimously last Wednesday to hire John Jones of Falmouth as special education director, according to Superintendent Tom Ward. Jones will succeed Christine Gatto-Shea, who is leaving in July to return to being a children’s psychologist. There were several applications, three of whom were interviewed, Ward said […]
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Retirement party set for Superintendent Tom Ward
FARMINGTON — A retirement party for Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Tom Ward is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bjorn Auditorium at Mt. Blue Campus. It is a “wonderful opportunity for our community to thank and celebrate a person who has truly given his all to the Mt Blue School District for the […]
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Future uncertain for Wilton woman with special needs
When Leah Stinson walks across the stage to get her high school diploma Sunday at Mt. Blue High School, she’ll be wearing a backpack to help her balance as she walks and maybe her graduation gown, if her mother can get her to wear it. She’ll sit in a rocking camp chair — the movement is soothing […]
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Mt. Blue seniors dedicate 2018 yearbook
FARMINGTON — Students in the Mt. Blue High School Class of 2018 dedicated the 2018 yearbook to Tom Ward, retiring superintendent of Regional School Unit 9. The theme of the yearbook is The Last to Leave. Students and staff highlighted Ward’s commitment to the school and his daily presence at the school. They assembled for […]
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Mt. Blue students demonstrate physics to fifth-graders
Ian Burke, a senior at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, kneeling at right, explains to fifth-graders at Cascade Brook School in Farmington on Tuesday factors that affect a swinging pendulum. Burke is assisted by Dominic Sawyer, while fifth-graders Dylan Dobbie, left, Wyatt Flagg and Riley Rainville look on. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Mt. Blue […]