FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 voters passed a $35.5 million budget Tuesday by a vote of 1,552 to 1,174. The budget for 2018-19 is $1.91 million, or 5.68 percent more than this fiscal year. The spending plan covers education for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 and adult education. The spending plan includes $461,403 for a […]
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RSU 9 directs that bullying, harassment and hazing be added to student activities code of conduct
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board of directors has directed members of the board’s policy committee to include rules against bullying, hazing and harassment in a draft version of a policy governing student conduct. The revised code-of-conduct policy for extracurricular and co-curricular activities for middle and high school students was given a first […]
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RSU 9 hires Farmington woman as curriculum coordinator
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to hire Laura Columbia of Farmington as curriculum coordinator for the district. Columbia has been serving as interim coordinator since August 2017. Prior to that, she was a science teacher at Mt. Blue High School. Her current salary is $75,000 for a 210-day contract. The board’s […]
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RSU 9 voters send proposed $35.54 million budget to a validation referendum
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 voters approved a proposed $35.5 million budget Tuesday at Mt. Blue Campus that will go to voters for a validation referendum May 15 in the district’s 10 towns. The budget is $1.91 million more than this fiscal year, which ends June 30. That’s a 5.68 percent increase. There about […]
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RSU 9 voters to consider proposed $35.5 million spending plan
FARMINGTON — A proposed $35.5 million budget for Regional School Unit 9 will go to a districtwide budget vote at 7 p.m. Monday at the Mt. Blue Campus on Seamon Road. The amount approved by voters there will go to a validation referendum Tuesday, May 15, at polling stations in Chesterville, Farmington, Industry, New Sharon, […]
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RSU 9 bus accidentally backs over car in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Regional School Unit 9 bus backed over the front of a car Friday morning on Industry Road, according to a news release from Frankin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. No one was injured, including five students on the bus, he said. Deputy Andrew Morgan responded to the accident at 7:53 a.m. Bus driver Bonita […]
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RSU 9 continues review of proposed $35.3 million budget
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at Mt. Blue Campus to begin deliberations for a budget for 2018-19. The board continued its review Tuesday of a proposed $35.3 million spending plan but did not make any decisions. The budget is about $1.7 million more than this […]
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Incoming RSU 9 superintendent among four candidates who met criteria
FARMINGTON — Tina Meserve, the incoming superintendent in Regional School Unit 9, was chosen from among four candidates who met the search committee’s criteria. There were 11 inquiries about the position, according to Steven Bailey, executive director of Maine School Management Association. The board hired the association to help with the superintendent search. There were four […]
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RSU 9 to review elementary, alternative education program
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors hope to set a proposed budget Tuesday night to present to voters next month. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. April 10 in the Forum at Mt. Blue Campus. The board unanimously voted Thursday to add $52,000 to the budget for a third-grade teacher. That brings the proposal […]
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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 […]