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 […]
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RSU 9 voters pass $35.5 million school budget
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 […]