FARMINGTON — For the third year in a row, the Regional School Unit 9 budget has been frozen because of unbudgeted expenses connected to students moving into the district who require special services. Superintendent Tom Ward said Tuesday that he froze the budget in early December 2016. The unbudgeted expense is $300,000. It is the […]
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RSU 9 unveils preliminary $33.56 million budget
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors had their first glimpse Tuesday of a preliminary $33.56 million budget for 2017-18. Superintendent Tom Ward told the board that the administrative team started at a 5.4 percent increase over the current budget and got it down to 2.65 percent, or an $818,519 increase. The first full board […]
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RSU 9 approves nonunion staff contracts
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board voted 11-2 Tuesday to accept its Contract Resolution Committee’s recommendation to give a 2.03 percent wage increase to nonunion Central Office staff, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. The action on the office staff contract and another one for nonunion nutritional staff followed a nearly two-hour executive session. […]
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3 longtime RSU 9 teachers retiring
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted to adopt a calendar Tuesday for the 2017-18 school year that includes 35 late-arrival days. The first day of school for students in kindergarten through grade nine will be Aug. 30. Grades 10 through 12 will start Aug. 31. Students will have their first day off on […]
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Correction: RSU 9 meeting is Tuesday
FARMINGTON — An agenda published on Page B2 of the Region edition Monday should have listed the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors meeting under Tuesday, Jan. 31. It was a reporting error.
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Volunteers play important roles in RSU 9 schools
FARMINGTON — Volunteer Hailey Jarvis chased first-grader Ruby Alexis in a game of tag Thursday during recess at the Mallett School. In Emily Schanck’s kindergarten class, volunteer Allicia Hilton worked with students Isaac Reynolds, Bowen Lawless and Irelynn Kangas. Jarvis and Hilton are sophomores at the University of Maine at Farmington who participate in the […]
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RSU 9 students to visit China
FARMINGTON — Seven or eight high school students and two teachers will spend April vacation in China, meeting students and learning Chinese culture. The group from Mt. Blue High School will leave April 12 and return April 20. The Regional School Unit 9 board approved the trip Jan. 10. Directors approved a student trip to China […]
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RSU 9 adopts guidelines for transgender students
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to adopt guidelines that ensure transgender students will have equal access to educational programs and activities. Voting in favor were Chairwoman Jennifer Zweig-Hebert of Starks, Vice Chairwoman Betsey Hyde of Temple, Jennifer Pooler of New Sharon, Helen Wilkey of Vienna, Richard Hargreaves of New Vineyard, Dr. […]
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Mt. Blue students reorganize, collect food for school food pantry
FARMINGTON — Students in the grades seven to 12 Day Treatment Program at Mt. Blue Campus have taken over the school’s food pantry in a service learning project. Boxes of books and a mobile cart were moved to free up shelves for food storage. Students checked expiration dates on food that had been previously collected […]
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RSU 9 board reviewing public comment policy
FARMINGTON — Until a Public Participation Policy at Regional School Unit 9 board meetings can be reviewed, the school board will follow its current policy, directors agreed Tuesday. That Policy Committee is expected to review it in January. The school board has wrangled with setting guidelines to allow public comment at board meetings, especially budget […]