FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will begin discussions Tuesday on a preliminary budget of $33.5 million for 2016-17. The package includes all requests and needs from administrators and department heads. The regular board meeting begins at 6 p.m. March 8 in The Forum at Mt. Blue Campus on Seamon Road. Budget discussion will follow. […]
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RSU 9 to get more state aid
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 is projected to receive an increase of $66,891 from the state under its 2016-17 funding formula. The Essential Programs and Services funding model is the way the state determines the minimum aid schools need to provide an education to students, Superintendent Tom Ward said Tuesday. He reviewed the state’s preliminary […]
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Foster tech students checking out post-secondary options
FARMINGTON – Students at Foster Career and Technical Education Center are taking advantage of travel opportunities to check out post-secondary options next month. The center received a $30,000 grant from the MELMAC Education Foundation as part of a program to raise student aspirations, center Director Glenn Kapiloff told Regional School Unit 9 directors Feb. 23. […]
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RSU 9 to begin budget review March 1
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will begin deliberations on the 2016-17 school budget with administrators during workshops on Tuesday, March 1, and Thursday, March 3, at 6 p.m. in The Forum at the Mount Blue Campus. A light fare will be offered at 5 p.m. at the Chef’s Table to directors and staff […]
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RSU 9 approves trust share to offset scholarship deficit
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Feb. 9 to accept recommendations from an advisory committee overseeing the Thomas F. Dyer Trust. The panel is made up of New Sharon Selectman Travis Pond, RSU 9 Director Jennifer Pooler of New Sharon and RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward. They had worked together for the past […]
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Five candidates to be interviewed for Mt. Blue Middle School principal
FARMINGTON — Five candidates for Mt. Blue Middle School principal will be interviewed Feb. 25. Veteran educator and Principal Gary Oswald is retiring when his contract expires at the end of the school year. Regional School Unit 9 board member Tami Labul of Farmington, who is on the board’s Administrator Evaluation Committee, gave the update […]
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RSU 9 directors approve 2016-17 school calendar
FARMINGTON – Regional School Unit 9 directors Tuesday approved the 2016-17 calendar that sets the first day of school for students in kindergarten through grade nine on Aug. 31. Students in grades 10 through 12 will start Sept. 1. It is followed by a day off for all students on Sept. 2, allowing a four-day […]
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RSU 9 leader learns about Chinese culture to help with international program
FARMINGTON — Leanne Condon, Regional School Unit 9 assistant superintendent, gained insight into Chinese culture on visit to China in November to assist in continued development of RSU 9’s International Student Program. Mt. Blue Campus is in its second year of developing its program for students from other countries, who can pay tuition and room […]
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RSU 9 bus, vehicle collide in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Farmington man lost control of his car on icy and snow-covered Starks Road on Tuesday afternoon and it struck a Regional School Unit 9 bus. Bus driver Alisha Durrell of New Sharon and the 20 students on the bus were not injured, Franklin County Cpl. Kevin Hartley said in his report […]
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RSU 9 to replace diesel fuel tank, buy 2 propane-fueled buses
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to replace a leaking 10,000-gallon diesel fuel tank at the district bus garage near Mount Blue Middle School in Farmington. The total estimated cost is $91,350 with a 5 percent contingency. The new tank is expected to be installed in early January and the old double-walled […]