FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will keep the structure of the 16-member board as is with a chairman and vice chairman. The discussion of co-chairmen came up because of the difficulty of getting someone to be chairman because of concerns about the time commitment, Superintendent Tom Ward said. Chairman Mark Prentiss of Industry […]
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RSU 9 to hold expulsion hearings
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors have scheduled July 7 expulsion hearings for two eighth-grade students accused of distributing marijuana on school property. The incident was reported June 11 and an investigation was conducted. The students were suspended for the remainder of the school year, which ended Wednesday. Each juvenile was charged on a felony […]
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RSU 9 board to discuss next step in budget process
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will discuss the next step in the budget process next week, after the $32.25 million school budget was rejected by voters Tuesday. The vote was 741-1,045. The proposed budget represented a 3.9 percent increase, or $1.2 million, more than this fiscal year. “I want to thank the people […]
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RSU 9 voters reject $32.25 million budget
FARMINGTON – Regional School Unit 9’s proposed $32.25 million school budget for 2015-16 failed Tuesday by a 741-1,045 vote. Only Farmington, Starks and Weld in the 10-town district approved the spending plan, which was a 3.9 percent increase, or $1.2 million, from the current budget. Farmington voters passed it by a 262-234 vote. Starks residents […]
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RSU 9 voters to consider $32.25M school budget
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 will hold a districtwide vote Monday, June 1, on a proposed $32.25 million budget for 2015-16. It is $1.2 million move than this fiscal year, which ends June 30. Voters from 10 towns will also consider a proposed $385,490 adult education budget that is $13,379 more than this year’s […]
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RSU 9 board begins deliberations on $32.19 million budget
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 began deliberations Tuesday on a proposed $32.19 million budget for 2015-16. The proposal reflects a 3.73 percent increase, or $1.15 million more than the current budget. The board has not made any decisions on the amount to go before voters in June. Health insurance costs came in $201,261 less […]
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RSU 9 to explore options to move Central Office
FARMINGTON — A Central Office Committee has been established in Regional School Unit 9 to look at all options pertaining to moving the office to make room for special education students at Mt. Blue Middle School. The Central Office, which includes the superintendent’s office, is in the basement of the middle school. It was discussed […]
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RSU 9 hires director of special services, assistant principal
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to hire a director of special services and an assistant principal of the Mt. Blue Campus. The board hired Christine Gatto-Shea, interim director of special education, as the full-time director of special services beginning July 1. She will be paid $89,929, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. […]
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Review on proposed RSU 9 budget continues
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors Tuesday will continue to review a proposed $32.27 million budget for 2015-16. The proposal represents about a 3.9 percent increase, or $1.2 million, over the current budget. The budget review begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, in The Forum at Mt. Blue Campus on Seamon Road in […]
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RSU 9 directors to start budget review on April 2
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will start 2015-16 budget discussions on Thursday, April 2, Superintendent Tom Ward said Tuesday. Ward introduced a schedule at Tuesday night’s board meeting. The board will meet at 6 p.m. on April 2 in the cafeteria of the Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington. There was a conflict […]