FARMINGTON — RSU 9 is powering four 2015 school buses with liquid propane. “It’s better for the environment. It’s doing the right thing, plus it is a U.S. product,” David Leavitt, director of RSU support services, said Monday. The district entered into a lease-purchase agreement in August for the Blue Bird buses at $365,390. The […]
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RSU 9 late-arrival, early-release days allow professional development
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors were presented last week with a list of what teachers and other education staff will be doing for professional development on late-arrival and early-release days. It is a working document, Leanne Condon, assistant superintendent/director of curriculum, said. There are 32 one-hour delayed start Wednesdays left this school year. […]
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Wilton director resigns from RSU 9 school board
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward presented school board Director James Black a certificate on behalf of the board Tuesday for Black’s service to the school district. Black of Wilton resigned from the board Tuesday because of his new job duties and family responsibilities. He was elected to a three-year term in June 2013. […]
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RSU 9 opening a success, administrators say
FARMINGTON — By all accounts, opening day in RSU 9 was a success, administrators told the Board of Directors on Tuesday. There were only a few tears from younger students and a couple of students went on the wrong buses, but other than that, everything went smoothly. The student population has grown by 30 students […]
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RSU 9 approved to accept tuition from international students
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School teacher Lisa Dalrymple told the RSU 9 school board Tuesday that the federal government has authorized the district to accept tuition from international students. Dalrymple, a world language teacher and coordinator of the program, brought a proposal for the district to start its own international student program to the […]
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RSU 9 board votes to restructure special education program
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 school directors voted Tuesday to pilot a restructuring of the district’s Special Education Department to have a special education teacher in each of the district’s seven schools become a building-based coordinator for this school year. The proposal eliminates a half-time assistant director position, which is not filled. The goal of the […]
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RSU 9 schools open Sept. 2 in Farmington area
FARMINGTON — School summer vacation will come to an end for students in kindergarten through ninth grade in the 10-town school district, RSU 9, on Sept. 2 when it is time to start the new school year. All students, except for those in pre-kindergarten, will attend school on Sept. 3, but the starting time will […]
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RSU 9 to develop policy on student memorials
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors will consider a policy on memorializing students that Superintendent Tom Ward believes would be the first for a Maine school if it’s adopted. Guidance Director Ben Milster told the board Tuesday night that the idea came because of a student suicide about 18 months ago. “We believe a policy would […]
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RSU 9 sixth-graders to have own block of Mt. Blue Middle School
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 sixth-graders from three elementary schools will attend the Mt. Blue Middle School for the first time when school opens Sept. 2. RSU 9 directors approved restructuring five elementary schools in the 10-town district in February, voting to send the sixth-graders to middle school in 2014-15. The students will not loop with […]
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RSU 9 board learns about proficiency-based diplomas, tours Mallett school
FARMINGTON — The RSU 9 board heard the first official presentation on proficiency-based education and toured a section of Mallett Elementary School on Tuesday night. Leanne Condon, curriculum coordinator, along with other members of the staff, described how changes in the next few years will result in Mount Blue High School graduates receiving diplomas that […]