FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue High School boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball players were commended by the athletic administrator of Hampden Academy as a “class act.” RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward read a letter from Athletic Administrator Michael Bisson regarding the two teams under the good news section of the RSU 9 board agenda on […]
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RSU 9 approves 34 late-arrival Wednesdays
FARMINGTON — The RSU 9 school board voted 11-3 Tuesday to approve 34 late-arrival Wednesdays for students in the next year. School will begin one hour later than usual on those days, and supervision will be available for students whose parents have child care conflicts, Superintendent Tom Ward said. The vote included approval of six […]
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RSU 9 sixth-graders to go middle school in Farmington next school year
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a plan to send all sixth-graders to Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington beginning in September. It will change the grade levels at five elementary schools in the 10-town district. The effort is designed to ease overcrowding at Mallett School in Farmington, Cushing School in […]
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RSU 9 grade level restructuring to be discussed
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors will consider action Tuesday on a proposal to restructure grade levels at six schools, including moving sixth-graders to Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington. Superintendent Tom Ward also plans to give a presentation on a proposal for changing early-release days and late-arrival Wednesdays for students. The board also will consider […]
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Restructuring proposal would send sixth-graders to Farmington middle school
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward unveiled a proposal Tuesday to restructure six schools, a move that would bring sixth-graders to Mt. Blue Middle School and change grade levels at five elementary schools. School board directors requested more details, including costs of the change and where classrooms would be located. They are set to […]
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Mallett School air conditioning upgrade estimated at $300,000
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors learned Tuesday that it would cost an estimated $300,000 to add air conditioning to the second floor of the Mallett School, which was built in 2011. Directors asked for more information and what it would cost to take legal action against the architectural firm that designed the building before deciding. […]
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Farmington student wins RSU 9 district bee
NEW SHARON — It took 24 rounds to declare sixth-grader Aubrey Hoes a winner in the Mt. Blue Regional School District Spelling Bee on Monday. Hoes, of Cascade Brook School in Farmington, and eighth-grader Ben Andrews, of Mt. Blue Middle School, went through 10 rounds before Hoes took the title. Andrews missed the word “vitriolic” […]
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Model developed for Mt. Blue High School coach searches
FARMINGTON — A 10-member committee that includes parents and students will be involved in the search for a new head football coach at Mt. Blue High School. RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward told the school board Jan. 14 that he would like the committee model to be used for hiring head coaches. “We’re trying to […]
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RSU 9 to present school restructuring proposal
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward told school directors Tuesday that he plans to present a school restructuring plan at their next meeting Jan. 28. Restructuring will allow the district to make better use of facilities, he said. There is overcrowding at Mallett School in Farmington, Cushing School in Wilton and Cape Cod Hill […]
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RSU 9 directors approve lease-purchase agreement for school bus
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors voted Tuesday to enter into a lease-purchase agreement with TD Equipment Finance Inc. for a 66-passenger bus for $91,400. The agreement for the Blue Bird bus is for three years. The district received three quotes to finance the bus. TD Equipment Finance was the lowest, Superintendent Tom Ward said. It […]