FARMINGTON — RSU 9 school directors voted Tuesday to add another kindergarten teacher at the Mallett School in Farmington due to an unexpected increase in students. There are 105 students registered to attend the Mallett School as of Tuesday, Principal Tracy Williams said. When the board agenda was printed there were two classrooms pushing 22 […]
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Board tours renovated classroom wing at Mt. Blue Campus
FARMINGTON — High school students will receive 11- by 17-inch, two-sided maps on the first day of school to help them navigate their way around the new Mt. Blue Campus. They’ll need them. The $64 million renovation project at Mt. Blue High School and Foster Career and Technical Education Center is nearly complete. It will […]
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California man named principal of Wilton schools
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve Superintendent Tom Ward’s nomination of Keith Acedo of California as principal of the G.D. Cushing and Academy Hill schools in Wilton. The board also approved its Contract Resolution Committee’s recommendation of the salary and benefit package. Acedo was given a two-year contract, Ward said after […]
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New school district website work in progress
FARMINGTON — The new Mt. Blue Regional School District website is a work in progress. Leanne Condon, assistant superintendent/director of curriculum, gave RSU 9 school directors an overview of the new site Tuesday. The old site was taken down and a new one is up but still being worked on. The site is www.mtbluersd.org. Some […]
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Wilton man named assistant principal at Mallett School
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 school directors voted Tuesday to approve Superintendent Tom Ward’s nomination of Keith Martin as part-time assistant principal at the Mallett School in Farmington. Martin of Wilton is a third-grade teacher at the school. He has been in that position since August 2001. He has a bachelor of science degree in elementary […]
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Learning club boosts literacy skills
FARMINGTON — Several children sat at round tables Monday morning, writing in their hard-covered nature journals. Some campers had a snack or sipped a drink as they wrote what they have seen and done lately during the Mallett Summer Learning Club. Three tents were set up around the outskirts of the cafeteria at the W.G. […]
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Kindergarten, foreign language teacher nominations approved
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors voted to approve Superintendent Tom Ward’s nominations of two teachers. Kathryn “Kate” Williams of Livermore will fill a kindergarten teaching position at the W.G. Mallett School in Farmington. There were 23 applicants for the job. Ingrid Merrill of Scarborough will be a half-time French and half-time German teacher at Mt. […]
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New officers elected, changes in the making
FARMINGTON — Mark Prentiss of Industry was re-elected chairperson of the RSU 9 Board of Directors during Tuesday’s meeting. It is Prentiss’ fourth year leading the board, he said. Directors also elected Claire Andrews of Farmington as vice chairperson. She has served in the position in the past. The board also elected Eric Gilbert of […]
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RSU 9 board votes to use $172,949 in additional state money to lower taxes
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 school directors voted Tuesday to return $172,949 of the $307,949 in additional money that will come from the state. The remaining $135,000 will remain with the district to cover the $135,000 the district lost in January to a state curtailment in last year’s budget. Of the $172,949 to be returned to […]
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RSU 9 to give second reading to transgender student guidelines
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will give a second reading to a draft Transgender Students Guidelines document Tuesday. The board is following the policy adoption procedure, which is a first and second reading of the document, followed by board action. The board’s meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Forum at Mt. […]