FARMINGTON — RSU 9 school directors voted Tuesday to accept Superintendent Tom Ward’s recommendation to restructure the secretarial staff at the Central Office and Mt. Blue Campus office. The Central Office proposal was modified so the district could stay within budget and not use any money from the school district’s nutrition program. Ward said after […]
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Farmington to fill empty school director seat
FARMINGTON — The town will fill the vacant position of RSU 9 school board, after all. When Eric Gilbert moved to Jay in September, it has gone back and forth between the town and school superintendent on who was responsible to appoint a successor. It turns out there is a provision in the town’s charter […]
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RSU 9 candidate withdraws to allow School Board to consider options
FARMINGTON — A candidate for an open position on the RSU 9 Board of Directors has withdrawn so the school board can decide how it wants to fill the position, Superintendent Tom Ward said Friday. Former Director Eric Gilbert of Farmington moved to Jay. Keith Welch of Farmington, who was interested in serving until the […]
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Draft policy introduced for school auditorium, Forum use
FARMINGTON — The RSU 9 school board’s Policy Committee will review a draft policy on the use of the new Bjorn Auditorium and Presentation Forum at the Mt. Blue Campus. The policy has been tried and tested over the last 13 years at Marshwood High School in South Berwick and works very well, Superintendent Tom […]
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Restructuring proposed at RSU 9 central office, Mt. Blue Campus
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 school directors have asked for more financial information on a proposal to restructure staff at the Central Office and Mt. Blue Campus, where the high school and career and technology education center are located. Superintendent Tom Ward proposed the changes at the board’s Oct. 8 meeting. Dan Gazette, an administrative assistant […]
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Welch to be recommended to fill RSU 9 board vacancy
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward will recommend Keith Welch to fill a vacancy on the school board until Farmington’s annual town meeting election in March 2014. The next Board of Directors meeting is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Forum at the Mt. Blue Campus in Farmington. Welch will replace former Director […]
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RSU 9 board approves $9,000 stipend for management team
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 school board members voted Tuesday to approve a stipend of $9,000 to manage the Forum and the Bjorn Auditorium at Mt. Blue Campus. The vote also allows the board to review data in January 2014 to see if that amount is enough or needs to be increased. The money was not […]
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RSU 9 to offer free flu vaccines to students, staff
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 will offer free flu vaccine clinics to students and staff in late October and early November. The vaccines are provided by the Maine Immunization Program, a division on the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Karen Marceau, a district nurse, said Friday. There will be no cost to the families […]
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Longtime administrative assistant to retire
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward told the school board Tuesday that his administrative assistant, Dan Gazette, is retiring. His last day will be Oct. 4. Gazette, of Farmington, has been with the school district for about 22 years. He worked a majority of that time under former Superintendent Michael Cormier, who retired in […]
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RSU 9 director resigns after moving out of town
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 Director Eric Gilbert has resigned, because he’s moved out of town, Superintendent Tom Ward said Thursday. Gilbert was elected in March to a three-year term. Selectmen will discuss replacing Gilbert at their meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Town Office. [email protected]