FARMINGTON — Now that the Mt. Blue Campus has a new performing arts center and the Forum, there is a need to find someone to manage the center who has a background in sound and lighting systems. That is what RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward told the school board Tuesday. The new auditorium, known as […]
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RSU 9 hires new staff
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors approved hiring several people on Aug. 27 that Superintendent Tom Ward recommended for positions in the 10-town school district. Lynda Szenes was hired as a special education teacher at W.G. Mallett School in Farmington. Diane Pinkham was hired as a half-time third-grade teacher at Mallett. Teacher Keith Martin, who is […]
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RSU 9 holds off on tuition request from Kingfield
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 school directors took no action Tuesday on a request to accept high school students from Kingfield, should the state and the town’s voters approve withdrawing from SAD 58. RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward recommended the board hold off on making a decision because the Kingfield Withdrawal Committee is in the beginning […]
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Board votes to expand day treatment program
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to support hiring a special education teacher and financing it through the MaineCare program and state Department of Education. It will allow the district to expand its day treatment program at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington to include 11 students in grades seven through 12. The […]
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RSU 9 staff prepares to open schools to students
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 staff met Monday in the Mt. Blue Campus auditorium to kick off the new school year. New Superintendent Tom Ward and others spoke to the staff during the gathering. The district’s schools will open for students in grades kindergarten through nine on Wednesday, Aug. 28. All students, including upperclassmen, are scheduled to attend […]
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Board considering expansion of day-treatment program
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 school directors are considering a request to expand the day-treatment program at the high school to allow two middle school students to be served. If the district is not able to serve the students locally, they would need to be sent out of district at a cost of more than $70,000. […]
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Additional kindergarten teacher to be hired
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 […]