LIVERMORE FALLS — At the November 8 Regional School Unit 73 board meeting, directors received an update on the district’s safety committee and hired a Kindergarten teacher. Ashley Morneault was hired as a Kindergarten teacher for the Spruce Mountain Primary School in Livermore. Between June and September 13, Kindergarten enrollment had increased by 30 students. An […]
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Confidentiality, safety priorities for RSU 9
FARMINGTON — Superintendent Tina Meserve told Regional School Unit 9 directors Tuesday that administrators have been reviewing responsibilities related to the confidentiality of students and staff. “We’ve had Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act training to make sure the confidentiality and privacy rights are protected,” Meserve said. FERPA is a federal law that protects the privacy […]
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RSU 10 to use federal grant to meet students' mental health needs
MEXICO — Regional School Unit 10 expects to receive $200,000 in federal funding in each of the next five years to help students with mental health needs, according to Superintendent Deb Alden. The money will come from a Maine AWARE grant, which would include funding for a community project manager, the purchase of specialized curriculums and […]
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SAD 17 construction funding getting closer
PARIS — Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the SAD 17 Board of Directors at its Monday night meeting that the Oxford Hills Middle School and Agnes Gray Elementary School construction projects may be only a year or two away from state funding. The State Board of Education has released its priority school construction list and has ranked […]
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Several new hires at Rumford school
RUMFORD — Regional School Unit 10 directors Monday hired staff member Tom Danylik as assistant principal and athletic director for Mountain Valley High School. He will begin July 1. Danylik has been a special education teacher at the school for 10 years and a varsity boys’ basketball coach and an assistant athletic director for the […]
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After-school program 'surviving,' but without materials or supplies
MEXICO — The after-school program in Regional School Unit 10 faces significant financial challenges, but is “surviving.” At the RSU 10 meeting Monday, Program Director for the Western Foothills Kids Association Barbara Radmore gave the board of directors an update on the struggling after-school program, which serves more than 180 low-performing students at Mountain Valley Middle […]
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RSU 56 owed $60,000 from MaineCare
PERU — Regional School Unit 56 Superintendent Pam Doyen told directors Thursday night that the district has not billed MaineCare for behavioral health services this school year because it doesn’t have a person to process claims. “We have not been able to hire (a licensed social worker or psychologist) to do that piece so we […]
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SAD 52 directors get school budget overview
LEEDS — Superintendent Kimberly Brandt presented a proposed 2018-19 budget of $27.46 million to School Administrative District 52 directors Thursday evening. It’s a $1.36 million more than this current year’s spending plan, which was $26.1 million. It includes money for four new buses, new computers a full-time substance abuse counselor. The budget passed by voters […]
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School cancellation days adding up in RSU 73
LIVERMORE FALLS — Like other Maine school districts, RSU 73 has had to cancel plenty of school days this year due to snow and ice. At Thursday’s RSU 73 board of directors meeting, Superintendent Kenneth Healey said there have been six school-cancellation days so far for 2017-18 in RSU 73. School board member Tammy Frost […]
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Problem behaviors down at Dirigo High School, up at middle school
DIXFIELD — Dirigo High School Assistant Principal Jason Long told Regional School Unit 56 directors Tuesday that the number of students cited for behavioral problems is declining. From August to December 2016 there were 375 referrals from teachers to principals; for the same period in 2017 there were 134, he said. The most problem behaviors […]