JAY — A $5.87 million proposal to upgrade Regional School Unit 73 buildings was presented to directors Thursday night by Building & Grounds Committee Chairman Doug DiPasquale. The most money, $3.05 million, would go to Spruce Mountain Elementary School in Jay for a new roof, two new boilers, a new electrical distribution system, new energy-efficient […]
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RSU 16 board considers snow days, bonds, audit
POLAND — The Regional School Unit 16 board of directors Monday voted to add two potential snow days to the calendar, ending classes June 22 if both days are used. The school system, which includes Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls, has used six snow days. The board could have ordered classes on Saturdays or during […]
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Superintendent's contract extended by RSU 10 board
RUMFORD — Regional School Unit 10 directors voted Monday to extend Superintendent Deborah Alden’s contract for three years. Alden’s began her duties in November 2016, when she succeeded interim superintendent Michael Cormier. Directors on Monday also voted to establish a Jobs for Maine’s Graduates program at Mountain Valley High School. MVHS Principal Matt Gilbert told […]
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Lewiston school board hears report on learning initiative
LEWISTON — The School Committee met Monday night at the Dingley Center to discuss proficiency-based learning. Assistant Superintendent Shawn Chabot and the rest of the proficiency-based learning implementation committee gave an update on how implementation is working out across the 13 grades within the school system. “We know we didn’t have it all right last […]
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RSU 58 board reverses decision on forming service center
SALEM TOWNSHIP — The Regional School Unit 58 board of directors reversed its decision and agreed to join a regional service center Thursday night. Superintendent Susan Pratt told directors she and six other regional superintendents recently met with a Drummond Woodsum law firm attorney on ways to meet a Maine Department of Education deadline of Nov. […]
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RSU 9 enters purchase-sales agreement for 2019 school bus
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to enter a five-year lease-purchase agreement to buy a 2019 Blue Bird school bus. The 77-passenger bus will replace a 2003 model that was totaled in an accident, board Chairwoman Jennifer Zweig Hebert said. The cost of the bus is $98,600 but after subtracting the $15,558 […]
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RSU 10 board initials revised extracurricular activities policy
BUCKFIELD — Regional School Unit 10 directors unanimously approved the first reading of a revised policy that would prohibit student athletes on academic probation from attending away games. Under the current co-curricular and extracurricular activities policy, they can practice with the team and attend away games but cannot play. Assistant Superintendent Pam Doyon said the […]
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Change in makeup of SAD 44 board could increase Newry’s representation
BETHEL — School Administrative District 44 directors learned Tuesday that a provision in state law allows for a process that could result in the reapportionment of member towns’ representation on the school board. Woodstock Director Marcel Polak, who chairs the board’s committee on Newry withdrawal, said the school board has been bound by the state’s constitutional requirements […]
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RSU 9 adopts guidelines for transgender students
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to adopt guidelines that ensure transgender students will have equal access to educational programs and activities. Voting in favor were Chairwoman Jennifer Zweig-Hebert of Starks, Vice Chairwoman Betsey Hyde of Temple, Jennifer Pooler of New Sharon, Helen Wilkey of Vienna, Richard Hargreaves of New Vineyard, Dr. […]
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RSU 9 board keeping budget committee duties
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will continue to act as a budget committee and work to improve the budget-setting process implemented for the 2016-17 school year. It took two attempts to pass the 2016-17 budget. The first proposal, which represented about a $900,000 increase from the previous year, failed in June. The second […]