LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board Thursday night authorized the superintendent to apply for a portable classroom facility, but said no decisions have been made on how all Spruce Mountain High School students will be housed.

The board also learned that the district received a Finance Authority of Maine grant to support students from both high school campuses in Jay and Livermore Falls to consider applying to colleges.

Superintendent Robert Wall said the portable housing would contain eight classrooms. The application was made because the deadline for such action was near and the administration and board want to have that as an option, if necessary.

“No one option has been chosen,” Wall said.

He said the state may pay a portion of the cost of a portable classroom facility.

Board Chairwoman Denise Rodzen said the board-led task forces are still gathering building space and reconfiguration data.

“The decisions will be made in October,” she said.

At issue is finding enough instructional space so high school students from both campuses can be under one roof by the next school year.

When the current school year began, all ninth-graders were sent to the Jay campus, leaving about 237 sophomores, juniors and seniors at the Livermore Falls campus.

When all four grades are together, just over 500 students are expected to be enrolled in a combined Spruce Mountain High School in Jay. The Livermore Falls school will likely be closed.

In a related matter, the board officially voted to transfer all former RSU 36 property in Livermore and Livermore Falls to RSU 73.

Sue Spaulding, guidance counselor at the Livermore Falls campus, said the district received a $62,134 grant from federal funds administered by FAME through its Maine College Access Program. The purpose is to increase student aspirations and the number of students going on to post-secondary education.

A portion of the grant will be used to pay Wilton resident Sandra Wyman who is a social worker and college access specialist.

Other funds from the grant will pay for college tours for juniors and seniors and college application fees. The college access specialist will also work with the adult education staff to identify the needs of older students and barriers that prevent them from pursuing post-secondary education.

At the end of the meeting, the board entered into a closed session with Wall to discuss a personnel matter.