RUMFORD — Regional School Unit 10 has received a $200,000 grant to provide social, emotional and mental health services to students at Rumford Elementary School for two years, Superintendent Deb Alden said at the school board meeting Monday. “That will be very helpful to Rumford Elementary School because they are going to be able to fund […]
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Rumford school third on state list for reconstruction
RUMFORD — Rumford Elementary School, one of the two elementary schools in Regional School Unit 10, is third on the Maine Department of Education’s 2018 priority list for school construction, Superintendent Deb Alden said Tuesday. “We will be getting a committee together to plan for this and looking into a pre-kindergarten through grade eight facility […]
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High school program helps at-risk freshmen
MEXICO — Mountain Valley High School Principal Matt Gilbert gave the Regional School Unit 10 board an overview Monday of a program that helps freshmen start high school successfully. The Building Assets and Reducing Risks program, known as BARR, is in its first year at the school and led by coordinator Marsha Burns and Academic […]
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RSU 10 superintendent explains pros, cons of budget
BUCKFIELD — The 2018-19 proposed budget for Regional School Unit 10 is $1.25 million less than this fiscal year, but there are several other differences that are noteworthy, Superintendent Deb Alden said at a public budget hearing Tuesday. One of the major differences between the two spending plans is that funding of the district’s vocational […]
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RSU 10 board approves $50K for two school officers
BUCKFIELD — The Regional School Unit 10 board of directors Monday budgeted $50,000 for one school resource officer for Rumford area schools and one for Buckfield area schools next fall. Superintendent Deborah Alden said one officer would cover Mountain Valley High School and Rumford Elementary School in Rumford, Mountain Valley Middle School and Meroby Elementary […]
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RSU 10 to extend school day by one hour
RUMFORD — Regional School Unit 10 will extend school days by one hour on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from March 27 to May 16 to make up storm days, Superintendent Deborah Alden said Friday. The last day of school will be June 15. After-school activities will continue but start later, Alden said. RSU 10 includes […]
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Board votes against forming curriculum committee
RUMFORD — Regional School Unit 10 directors voted 6-5 Monday evening not to have a standing committee on curriculum. They have four committees for personnel, policy, buildings, grounds and transportation, and finance. Leanne Condon, director of curriculum, instruction and assessment, said he opposed having a districtwide curriculum committee and a school board curriculum committee, because […]
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RSU 10 board told grant possible for school officer
RUMFORD — The cost of having a school resource officer for Regional School Unit 10 would be about $185,000 for three years, including a grant of $125,000, directors were told on March 12. Superintendent Deborah Alden gave the board financial information from Rumford Police Chief Stacy Carter, who told her the three-year grant of $125,000 would require a […]
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RSU 10 residents want trained police at schools
MEXICO — Regional School Unit 10 directors were asked Monday night to consider putting a police officer in all district schools. Gary Dolloff, director of the Greater Rumford Community Center, and Roland Bousquet, owner of the Paper Plate in Mexico, said were concerned after 17 people were gunned down in a Florida high school Feb. […]
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School districts tally five snow days
Superintendents for Regional School Units 10 and 56 canceled classes Wednesday, bringing the number of snow days to five this school year. RSU 10 Superintendent Deborah Alden and RSU 56 Superintendent Pam Doyen said the last day of school will be June 18, if there are no more snow days. “For each additional snow day, […]