FARMINGTON — RSU 9 Director Craig Stickney of Chesterville said Tuesday night he was disturbed by the lack of transparency within the school district and cited several examples. Stickney noted that in early April there was an incident involving the boys’ lacrosse team in which two students were suspended. The school board didn’t find out about […]
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RSU 9 approves more nonunion raises
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors, in a weighted vote, approved raises for some nonunion employees Tuesday, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. The average of the raises is 2 percent, he said. The vote included accepting the Contract Resolution Committee’s recommendations on compensation. Among the employees included are the school psychologist and business manager, […]
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$1.5 million grant will help RSU 9 children, families
FARMINGTON — A $1.5 million grant will provide after-school and summer camp experiences to Regional School Unit 9 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The grant is the result of a partnership between RSU 9 and the Franklin County Children’s Task Force to reduce child abuse and neglect. It was announced during a meeting of […]
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RSU 9 leader learns about Chinese culture to help with international program
FARMINGTON — Leanne Condon, Regional School Unit 9 assistant superintendent, gained insight into Chinese culture on visit to China in November to assist in continued development of RSU 9’s International Student Program. Mt. Blue Campus is in its second year of developing its program for students from other countries, who can pay tuition and room […]
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RSU 9 leader heading to China
FARMINGTON — Leanne Condon, assistant superintendent/director of curriculum for Regional School Unit 9, will head overseas to China in November for curriculum purposes as part of the district’s International Student program. The purpose of the district’s program is to bring in revenue to re-establish the elementary world language program and create a stronger world language […]
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RSU 9 extended-year program serves 174 students
FARMINGTON — Dozens of students in Regional School Unit 9 participated in the extended-year program this summer and were able to recover courses and meet academic goals to prepare for the new school year. The first day for students in kindergarten through grade nine is Monday, Aug. 31, and the upperclassmen will join them on […]
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RSU 9 leadership team developing standards for proficiency-based diploma
FARMINGTON — Students entering seventh grade on Monday in Regional School Unit 9 will be the first class to graduate from Mt. Blue High School with a proficiency-based diploma in 2021. A district leadership team made up of administrators at several levels and teachers at the high school have met nearly every Tuesday this summer […]
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RSU 9 board approves assistant director for special services
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to approve Ruth Gauvin as interim assistant director of special services. Gauvin, of Farmington, has been a special education teacher at Cascade Brook School in Farmington for 21 years. She will assist interim special services director Christine Gatto-Shea. Both will work four days a week. The […]