LIVERMORE FALLS — Eight applications for RSU 73 superintendent have been received, board Chairwoman Denise Rodzen said. All are men from Maine, she said. The 19-member Superintendent Search Committee is reviewing the applications this week and a decision will be made March 10 whether to interview any of the applicants, she said. “We will decide […]
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RSU 73 settles ed tech and secretaries contract
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board approved a three-year contract for educational technicians/secretaries on Thursday, putting the employees from the former SAD 36 and Jay school systems on the same pay scale and benefits package for the first time. Superintendent Robert Wall said the contract runs from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2015. […]
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RSU 73 sets times for superintendent search, budget development
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board on Thursday set a tentative timeline for hiring a new superintendent and developing the 2014-15 budget. They also named members of the Superintendent Search Committee. Robert Wall submitted his resignation last month and will retire June 30. He has led the district since 2011 and led the Jay […]
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RSU 73’s Wall to retire in June
LIVERMORE FALLS — RSU 73 Superintendent Robert Wall announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2013-14 school year on June 30, following a closed board session Thursday night. Wall, of Lewiston, began his superintendent’s duties at the Jay School Department 10 years ago, and continued on when the former Jay School Department […]
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SMHS hires new guidance counselor, improves percentage of students who go on to higher education
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board discussed or acted on several student-related issues last week, ranging from hiring a new guidance counselor to learning that Spruce Mountain High School has increased the number of graduates who go on to higher education. The high school has been operating with just one permanent guidance counselor since […]
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RSU 73 board, town officials discuss costs
JAY — RSU 73 Superintendent Robert Wall told a group of selectmen and town managers from the district’s three member towns this week that projecting the costs if Jay and RSU 36 had stayed separate is hard to determine. But he knows for sure that the 2011 consolidation of the former Jay School Department and […]
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RSU 73 board discusses laptops, high school signs
JAY — The RSU 73 board Thursday night heard proposals on laptops and a request to move the former Livermore Falls High School sign to the Spruce Mountain High School in Jay. Several laptop-related proposals were made by Superintendent Robert Wall. Prompting the most discussion was a proposal to allow students to bring their own […]
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SMHS staff concerned with crowding, other safety issues
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board heard complaints from Spruce Mountain High School staff Thursday night about overcrowding, unfinished classrooms and lack of security because the connector between the high school and Spruce Mountain Middle School is not completed. All Spruce Mountain High School students from Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls are now attending […]
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Spruce Mountain High School receives AmeriCorps grant
JAY — RSU 73 Superintendent Robert Wall was thrilled Wednesday morning with the announcement that the soon-to-be-combined Spruce Mountain High School has been awarded a 2013 School Turnaround AmeriCorps Grant that will enable as many as 40 community people to come into the school to provide assistance with a multitude of issues facing the new […]