FARMINGTON — Several residents addressed Regional School Board 9 directors November 13 about budgetary, bullying and procedural issues they felt required attention. Bob Millay of Chesterville said, “It was reported there was a $230,000 overdraft in the budget. I want to know what is being done to investigate that.” In September, Finance and Personnel Committee Chairman […]
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Keeping kids safe with school safety practices
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 School Safety Committee held a forum at Mt. Blue High School on Wednesday, Oct. 24 in order to discuss safety topics and procedures with the community. The committee is a collaborative effort of administrators, law enforcement officials, and local and county first responders. Mt. Blue Middle School Principal […]
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RSU 9 committee reports favorable budget health
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 Director Irving Faunce of Wilton presented a Personnel and Finance Committee update to the board Tuesday, Oct. 9. “We’ve started an education process with Business Manager Kris Pottle to understand monthly financial statements and the components we need to track and be aware of,” Faunce, the committee chairman, said. During […]
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RSU 9 committee reports favorable budget health
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 Director Irving Faunce of Wilton presented a Personnel and Finance Committee update to the board Tuesday night. “We’ve started an education process with Business Manager Kris Pottle to understand monthly financial statements and the components we need to track,” Faunce, the committee chairman, said. During the Sept. 25 meeting, Faunce […]
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Committee identifies finance, contract issues
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 director Irving Faunce of Wilton shared a Personnel and Finance Committee report with the board Tuesday. Faunce, who is chair of the committee, said the overall intent of the committee is to develop and implement a transparent budget and expenditure reporting process and a regular update on personnel functions. “In […]
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School mold source identified, corrected
FARMINGTON — The source of a mold issue at Cascade Brook Elementary School has been identified and corrected, said Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Tina Meserve in a phone interview Friday. After mold was discovered by school employees late this summer, Atlantic Environmental Contractors of Lewiston was hired by the district to conduct testing and […]
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Behavioral program cut amid staffing challenges
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors learned Tuesday that a program to help students with their behavior will not be available as intended for the 2018-19 school year. In a phone interview following the meeting, Superintendent Tina Meserve said changes were made to Pathways for All Learners due to staffing. The program addresses regular […]
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Cape Cod Hill School principal hired
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept the Administrator Evaluation Committee’s recommendation to hire Lisa Sinclair as the new Cape Cod Hill School principal. Sinclair previously worked at St. Albans Consolidated School in RSU 19 where she was a Literacy Coach and part time principal. As Literacy Coach, Sinclair […]
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Mt. Blue’s Ryder earns prestigious national teaching award
FARMINGTON — A Mt. Blue High School language arts teacher has been recognized as one of the nation’s top educators. The NEA Foundation named Dan Ryder of Jay as a recipient of the prestigious 2019 Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence Monday. Horace Mann representative Jake Kenyon surprised Ryder and his peers with the news […]
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RSU 9 ready to welcome students
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 administrators, teachers and staff have been busy preparing for the 2018-2019 school year and are ready to welcome students back into the classroom tomorrow. “Schools are clean and teachers are in their classrooms,” reported Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Tina Meserve. Several goals are in place for the coming year, […]