FARMINGTON — A retirement party for Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Tom Ward is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bjorn Auditorium at Mt. Blue Campus. It is a “wonderful opportunity for our community to thank and celebrate a person who has truly given his all to the Mt Blue School District for the […]
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Incoming RSU 9 superintendent among four candidates who met criteria
FARMINGTON — Tina Meserve, the incoming superintendent in Regional School Unit 9, was chosen from among four candidates who met the search committee’s criteria. There were 11 inquiries about the position, according to Steven Bailey, executive director of Maine School Management Association. The board hired the association to help with the superintendent search. There were four […]
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Farmington man accused of harassing RSU 9 administrators, employees
FARMINGTON — A former Regional School Unit 9 employee was ordered Friday to stop harassing RSU 9 employees, the superintendent, the W.G. Mallett School principal and the school board. Farmington police served temporary protection from harassment orders on Daniel Patterson of Farmington, a former probationary second-grade teacher at Mallett School in Farmington. He was hired […]
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RSU 9 superintendent search underway
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors have hired the Maine School Management Association to screen applicants for a superintendent to succeed Tom Ward, who is retiring June 30. The association will check applications for qualifications and necessary certifications. The position was posted Feb. 2. Several potential applicants have contacted the association for application packets, […]
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RSU 9 superintendent to retire
FARMINGTON — Tom Ward, superintendent of Regional School Unit 9, will retire at the end of the school year on June 30, 2018. After 41 years in education, 21 of them in RSU 9, he’s following his doctors’ recommendations to find something less stressful to do. Ward, 63, of Temple, wrote in his retirement letter […]
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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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RSU 9 approves nonunion staff contracts
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board voted 11-2 Tuesday to accept its Contract Resolution Committee’s recommendation to give a 2.03 percent wage increase to nonunion Central Office staff, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. The action on the office staff contract and another one for nonunion nutritional staff followed a nearly two-hour executive session. […]
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RSU 9 unveils preliminary $33.56 million budget
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors had their first glimpse Tuesday of a preliminary $33.56 million budget for 2017-18. Superintendent Tom Ward told the board that the administrative team started at a 5.4 percent increase over the current budget and got it down to 2.65 percent, or an $818,519 increase. The first full board […]
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RSU 9 names middle school interim assistant principal, athletic director
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve Katherine Duchesne as interim assistant principal/athletic director at Mt. Blue Middle School. Duchesne of Farmington is a math teacher at the middle school. She will start her new position Oct. 1. Her salary is prorated at $58,540, Superintendent Tom Ward said after the […]
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RSU 9 superintendent revamps budget process
FARMINGTON – The Regional School Unit 9 directors will review the 2016-17 budget proposals with administrators, directors and department heads line by line Superintendent Tom Ward said at Tuesday’s workshop. In the past, the board’s ad hoc budget committee met with administrators and department heads before the entire board reviewed the spending plan line by line. […]