FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Feb. 9 to accept recommendations from an advisory committee overseeing the Thomas F. Dyer Trust. The panel is made up of New Sharon Selectman Travis Pond, RSU 9 Director Jennifer Pooler of New Sharon and RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward. They had worked together for the past […]
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RSU 9 contracts give overall average of 2.5 percent increase
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors have approved contracts with four staff groups that give an overall 2.5 percent increase in wages, Superintendent Tom Ward said Oct. 14. All bargaining units approved the agreements. The board voted 10-2 on Oct. 13 to accept the recommendations of the board’s Contract Resolution Committee, Ward said. Directors […]
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RSU 9 student enrollment climbs
FARMINGTON — While many school districts in the state are seeing declines in student enrollment, Regional School Unit 9 is seeing an increase. The student population is 2,362 students, an increase of 36 students from last year to this year, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. It is a good problem to have, he said. He […]
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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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Franklin County schools to use emergency alert system
FARMINGTON — A $14,000 Homeland Security grant will pay for the first year of an emergency alert system to be implemented in Franklin County schools. The Punch Alert System will allow school staff who have the application installed on computers, tablets, mobile phones and other mobile devices to press a button to alert law enforcement, […]
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RSU 9 board to discuss next step in budget process
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will discuss the next step in the budget process next week, after the $32.25 million school budget was rejected by voters Tuesday. The vote was 741-1,045. The proposed budget represented a 3.9 percent increase, or $1.2 million, more than this fiscal year. “I want to thank the people […]
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Ward’s contract extended in RSU 9 in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Superintendent Tom Ward of Temple, who is in the second year of a three-year contract with Regional School Unit 9, will lead the district through June 30, 2018. The school board voted to renew his three-year contract Tuesday night after a brief executive session, Ward said. No salary was negotiated. He was hired […]
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RSU 9 receives 12 applications for support services director
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 has received 12 applications for the position of support services director, Superintendent Tom Ward said Thursday. The support services director oversees bus drivers, custodians, facilities and grounds. David Leavitt, who served the district for nearly 33 years, beginning as a mechanic, left his position as director of support services Friday for a […]
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RSU 9 board adds 20 days to Mt. Blue student’s suspension
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors voted Tuesday to add five days to a 10-day out-of-school suspension, and 15 days of in-house suspension for a Mt. Blue High School student for a drug-related matter. The student has served the 10-day suspension, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. Administrators and Ward are working with the student to develop […]
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Welch to be recommended to fill RSU 9 board vacancy
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward will recommend Keith Welch to fill a vacancy on the school board until Farmington’s annual town meeting election in March 2014. The next Board of Directors meeting is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Forum at the Mt. Blue Campus in Farmington. Welch will replace former Director […]