Richmond School Committee adds positions back into proposed budget after residents oppose cuts

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Published
April 20, 2023

Richmond School Committee adds positions back into proposed budget after residents oppose cuts

The positions officials planned to cut included two that are now filled, and several that are vacant but that residents said are needed.
Published
April 14, 2023

Hallowell-area school board says ‘sayonara’ to $34.5 million budget plan after backlash to Japanese program cuts

The Regional School Unit 2 board of directors did not accept the $34.5 million budget from the finance committee after hearing testimony from community and staff members about cuts to positions and programs within the budget.
Published
March 17, 2023

Hallowell-area district already faces $1.5 million budget hike in first year without Richmond

Even though the budget numbers are expected to change over the coming months, RSU 2 school officials are seeing the impact of federal COVID-19 funds ending and Richmond’s recent withdrawal from the regional school district.
Published
March 13, 2023

Interim superintendent for Richmond School Department approved by the committee

The school committee voted unanimously Friday night to hire Bob Webster as the Richmond School Department's start-up administrator and interim superintendent.
Published
March 9, 2023

Richmond School Committee to ask town for $194,000 to hire essential school staff members before July 1

The funds would pay for a superintendent, business manager and other directors to begin before the first budget year takes effect and smooth the transition during the town's separation from Regional School Unit 2.

Published
March 8, 2023

Richmond voters select inaugural school committee members following separation from RSU 2

Residents also approved $40,000 for start-up costs for the district during a special election Tuesday.
Published
March 3, 2023

Rick Amero permanently hired as superintendent of Hallowell-based school district

Rick Amero, former Monmouth Academy principal, will become RSU 2's new superintendent.
Published
February 15, 2023

Winthrop school board raises substitute ed tech pay by $30 a day to attract workers

The move to match the $130-a-day rate substitute teachers are paid makes Winthrop Public Schools among the highest-paying district in the Augusta area for substitute education technicians.
Published
February 9, 2023

Richmond must drastically increase short-term school budget and hire administrators as soon as possible, consultant says

“The financial consequences of not being ready are far more serious than the fact you might be short," consultant Jack Turcott told the committee overseeing the town's transition out of Regional School Unit 2.
Published
February 8, 2023

Hallowell-area fifth grade classes to return to elementary school building in fall

Prompted by parent concerns, the Regional School Unit 2 board of directors unanimously approved the move at a recent meeting. The students had been temporarily placed in Hall-Dale Middle School.

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