Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Chris Elkington told the board of directors the new plan will hopefully ease stress and foster involvement from staff, students, families and the local community.
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Farmington-based school district board hears updates on teacher evaluations
The teacher-evaluations committee has worked on revisions to the process in the last year, with a focus on prioritizing improvement and facilitating the overall evaluation process.
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Farmington area schools superintendent and board address director’s political comment
A new member of Regional School Unit 9’s board of directors recently made a comment praising the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion rights during the board’s ‘Good News Stories’ meeting segment.
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RSU 9 board hears updates on special services
Of special interest to the board, RSU 9 is establishing a Unified Basketball program to bring together students with and without disabilities and “collaborative” games of basketball.
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Meet the RSU 9 fifth grade teacher who loves seeing her students smile
Regional School Unit 9 fifth grade teacher Lucinda Dreschler is passionate about collaboration with fellow teachers and the students themselves. Collaboration, she said, is the key to successful education.
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RSU 9 board discusses social-and-emotional learning
RSU 9’s goal with social-and-emotional learning is “to prepare our students to succeed in our community and be able to take on these challenges,” RSU 9 teacher Liz LeClair said in a presentation.
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RSU 9 considering career, tech ed center at middle school
FARMINGTON — An offer to build a career and technical education center at Mt. Blue Middle School has received initial support from the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors. Richard Bjorn and the Bjorn Foundation would donate $2.5 million to establish the Bjorn Center for Career and Technical Education to “expand hands-on learning opportunities […]
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Voters approve $40 million budget for Farmington-based school district
RSU 9’s 2022-23 budget, a $1.13 million increase over the current year, will cost taxpayers across the district’s 10 towns $13.78 million.
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Photos: Mt. Blue High School’s Class of 2022 celebrates graduation
Photos by Kay Neufeld/Franklin Journal
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Mt. Blue High School graduates told to embrace uncertainty and ‘face your fears’
Following speeches and musical performances, 150 students receive diplomas or, for eight international students, certificates of attendance at Caldwell Field in Farmington.