rsu 2
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2023
Six candidates vie for spots on inaugural Richmond school board
The special election will be held on March 7.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2023
Richmond transition committee hitting roadblocks from RSU 2 central office
The Richmond Transition Committee has not gotten documents it needs in order to move forward with the town's separation from the Hallowell-based school district.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2023
Hallowell-area school district has not been compensating some employees correctly
Rick Amero, the interim superintendent in Regional School Unit 2, says widespread issues with the district's payroll and employee benefits can be traced back to at least July 2021.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
Hallowell-based school district looks to next year following Richmond vote to withdraw from RSU 2
Though most of the budget operations were building-based, there are still some issues to sort out before finalizing the budget in the spring. At the same time, the district is moving forward with the process of hiring a superintendent.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2022
Richmond to appoint committee to ease transition to municipally run school district
Residents cannot elect a school board until March, but the new municipal district faces a July 1 deadline to have a voter-approved budget and its top administrators in place.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2022
Richmond residents voice concerns, questions about withdrawal from RSU 2 ahead of November vote
A public hearing held Monday drew roughly 25 Richmond residents, most of whom were in favor of withdrawing from Regional School Unit 2.
