School year nears an end in RSU 68

By Stuart Hedstrom
Staff Writer

DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the final day for students set for June 14 and the current academic year concluding at the month’s end, the RSU 68 directors had a brief agenda for the June 7 meeting. Among the action items, the salaries of nine positions — including five administrators — were set by the board.

Answering a question from Vice Chair Jenny Chase, Superintendent Robert Lucy said these employees all received an approximate 3 percent raise

The salaries are part of the 2015-16 proposed budget, approved at the annual meeting the Tuesday before to be moved to the referendum one week later on June 14 — results were not available as of presstime.

“I think the increase is reasonable and we will get some of this money back,” Chair Rick Johnston said about state funds. “I think we are in good shape for next year, we have a full staff at all grade levels.”

In other business, Lucy reported on several staff changes for 2016-17. He said grade 5-6 resource teacher Adrienne Parsons would be retiring and grade 8 English/language arts teacher Kassaundra Foster and technology teacher Sean Malone both have both given notice of their intent to resign.

The superintendent said grade 3 teacher Brian Miller applied for and was hired for the opening in fourth grade. Lucy said the new third-grade vacancy is being advertised.

Lucy also said he wanted to thank all of the volunteers at the SeDoMoCha School, who previously were recognized at a tea. “We are just so grateful for all of the support in our school community by all of the volunteers throughout the year,” he said.