Midcoast Youth Center announced this week it is expanding its McKinney-Vento outreach efforts to better support families and unaccompanied minors experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Thanks to recent MaineHousing Emergency Relief funding, two new Outreach Housing Specialists will join MYC teams, significantly increasing the organization’s capacity to serve youth in the Brunswick and Richmond […]
Richmond School Department
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Richmond to peruse next steps in obtaining COVID fund reimbursement from Hallowell-area school district
The Richmond School Department believes that it is owed nearly $800,000 in COVID-era funds from its former district, Regional School Unit 2.
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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.
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After winning selectmen’s approval, Richmond School Department’s $194,215 request goes to voters
The town’s new school district is seeking funds to hire key administrators and buy financial software before the school budget takes effect in July.
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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.
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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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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.