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FARMINGTON Mt. Blue Education Association President Doug Hodum announced Tuesday that contract negotiations with Regional School Unit 9 directors will take a more collaborative approach.
The announcement followed an executive session of the board and the teachers’ bargaining unit.
Negotiations began in January 2020, seven months before the teachers’ contract expired in August.
“After discussions between negotiating teams, we have decided to move forward in a more solutions-based approach,” Hodum said. “The board of directors and local education association are committed to collaboratively solve remaining issues in the professional staff contract as one group. We appreciate the shared commitment to resolution on this issue.”
With robotics canceled, Blue Crew builds 3-D printers for science labs
The first device was part of the team s Chairman s Award efforts.
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Maria Howatt stands next to the printer she will use in physics classes at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington. Blue Crew, the high school robotics team, has printed 3-D printers for every science lab at the school.
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FARMINGTON Science labs at Mt. Blue High School will have 3-D printers thanks to the efforts of Blue Crew, the school’s robotic team.
Blue Crew was formed in 2015 when students lobbied to have a team comprised of students from the high school and Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington. The team competed in a FIRST Robotics Competition for the first time in Hartford, Connecticut, in April 2016. The team was part of the winning alliance and won the Rookie All-Star award.
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