Dirigo Elementary School

RSU 56 is looking to secure a few substitute nurses to cover when our school nurses have to be out of the district. Substitute nurse pay is currently $40/hour. Please call the RSU 56 Central Office at (207) 562-4300 if you are interested.

Reminder of today's Technology Sale. There are limited iPad and AppleTV's, but plenty of Laptops! The Technology department is happy to announce a Surplus Technology Sale! With all of the devices that we have replaced over the last year, we have a large number of used devices that we would like to offer to the staff, students, and community members before working with a reseller or recycling company. Devices will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis. We have approximately 200 13" MacBooks with the M1 Processor, around 50 iPad Generation 8 Wifi, and approximately 20 Apple TV's. Prices: - Apple Macbook Air, M1, 8GB Memory, 128GB Hard Drive (a few are 256): $300 - iPad 8th Generation Wifi, 32GB: $75 (Limited Number Left) - Apple TV's - $20 (Limited Number Left) The sale will be taking place on September 24th from 10AM until 6PM at the Central Office, 147 Weld Street in Dixfield, the small white building next to Dirigo High School. The sale will be first come first serve, we will not be taking pre-orders at this time. Payment in full is due when picking up the device, either by cash or a check written to Regional School Unit No. 56. These devices are all sold AS-IS with no warranty. There will be a 24-Hour grace period for you to switch out the device or get a refund if the device is not in working order. The refund or swap must be approved by the Technology Director. If you have any questions, please reach out to: Brian R. Keene Director of Technology Regional School Unit No. 56 (207)562-4300 x4103 Bkeene@rsu56.org

RSU 56 Winter Coaching Positions have been posted!

This afternoon RSU 56 staff attended a training on Generative AI put on by Justin Cary from Drummond Woodsum. Our goal at RSU56 is to educate our staff on A.I. use in education so that our staff can teach our students with the most recent technology initiatives.

Good Morning Dirigo Elementary School Parents & Guardians, Our first day with K-5 students is off to a great start. Just a reminder for any parent that is planning on picking their child up from school today (or for the entire year) we need a note stating that. If you did not send in a note today you can call the office by 1:00 PM at 562-4207. Please indicate if your child will be office just today or until further notice. Thank you and have a great day. Mr. Swan

Here is the school board agenda for tonight's meeting at Dirigo High School 6:30PM - https://5il.co/2uuql

Here is the link to the 2024-2025 school calendar: https://5il.co/2qmsm

Current list of open teaching positions: Dirigo Elementary School: Music Teacher Dirigo Middle School: Math/Science Teacher To secure and submit an application or letter of interest, please contact: Lisa Sanborn - 207-562-7552, careers@rsu56.org.

RSU56 Job Posting Update

Good Morning from RSU 56. There will be no school in RSU 56 today, 5/29/24 due to route 108 being closed still from the incident that occurred last night in Peru. This closure will not change the last day of school, more information will be coming out later today. Thank you and have a great day.

Dirigo Elementary School - Teaching Openings * Music Teacher To secure and submit an application or letter of interest, please contact: Lisa Sanborn - 207-562-7552, lsanborn@rsu56.org.

Here is the link for tonight's school board meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TlKPho3tNM

Good Morning from RSU 56. Due to the inclement weather we will have a remote learning day today, April 4, 2024. Have a great day.

***RESCHEDULED*** Dirigo High School Class of 2025 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny March 30th, 2024 8:00am-10:00am Region 9 cafeteria $5 Entrance fee includes: * 2 Pancakes with butter & syrup * Sausage patty * beverage (juice, water, milk, coffee) * Easter basket craft & Easter candy Raffles! Raffles! Raffles! $1.00/ea. or 6/$5.00 or 14/$10.00 You do not have to be present to win! Flyer: https://5il.co/2h0dm The. Easter Bunny will be available for parents to take pictures! Proceeds to support Dirigo High School Class of 2025 Project Graduation.

Good Morning from RSU 56. Due to the weather there will be a 1-Hour delay in RSU 56 today, 3/21/24. Thank you!

DES Cubtastic Assembly - 14 Mar 2024 ------ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewVcaSa-Qoc

DES Cubtastic Assembly - 14 Mar 2024 ------ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewVcaSa-Qoc

As a reminder, Friday March 15th is a teachers workshop day in RSU56. Also, The RSU 56 school board approved having an early release on April 8 so families could observe the Solar Eclipse if desired. Student dismissal will be at 11:30 on April 8th, and Staff dismissal will be after the last bus leaves the school. Go Cougars!

Good Morning from RSU 56. Due to power outages and issues from the storm in some areas, we will be having a remote learning day today, February 29, 2024. Thank you.

Pre-K Registration - If you have a child who will be 4 years old by October 15 and you would like to register them for the Pre-K program at Dirigo Elementary School, please contact the school today at 562-4207. We are trying to eliminate our waiting list and potentially plan for a third Pre-K classroom. So please call as soon as possible to register your child.