To Parents & Guardians of Dirigo Elementary School Students:
Dear DES Parents & Guardians,
Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 16 from 3-6 PM you can pick up your child's electronic device at the school. This will be a drive up event. Please have the form that was sent home on Monday filled out and signed. Please use the outer loop (the one closest to the school) when coming to retrieve your child's device. We recommend that you use a school issued device because some of the programs are preloaded on them and we can push programs out to them better than we can with private devices. Thank you and have a good evening
Good Evening! RSU 56 would like to remind you that tomorrow, September 8th is our first day of school. Don't forget to complete the daily COVID screening tool for all students and staff each morning before coming into the district or riding the busses. The COVID checklist and the school bus routes have been posted to our website, www.rsu56.org.
Welcome back and we hope to see you all tomorrow! GO COUGARS!
Here is our updated 2020-2021 School Calendar for your reference: https://5il.co/jcep
The RSU56 School Board Meeting is now being held on Zoom. One of our agenda items is to talk about the return to school.
Please join at the following link: https://zoom.us/s/93938122888 - Passcode: 643255
Summer School at Dirigo Elementary School is cancelled today due to a power outage in the building.
PARENTS / GUARDIANS
We are dedicated to providing the best education possible no matter the circumstances and value your feedback to support our growth and planning. We are working hard to provide a way to safely and legally provide in-person education in the fall for our students. Your input is needed as RSU 56 reflects on the spring and plans for the fall. Thank you!
This survey is anonymous and confidential.
There are two sections. The first section is feedback about the spring, and the second section is to help with our planning for the fall.
https://forms.gle/sBrdHBwBPMJuYdub7
The RSU 56 nutrition staff and volunteers have been working especially hard to keep our students fed through the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are a couple photos of what was sent to our students today!! Great job!
Student's from RSU56 that attend the Margaret Murphy Center for their classes, will still be picked up at their normal times on Monday 3/16.
Good afternoon. This is an important call from RSU 56. Please listen carefully. The RSU 56 schools will be closed initially from Monday, March 16th through Friday, March 27th. Additional information will be shared on our social media sites.
Maine Special Olympics has recommended all Unified Competitions be postponed for now. Accordingly, Friday's MS Unified Basketball game v. MVMS and next Wednesday's MS Unified Basketball game @ Mountain Valley Middle School will be postponed to a later date.
Good Morning. Due to the incoming snow storm there will be no school in RSU 56 today, February 27th.
Good Morning. RSU 56 will have a 2 hour delay today, February 10 due to the snow.
Good Morning. There will be no school in RSU 56 today, February 7, due to the storm. Have a great weekend and stay safe.
Good morning,
There will be no school today, February 6th, due to the snow storm.
Great news! Dirigo's request to the MPA for a waiver of our 2-year football suspension has been granted. Dirigo will be able to play Varsity 8-Man Football next year. Go Cougars!!!
Good Morning. There will be no school in RSU 56 today, January 16th, due to the incoming snow storm. Stay safe and have a great day.
This morning RSU56 held an appreciation breakfast for the Buildings, Grounds and Transportation staff to thank them for all that they do for our district and our students! Have a great holiday!
It’s looking more and more like the holidays around RSU56 today with the fresh blanket of snow!
Good Morning. RSU 56 will be having an early release day today, 12/17/19 due to the incoming storm. Students will be released at 11:30. Have a great day.
Good Morning. There will be no school today 12/16/19 at Dirigo High School due to a power outage. Staff please report as normal. Dirigo Middle and Elementary Schools are still on as normal.
Dirigo Middle School Holiday Concert - December 6 - 6PM at Dirigo High School.
Come one, come all to Dirigo Drama Clubs performance of Dorothy in Wonderland.
Friday, December 6 at 7 PM and Saturday, December 7 and 1 PM - At the Dirigo High School SCC.
Tickets can be purchased the night of the performance. Adults - $5 and Students are $2.
RSU 56 School Board meeting - November 26th 6:30PM at Dirigo Elementary School. Click here to see the updated agenda. https://5il.co/bk6r
Good Morning. RSU56 will have a 1-hour delay today, 11/22/19 due to the slippery road conditions. Thank you.
Good Afternoon. All after school activities for today, November 18th have been canceled due to the incoming storm.
No School Board Meeting 11/12/19
We will have a Special Board meeting next Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 6:30 at DHS SCC. The agenda will include:
1. Signing of the Validation Referendum Votes.
2. Budget Workshop
November 12 - No School - Good Morning. There will be no School in RSU56 today, November 12, due to the inclement weather.
Reminder: No School on Monday, November 11th for Veterans Day.
Voting results for Question 2.
The 2019-2020 Round 4 budget vote failed.
Canton 127 yes 83 no
Carthage 49 yes 79 no
Dixfield 269 yes 239 no
Peru 167 yes 255 no
Total 612 yes no 656
2019-2020 School Budget Vote is TODAY!
Canton Town Office, 94 Turner Street 8am-8PM
Carthage Town Office, 703A Carthage Rd. 8am-8PM
Dixfield American Legion Hall, 8 River Lane 8am-8PM
Peru Town Office: 26 Main St. 8am-8PM
Just a quick reminder that the RSU 56 2019-2020 round 4 Budget Validation meeting will be held tonight, Tuesday, 10/29, at 6:30pm in the Dirigo High School SCC. To see the budget overview video, or for more budget information please visit the budget section of our website:
https://www.rsu56.org/o/rsu-56/page/budget-information--48
Reminder to the Class of 2020- There will be a FAFSA Help Session tonight at 6:00 pm @ Region 9 School of Applied Technology. Any student who completes the FAFSA at our FAFSA Help Session will receive a $10 gas card, and will be entered to win a $50 Visa Gift Card.
On Friday 10/25 DHS class of 2022 went on college tours at SMCC and USM (Portland).
RSU 56 would like to thank the first responders and other support services from the River Valley who came to DES today to support us! DES has been cleared by emergency personnel and propane specialists and school will resume tomorrow as scheduled.
Dirigo Elementary School has been reviewed and cleared by emergency personnel and propane specialists. School will resume tomorrow as scheduled.
DES Students will be dismissed from the DHS Gym at approximately 11am and sent on their normal busses home.
Due to the smell of gas at DES, we have evacuated the building. All students are safely accounted for at this time. The gas has been shut off, firefighters are on site.
DES students have been transported to DHS. Dismissal for DES students will be at 10:45. They will be dismissed from the DHS gymnasium.
Good Afternoon, Due to unforeseen circumstances, RSU 56 buses may be 15-30 minutes late this afternoon.
The Dirigo Football team raised $230 in donations at their 9/30 game against Lawrence to benefit the Farmington Firefighter's Benevolent Association. Members Jacob True, Chase Nelson, Curtis Errington and Colton Carlow delivered the donation to the Farmington Firehouse on 10/3.
This is a reminder of the school board meeting tonight at 6:30pm at DHS in the SCC for the normal agenda items and a talk about the next round of the 19-20 school budget. Please join us to voice your thoughts on the budget so we can make a plan to move forward.
School Budget Vote TODAY!
- Canton Town Office, 94 Turner Street 1PM-7PM
- Carthage Town Office, 703A Carthage Rd. 3PM-7PM
- Dixfield Town Office, 46 Main St. 12PM-6PM
- Peru Town Office: 26 Main St. 12PM-7PM
On Wednesday TWKDMS remembered the heroism and loss of 9/11 with a display of the names of all those lost, as well as by signing thank you notes for our region’s first responders. Part of the commitment to never forget is to educate the next generation.
Join the 8th grade class from TWKDMS at this delicious fundraiser on September 29, 2019 from 4-6PM.
The third round 19-20 RSU 56 School Budget Vote will be on September 17th at the following locations:
Canton Town Office, 94 Turner Street 1PM-7PM
Carthage Town Office, 703A Carthage Rd. 3PM-7PM
Dixfield Town Office, 46 Main St. 12PM-6PM
Peru Town Office: 26 Main St. 12PM-7PM
2019 - 2020 Bus Routes
During the first week of school, bus pick up times may vary up to fifteen (15) minutes. Students should be at pick-up points on time. If parents have questions regarding bus schedules, please call the RSU 56 Transportation Office at 562-4300, extension 2.
Please take a few minutes and watch this video from Superintendent Doyen on the third round 2019-2020 school budget overview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNKv1uq17Ew
Below is the 2019-2020 School calendar. We are all very excited to welcome back our students next week.
Wednesday 8/28 - Grades K-6 & 9.
Thursday 8/29 - All Students
September 3rd - 1st day for Pre-K.
