In a recent meeting of the Western Foothills Regional School Unit 10, school officials highlighted the positive impact of professional development training received by staff at the beginning of the school year. The training, conducted by Scott Irvin, focused on classroom behavior management and has garnered overwhelmingly positive feedback from participants. Officials expressed hopes to invite Irvin back for follow-up sessions later this year.

The meeting proceeded smoothly with no adjustments to the agenda and the minutes from the previous meeting approved unanimously. Public comments were absent, allowing the board to move directly to student reports.

Mountain Valley's student representative, Mr. Danlick, reported on recent student elections, revealing that two students expressed interest in serving as representatives on the school board. Michael Chase and Jerrica Goodney, both seniors, have been selected as primary and alternate candidates, respectively. They are expected to attend the next board meeting.

Additionally, a report from Noah Smith, the newly elected student representative from Buckfield Junior Senior High School, noted the start of the school year and various activities, including a successful homecoming week that featured high school soccer games with significant community attendance. Both high school and middle school soccer teams are actively recruiting new players, alongside the high school golf team, marking a vibrant start to the academic year.