The Western Hills Regional School Unit 10 school board approved two personnel items on its agenda: the hiring of a middle‑school guidance counselor and the appointment of an assistant building, grounds and transportation director.

The board approved the superintendent’s recommendation to hire Sydney Rowe as the middle‑school guidance counselor at Mountain Valley Community School (MVCS). Deb said Rowe, a Mountain Valley graduate, holds master’s‑level social work experience, has applied for conditional school‑counselor certification, and had “rave reviews” from references. The motion to approve the appointment passed unanimously.

Later in the meeting, the board entered executive session pursuant to MRS subsection 4056(a) to discuss the building, grounds and transportation director search. After returning from executive session, a motion was made and seconded to hire Brian Hooper as assistant building, grounds and transportation director at a starting annual salary of $73,000. The motion passed unanimously. Board members congratulated Hooper in the meeting record.

The superintendent said forthcoming steps include completing any onboarding paperwork and confirming start dates; the transcript records the salary and unanimous board approval but does not specify a start date for Hooper.