Regional School Unit 40

Regional School Unit 40
Address
1070 Heald Highway Union , Maine, 04862 United States
Coordinates	44°8′N69°20′W / 44.133°N 69.333°W / 44.133; -69.333
District information
Interim Superintendent of Schools	Thomas Ambrose
Asst. superintendent(s)	Tom Gray
NCES District ID	2311550 [1]
Other information
Website	rsu40.org

Regional School Unit 40 (RSU#40), formerly known as Maine School Administrative District #40, is a school district headquartered on the second floor of Union Elementary School in Union, Maine. ^[2] MSAD 40 comprises the public education services for students in Union, Friendship, Waldoboro, Warren, and Washington. ^[3]

The superintendent's office and adult education programs moved to Union Elementary School from the Educational Services Center in Warren starting with the 2008–09 school year.^{[ citation needed ]}

Schools

• Waldoboro:
  • Medomak Valley High School — Grades 9–12 ^[4]
  • Medomak Valley Middle School — Grades 6(Waldoboro only)7-8
  • Miller Elementary School — Grades K–5
• Warren:
  • Warren Community School — Grades K–6
• Washington:
  • Prescott Memorial School — Grades K–6
• Union:
  • Union Elementary School — Grades K–6 - Located on the first floor of its building ^{[2] [5]}
• Friendship:
  • Friendship Village School — Grades K–6

Alternative:

• Rivers Alternative Middle School (Union) - On the second floor of Union Elementary ^[2]

Board elections

Transgender rights were an issue during recent board elections. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for RSU 40/MSAD 40". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved July 11, 2025.
2. "Union Elementary School." Regional School Unit 40. Retrieved on November 6, 2018. "Downstairs in our building, [...] RSU 40/MSAD 40 Administrative Offices and Rivers Alternative Middle School are both located upstairs."
3. Home. Regional School Unit 40. Retrieved on November 6, 2018. "1070 Heald Highway Union, Maine 04862 " - The "Community" tab shows the communities served.
4. "Medomak Valley High School" . Retrieved July 11, 2025.
5. "Union Elementary School" . Retrieved July 11, 2025.
6. Walkup, Jules (May 20, 2025). "An election looms in a Maine school district divided over transgender rights". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
7. Betts, Stephen (April 24, 2025). "Races Could Again Shift Balance on RSU 40 Board". Midcoast Villager . Retrieved July 11, 2025.
8. Othot, Seamus (May 29, 2025). "RSU 40 School Board Race Might Get Boys Out of Girls' Spaces and Sports in Knox/Lincoln County District". The Maine Wire. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
9. Betts, Stephen (March 28, 2025). "Morris Wins Seat on RSU 40 Board". Midcoast Villager . Retrieved July 11, 2025.

External links

• Official website
• MSAD #40 at the Wayback Machine (archive index)