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RSU 04 board debates adding full‑time school resource officer as budget talks narrow to two targets
Summary
The RSU 04 School Board considered whether to include a full‑time school resource officer in next year’s budget and agreed on two planning targets: a 3.0% overall tax‑increase target if Sabatus Primary School is closed, and a 4.5% target if SPS remains open with an SRO.
The RSU 04 School Board considered whether to include a full‑time school resource officer in next year’s budget and agreed on two planning targets: a 3.0% overall tax‑increase target if Sabatus Primary School (SPS) is closed, and a 4.5% target if SPS remains open and the budget includes a full‑time SRO.
Board members said the SRO question factors strongly into voters’ likely choices and the district’s public‑safety strategy. “We would like to see 4.5 with SPS open and an SRO and 3% with it closed,” a board participant summarized during a discussion of draft scenarios. The SRO position the board discussed is estimated in the presentation at about $142,000 for salary/benefits.
Why this matters: the SRO debate links directly to the referendum on whether to close SPS and to voters’ appetite for the district’s tax…
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