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RSU 10 board restores elementary social worker and behavior interventionist after budget debate
Summary
After more than two hours of public comment and board discussion on proposed cuts, RSU 10 directors agreed to restore an elementary social worker and a behavior interventionist to the draft budget and directed administrators to identify other reductions to meet the district—s target.
RSU 10 school board directors agreed during their meeting to put an elementary social worker and a behavior interventionist back into the draft 2025–26 budget after public testimony and sustained discussion about student supports.
The decision came during a lengthy budget review in which administrators presented a list of proposed reductions designed to bring the district—s projected tax impact down toward an 8% overall increase. The restored positions together were described in the discussion as costing about $166,000.
Why it matters: Board members and public commenters said cutting student-facing positions would undermine gains in behavior and academic supports and could increase out-of-district special-education costs. Administrators said the district must still find further reductions to reach its target and flagged rising benefit and special-education tuition costs as key pressures.
Board and public debate Deb Sanders, the…
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