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RSU 22 committee reviews state EPS framework and ED 279 funding breakdown showing $9.6M local requirement
Summary
School staff reviewed Maine's Essential Programs and Services (EPS) funding model and the ED 279 form for RSU 22, explaining how state and local shares were calculated and reporting a required local contribution of about $9.6 million toward a total allocation of roughly $31.3 million.
RSU 22 staff reviewed how Maine's Essential Programs and Services (EPS) formula and the ED 279 funding form determine state and local shares for school funding, telling the school committee that the district's locally funded share for the current calculation is about $9.6 million of a roughly $31.3 million total.
The presenter (staff member) told the committee that EPS is an adequacy funding model designed "to ensure that all schools have the programs and resources that are essential for all students to have an equitable opportunity to achieve Maine learning results." The presenter added that EPS "is not a prescription of how the fund should be spent" and that local districts retain control over staffing ratios and program choices.
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