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RSU 4 special-education spending rises; administrators cite steady identification and out-of-district tuition pressures

5432201 · May 15, 2025
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Summary

Voters approved $5,425,448 for special education after administration explained identification levels are steady but mandatory IEP-driven costs and out-of-district tuition increases drive the line-item growth.

Voters approved Article 2, authorizing $5,425,448 for special education in RSU 4.

Tom Wood and others raised questions about a roughly 10% year-over-year increase in the special-education cost center and whether identification rates are trending upward. Wood asked whether the…

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