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Superintendent outlines RSU 5 budget context; federal grants separate from local budget
Summary
Superintendent Jean gave the board a budget overview, saying administrators prioritized maintaining student programming, supports and infrastructure while adjusting an initial 8.47% expenditure request down after updated Region 10 figures; federal Title and IDEA grants total about $1 million and are not part of the local operating budget.
Superintendent Jean told the RSU 5 School Board that administrators began budget planning in August and built a proposal that prioritizes maintaining programming and student supports while managing infrastructure and fleet replacement needs.
Jean said the district faced two unavoidable pressures going into the process: declining enrollment that reduces state subsidy and negotiated contract commitments. She said initial administrative requests, before reductions and adjustments, produced an 8.47%…
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