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RSU 52 hears preliminary state subsidy: $1.14M operating increase, towns face higher required contribution
Summary
Superintendent Carrie Med told the RSU 52 board the state's preliminary ED279 subsidy raises the district's operating allocation by about $1.14 million, while required local contributions and other cost drivers will push local budget pressure higher; board set schedule and deadlines for the coming budget process.
RSU 52 Superintendent Carrie Med presented the district's preliminary ED279 state subsidy to the board, saying the operating allocation increase is about $1,144,000 and the district also expects roughly $723,000 more across special education and transportation allocations. Med told trustees the state's Essential Programs and Services (EPS) formula drives those numbers and that the required local contribution the three towns must provide rose as well.
Med explained EPS calculates a district's staffing and resource "essentials" from submitted data; the state then funds a legislated portion and requires a local contribution to unlock that money. The board was told the EPS per-pupil rates rose (elementary and secondary), and that RSU 52's student count rose by about 13.5 students in the formula, which increases subsidy but also changes what…
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