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Auburn committee hears athletics budget as wrestling moves from club funding to district budget
Summary
Auburn School Committee reviewed the FY26 athletics budget March 19, hearing that a 3% stipend increase was built in, varsity wrestling will move from club funding into the district budget, and shared-service agreements with neighboring districts reduce some swim costs.
Todd Simpson presented the Auburn Public Schools athletics budget for fiscal year 2026 to the Auburn School Committee on March 19, outlining program costs, stipend changes and shared arrangements with neighboring districts.
Simpson said the district added a 3% stipend increase “in anticipation of that contract,” and provided a sport-by-sport snapshot that showed wide variation in per‑pupil costs across programs. “Some more good news from the winter athletic season. . . they completed the season undefeated,” Simpson said of the unified basketball team.
The presentation described line items that drive costs: officials and scorekeeper fees set through the MPA (the Maine Principals Association), rental fees for offsite…
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