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Superintendent says district submitted construction applications; class sizes vary across elementary schools
Summary
Superintendent told the RSU 40 board that district staff met DOE teams for site visits on construction grant applications for the high school and Miller School, and presented class‑size data showing uneven kindergarten enrollment (e.g., Friendship 8, Prescott 23).
The superintendent reported that district staff met with Department of Education reviewers for site visits tied to construction applications for the high school and Miller School and that the funding competition has intensified (about 100 applications this round versus about 77 previously). She said the department will publish a prioritized list later and that prior rounds funded a small fraction of applicants.
On enrollment and class sizes, the superintendent presented tables showing class‑size distributions across elementary schools. She noted some unevenness in kindergarten — Friendship had eight students while Prescott had 23 — and presented grade‑level totals and counts of regular classroom teacher positions. The district average class size across the elementary grades was described as roughly in the mid‑teens (around 14), ranging from about 12 in pre‑K to about 20 in 5th grade in some schools.
The superintendent said the commissioner has formed a state commission to review school construction funding and is expected to report to the legislature, which will factor into the district’s planning. She urged the board that while the district will pursue the application process, decisions from the department may not be available in time to influence the coming year's budget.
