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RSU 05 board hears 9.82% 'status‑quo' budget projection; asks administrators for tiered scenarios
Summary
Superintendent Tom Gray told the RSU 05 board that a status‑quo fiscal 2027 budget would increase by 9.82% driven by contractual salaries, benefits and special‑education costs. The board asked administrators to prepare tiered scenarios (roughly 6%–8%) showing impacts on staffing and programs.
Superintendent Tom Gray told the RSU 05 board on Nov. 19 that, if the district holds staffing levels steady, projected salary and benefits costs and certain special‑education placements put next year’s budget increase at 9.82 percent.
Gray said that last year the district’s overall budget rose about 6.83 percent, and that the effect differs by town under the district’s cost‑sharing formula: Durham experienced about an 8.83 percent increase last year, Freeport about 4.95 percent and Pownal about 7.87 percent. He cautioned that town‑level impacts for 2027 cannot be finalized until state subsidy and revenue estimates are available.
Gray and…
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