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RSU 06 to begin taking on early‑childhood special‑education services; state to reimburse "100%", district says
Summary
Education Director Katie Hawes told the RSU 06/MSAD 06 board that the district will join cohort 3 of a state-mandated transition, beginning next year with 4‑year‑olds. The Department of Education has committed classroom‑outfitting funds and quarterly reimbursements; directors raised long‑term funding and staffing concerns.
Education Director Katie Hawes told the RSU 06/MSAD 06 board at its meeting that state law enacted in 2024 requires early‑childhood special‑education services to move from Child Development Services (CDS) to public school districts and that RSU 06 plans to join cohort 3 of the roll‑in, beginning with 4‑year‑olds next year and taking on 3‑year‑olds the following year.
Hawes said the law requires those services to be funded at "100%" by the state and described a reimbursement schedule in which the Department of Education reviews district numbers and invoicing four times a year and adjusts reimbursements accordingly. "That is the way the legislation reads, and that is what the first 2 cohorts have realized," Hawes said. The department visited the district, reviewed Individualized Education Plans and classrooms, and offered to fully outfit special‑education classrooms and provide…
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