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Superintendent warns spending‑cap proposals could force cuts to CTE programs
Summary
Nicole McTavish of Patricia A. Hannaford RTSD told Senate Finance that proposed spending caps (S.220) and counting bond debt toward caps would risk eliminating Career and Technical Education programs because debt service and mandated positions leave little flexibility.
Nicole McTavish, superintendent and director of the Patricia A. Hannaford Regional Technical School District, told the Senate Finance Committee that proposed spending caps could force elimination of CTE programs.
McTavish said her district voters approved an $8,000,000 bond in March 2022 to renovate the main campus and meet safety and program standards. She provided budget figures to the committee: the district’s FY26 budget is $5,700,000; salaries and benefits total about…
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