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RSU 52 board hears surprise change to ED279; adult education funding removed from K–12 subsidy calculation
Summary
Superintendent Carrie told the board that ED279 calculations increased per-pupil rates and special-education subsidy but a late legislative amendment removed roughly $600,000 of adult-education funding from the district's K'12 subsidy, creating uncertainty for the upcoming budget and local assessment.
SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTS ED279, FINANCES Superintendent Carrie told the RSU 52/MSAD 52 board the district's ED279 report shows modest enrollment growth (about 11.5 students on a two-year average) and higher per-pupil rates: $8,241 at the elementary level and $8,758 at the high-school level. The report also reflected a large increase in the special-education subsidy (about $1,379,000), which largely tracks district spending.
Why the budget is suddenly uncertain Carrie said the bigger surprise was a late legislative amendment to ED279 that removed the adult-education subsidy from the K–12 calculation and directed it to adult-education accounts instead. "We do not know right now how…
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