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RSU 04 voters approve 2024–25 spending plan; November 5 ratification set after $22.64 million budget vote
Summary
At the RSU 04 annual budget meeting, voters approved the school board’s recommended 2024–25 spending plan, including $22,637,019 in total expenditures; Article 13 (additional local funds) passed by written ballot (22–9) and Article 12 passed by hand count (25–2).
RANDALL GREENWOOD, moderator, opened the RSU 04 annual budget meeting and recognized Superintendent Katie Grondin, who summarized the district’s proposed 2024–25 budget and its primary cost drivers. Grondin said the district employs about 225 staff and that salary changes increased costs by roughly $192,399; a 12% rise in employee health benefits added about $484,000. Special-education placements and related services (OT, PT, speech) were also cited as budget drivers, including 19 out-of-district slots and a DOE-recommended 6% rate increase that together added roughly $335,422. The superintendent said the net increase in expenditures was about $1,059,000, a…
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