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Interim superintendent outlines entry plan, $2.3M in reductions and proposed high‑school bond for RSU 40
Summary
Interim superintendent Brian Reese presented an entry plan and a draft FY2026‑27 budget for RSU 40 that proposes about $2.3 million in staffing reductions, new positions to support MaineCare billing and special education, and a high‑school renovation bond that would add an estimated first‑year payment of roughly $463,000 and larger annual costs afterward.
Brian Reese, the district’s interim superintendent, told the RSU 40 budget committee on March 9 that an entry review of the district’s operations, enrollment and finances has produced a draft budget and a set of recommendations intended to keep classroom dollars focused on instruction.
“We are inspiring students to achieve lifelong success,” Reese said and later stressed a literacy priority: “Students must learn to read and write before the end of second grade because after second grade, they're reading and writing to learn.” Reese framed the budget as an extension of that entry work and said the district’s low and falling enrollment is driving per‑pupil costs higher.
Reese presented multi‑year enrollment figures and per‑building cost estimates showing the impact of small class rosters. He said the district is “running seven…
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