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RSU 04 workshop reviews cost centers, shifts maintenance and tech lines; library and curriculum changes noted
Summary
At the RSU 04 budget workshop staff detailed FY27 proposals across cost centers 3–5, noting a $79,000 reduction in 'other instruction' largely from moving routine field maintenance to cost center 9, a modest increase in student/staff support driven by ELA curriculum and tuition reimbursements, and technology-line consolidations including an iPad lease for the high school.
At a lengthy budget workshop, RSU 04 school staff walked trustees through a line-by-line review of cost centers 3, 4 and 5 and explained why some large shifts appear as reductions even while district obligations remain.
Cost center 3 (career and technical education) now includes an LRTC tuition line that was zero in earlier years; Sam said FY26 tuition for RSU 04 was $8,218 and FY27 reflects an increase of just over $5,000 tied primarily to a new landscaping program and higher utilities at Lewiston Regional Technical Center. The district reported 91 students participate in LRTC programming while the district's allotted slot count is 56, which explains part of the tuition dynamic.
In cost center 4 (other instruction), Sam explained a net decrease of roughly $79,000 from the prior year. That shift is largely the…
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