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RSU 5 board adopts FY27 budget after heated public comments over teacher and language cuts
Summary
The RSU 5 Board of Directors on March 25 adopted the superintendent's FY27 budget (Tier 2A, a 7.1% proposed increase) after extended public comment opposing cuts that would reduce ESOL, world language and other teaching positions; board members said non-staff lines were already trimmed and voted to approve the proposed plan.
The RSU 5 Board of Directors adopted the superintendent's proposed FY27 budget on March 25, after a lengthy public-comment period in which residents urged the board to preserve classroom positions and world-language programs.
Public commenters told the board the proposed reductions would hurt multilingual learners and could reduce school enrollment. Jill Hyland, a Freeport High School teacher, said cutting ESOL staffing from three to two full-time equivalents would be a step backward for students who have gained from increased ESOL support: "When we remove that support from students whose…
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