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School committee taps special-education reserve to cover this year's cost overruns
Summary
Lewiston committee voted unanimously to use the remaining special-education reserve to pay for transportation and staffing cost overruns tied to expanded in-district special-education programming; members raised concerns about depleting the reserve and next-year risks.
The Lewiston School Committee on March 30 approved using the district's special-education reserve to cover current-year cost overruns tied to expanded in-district special-education services and transportation.
Superintendent Jake Langless told the committee that the district had created a special-education reserve in prior years to absorb unknown costs related to program growth and changes in tuition and transportation. He said the reserve would be used to pay higher-than-budgeted transportation costs and staffing for specialized programs run in district rather than placing students out of district.
"We built up some resources years back as a special education reserve," the superintendent said. "What we've come to find this year ... we've seen some cost overruns as it…
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