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Parents, administrators and committee restore staff for Rams/Grama alternative program after emotional public testimony
Summary
Following multiple parent testimonials about dramatic improvements among participating students, the RSU 40 budget committee voted to add a teacher and ed-tech position to the Rams/Grama alternative-education program and asked administrators to produce logistics options for sustaining the program under current budget constraints.
Parents and administrators told the RSU 40/MSAD 40 budget committee that the Rams (sometimes called Grama in the transcript) alternative-education program has been a "game changer" for students who did not thrive in a traditional middle-school model, and the committee voted to restore staff to the program.
Why it matters: Committee members said the program helps keep vulnerable students in school and reduces the likelihood of costly downstream special-education placements. After more than an hour of testimony from multiple families — and program history from staff — the committee approved restoring one teacher and one ed-tech position…
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