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RSU 04 budget review focuses on transportation costs, new bus garage lines and SRO contract increase
Summary
Board members and staff ran a detailed line‑by‑line budget review across system administration, school administration, transportation, facilities and other cost centers; discussion highlighted the new bus garage budget lines, a possible $185,000 annual cost for outsourced special‑ed transportation, a projected 10–16% insurance and SRO contract increase, and efforts to reduce postage by pushing parents to electronic reports.
RSU 04 leadership led trustees through an extended, line‑by‑line budget review spanning cost centers 6–11.
Business manager Sam and Superintendent Marco summarized cost center 6 (system administration) and 7 (school administration), flagging health‑insurance and PFML premium increases and modest year‑over‑year growth in central administration. Sam said software costs were reallocated to program‑specific lines so budgets better reflect which departments use which platforms.
Transport and bus garage: Transportation director Sheena and staff briefed the board on cost center 8. The district has added explicit bus‑garage lines this year (lease, utilities, disposal and liquid fuel to heat the garage), reallocated half of a…
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