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RSU 40 budget committee recommends contingency funds as staff cuts loom
Summary
The RSU 40 budget committee recommended that the full school board consider creating a special-education reserve fund and a teacher contingency fund funded from the district’s fund balance as members warned proposed cuts could eliminate several positions and reduce program staff.
A majority of the RSU 40 budget committee recommended that the full school board consider creating two contingency funds to protect staffing and special-education services as the district reviews a draft budget that would trim positions.
At the committee’s meeting, a member moved that the board be asked to create (1) a special-education reserve fund and (2) a teacher contingency fund to be funded from fund balance; the motion was seconded and discussed. Supporters said the funds would let the district add a teacher or specialist midyear if enrollment increases or urgent needs arise, while opponents noted that voter…
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