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RSU 18 approves $20.85 million for regular instruction
Summary
Article 1 passed, authorizing $20,848,076.69 for regular classroom instruction after staff provided enrollment counts and answered questions about consolidation and capacity.
The board moved and approved Article 1, authorizing $20,848,076.69 for regular instruction. The moderator read the figure during the article introduction and called for discussion and a vote.
During discussion, a board member asked for enrollment numbers and whether lower enrollments might justify consolidating schools. District staff read October 1 child counts for each building and explained that current classroom utilization (average K–6 class sizes near 17:1 and some buildings at or near capacity) precluded consolidation at this time. "As of, the October 1 child count, Atwood Primary is at 199," staff announced when reporting the counts. The motion for Article 1 passed and the article was adopted.
