RSU 40 Budget Committee Meeting - March 9, 2026

RSU 40/MSAD 40 School Board · March 9, 2026

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Budget overview from board/administration

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6:41 → 20:39(13m 58s)

Ian McKenzie opened with a detailed presentation of the district budget picture: projected enrollment ~1,639 students, contract-driven cost increases and special-education expense growth. He said administrators had reduced positions and identified $1,193,497 in prior reductions plus an additional $496,234 in cuts that day, but noted an $860,000 revenue loss on the revenue side. He summarized a proposed 5.6% increase (later shown as adjusted to 3.9%) and said the net taxpayer increase under current assumptions was roughly $2.27 million while total operating budget was about $40.8 million; he:ed

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RSU 40/MSAD 40 school board meeting focused on budget shortfalls, a proposed restructuring of special education services and possible consolidation/movement of sixth graders to middle school; the board heard extensive public comment and directed administration to provide more detailed budget and IEP-coordinator impact information.

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