Greetings, RSU # 71 Communities,
In response to the unprecedented civil emergency and the economic hardship caused by pandemic, we have a proposed budget that is very near to a 0% increase over the FY 2020. The FY 2021 budget stands at $28,268,293.67 compared to last year's budget of FY 19 Budget of $28,019,030. Due to an error in the way that our law firm prepared the budget documents we have needed to reschedule the budget referendum vote from July 14 to Tuesday, August 18. This link explains the new process and includes on the second page a memo from our attorneys explaining the error.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14fSFDJ8o312aPcPm6HsEWHF5jiDuhWqO/view
We have been working hard on the draft of a three-tiered plan to resume classroom instruction, which may be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iFLQuNexNoX4z45KMTUSapiDQyhAmCyXCrQKo8tcPjI/edit
Many thanks to the 695 families and 112 staff members who completed surveys. We will be sending another survey once we know the extent to which we will be allowed to return to learning in our schools. In the meantime please feel free to reach out to me with ideas, questions, and concerns. If you are interested in completing a Maine Department of Education survey, you may do so by clicking on this link:
