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First pass at 2021-2022 budget has Gardiner-area school district considering 8% spending hike, 20.5% local tax increase
In the initial budget for next school year, Maine School Administrative District 11 is proposing a $28.24 million spending plan with $12.02 million coming from its member towns.
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GARDINER An initial draft of the Maine School Administrative District 11’s 2021-2022 budget is proposing a $2.08 million or 7.93% spending increase.
For the current budget, which runs through June 30, MSAD 11 has approved spending of $26.16 million; it is proposing $28.24 million for the 2021-2022 school year.
To make up that difference, the school district is currently proposing $2.05 million more to be raised by taxes from its member towns Gardiner, Pittston, Randolph and West Gardiner an increase of 20.51% from the current budget. The amount to be raised by local taxes for the current year totals $9.97 million; the district is proposing $12.02 m
Gardiner-, Monmouth-area schools report positive COVID-19 cases
Maine School Administrative District 11 Superintendent Pat Hopkins gave an update to the current coronavirus cases.
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GARDINER Maine State Administrative School District 11 reported two positive COVID-19 cases within the school community on Wednesday night.
According to a Wednesday letter from Superintendent Pat Hopkins, an administrator at Gardiner Area High School and a student at Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School tested positive for coronavirus.
The elementary school will continue to operate with a hybrid-learning model, and close contacts at both schools have been contacted.
On Thursday morning, the district’s website had a post stating that the high school would be fully remote for the rest of the week due to staffing limitations.