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In divided vote, Hallowell-area school board chooses monthly early release Fridays for next year
Some members of Regional School Unit 2 board of directors say they oppose the plan because of a flawed survey, the second time polling about early release options has been criticized.
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The Regional School Unit 2 board of directors hosts a special meeting Thursday night over Zoom. The board voted to have early release days on Fridays, occurring monthly, in the 2021-22 school year.
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HALLOWELL While some members of the Regional School Unit 2 board of directors said a “flawed” survey had them opposing an early release plan, the district will have monthly early release Fridays for the 2021-22 school year.
Hallowell-area school district not planning further cuts to budget before vote
The Regional School Unit 2 board of directors to decide Thursday on a 2021-2022 spending plan to be sent to voters June 8.
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HALLOWELL Despite municipal officials urging additional cuts to the proposed 2021-2022 budget, the Regional School Unit 2 school board’s Finance Committee is not going to do so.
The full school board will consider approving it Thursday night, before sending it on to residents of the district to vote on June 8.
Monday night, a presentation to municipal officials resulted in concern that the school spending would mean the member towns and city would have to make significant cuts to their municipal budgets. On Tuesday, the Finance Committee kept its stance that its responsibility was to fund the school district, not worry about how municipal governments would manage their spending plans.
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Municipal officials ask Hallowell-area school board about ‘Plan B’ budget, but the district doesn’t have one
Each of the municipalities served by Regional School Unit 2 Hallowell, Farmingdale, Dresden, Monmouth and Richmond is looking at least at a 7% tax increase.
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HALLOWELL Reviewing the Regional School Unit 2 budget for the 2021-2022 school year Monday night, municipal officials asked district leaders if they had a “Plan B” if the spending plan was voted down.
Regional School Unit 2 Superintendent Tonya Arnold, seen during a Zoom school board meeting Sept. 3, 2020.
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Each of the municipalities served by RSU 2 Hallowell, Farmingdale, Dresden, Monmouth and Richmond is looking at at least a 7% tax increase. Nearly all town officials expressed frustration with the school district’s current spending plan.
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Hallowell-area school board members ask for more details about COVID relief money spending
In emails obtained by the Kennebec Journal, Regional School Unit 2 board members have been asking questions about where and why coronavirus money is being spent across the district.
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HALLOWELL After coronavirus relief funds were used to cover part of the cost of outdoor lights at the Hall-Dale Middle and High School sports fields, Regional School Unit 2 school board members began asking where money was being spent across the district.
School board members didn’t know sports-related items could be purchased with coronavirus relief funds, raising questions among the board members of where the money was being spent at the other RSU 2 schools, according to emails obtained by the Kennebec Journal through a public records request.