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Carrabec voters to consider $10.4 million school budget proposal
The final vote on the budget, which is $50,000 higher than last year s spending plan, will be held on June 8.
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ANSON Voters in Regional School Unit 74 will soon be asked to decide on the proposed $10.4 million budget for the 2021-2022 school year, an approximate $50,000 hike from the previous year.
The district held a special meeting on Thursday at Carrabec High School to discuss the items that make up the budget and what each town in the district which serves Anson, Embden, New Portland, North Anson and Solon are responsible for paying. The final vote on the budget will be held on Tuesday, June 8.
Skowhegan-based school district looks to return to classrooms in fall
Superintendent in Maine School Administrative District 54 says lack of certainty with state COVID-19 guidelines makes planning difficult.
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SKOWHEGAN As the 2020-21 school year nears its conclusion, Maine School Administrative District 54 school officials, like administrators statewide, are looking at options for returning this fall to full-time, in-person instruction.
“It’s incredibly difficult to plan right now because of the lack of certainty about the fall,” Jon Moody, superintendent in MSAD 54, wrote last week in an email. “What we know is that we’ve been able to have all students pre-k through 6 successfully, and that it is essential to get our 7-12 students back in-person every day next year.”
North Anson-based school district goes remote after reporting 2 cases of COVID-19
Regional School Unit 74 will switch to remote learning after students from the same home tested positive for the coronavirus. The students were in school the week before testing positive.
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North Anson-based Regional School Unit 74 announced Sunday the district will be fully remote for the next week after reporting two cases of COVID-19.
In a letter posted to the district’s website, Superintendent Mike Tracy said two students from the same home had tested positive for the virus.
“Both students were in school last week,” Tracy wrote. “Although both cases were a result of contact that occurred outside of school, it unfortunately impacted several students and staff (and their families) within our school community.”