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PARIS - Officials expressed concern Tuesday night that under the state's school consolidation plan, SAD 17 towns might be penalized for being too fiscally efficient.
During a 90-minute presentation from Maine Department of Education consultant Don Higgins about how the consolidation plan will work, local officials and residents were told that to reduce the state's education aid by $36.5 million, local school districts will take a financial hit in areas such as transportation, special education and facilities and maintenance.See the full content of this document
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Reform Details Concern Officials
"That's going to be a challenge," said SAD 17 Superintendent Mark Eastman, whose district is already $500,000 under what the Essen...
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