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RSU #89 800 Station Rd Stacyville, ME

04777 207.365.4218

Regional School Unit No. 89

Katahdin Elementary School

Katahdin Middle / High School

Board of Directors

Jonathan Ellis Mount Chase Terry Thurston-Hill Mount Chase Rebecca Boone Patten Leslie Gardner Patten Stuart Kelley Sherman John Qualey Sherman Charles Cullins, Jr Stacyville Brian McQuarrie Stacyville

Administration

Dawn Pray Superintendent of Schools District Eric Steeves Assistant Superintendent District Marie Robinson Principal KES & KMHS Jaide Berry Dean of Students / Guidance KES Debra Marquis Guidance KMHS Penny Daggett Co-Athletic Site Supervisor KMHS Dylan Harris Co-Athletic Site Supervisor KMHS Lynn Rush Director of Special Education District Tom Small Technology District Dennis Brackett Transportation Supervisor District James McAvoy Building & Grounds Supervisor District

Katahdin Schools

Marie Robinson, PK - 12 Principal Debra Marquis, Guidance Director, KMHS Jaide Berry, Guidance Director, KES

May 29, 2018

800/805 Station Rd. Stacyville, ME 04777 207-365-4285 KES/207-365-4218 KMHS

To the citizens of Patten, Sherman, Mount Chase and Stacyville,

It has been and continues to be a pleasure to serve as the PK-12 principal for Katahdin Schools! This is a new beginning with our local communities and we have a lot to be excited about moving forward.

This year we have begun to focus more specifically on ways to engage students in their learning. One of these ways is to take their learning outside and into the community. When all of our senses are involved in learning, the learning is deepened. When students extend their learning outside of the classroom they are able to apply many of the lessons learned in the classroom in an authentic setting.

We have completed collaborative community projects with students of Casco Bay High School, visited Mountain Heights Nursing Facility, supported students at the Special Olympics, created a successful Outdoor Education course as well as the Katahdin Outing Club. We are building a quality After School Program for students from grades 2-12, solidifying our music program and continue to build strong sports teams throughout the year.

Many students have taken advantage of earning college credits throughout their high school years. Almost a third of our graduating class has earned thirty college credits, allowing them to begin college as a sophomore. This is a wonderful accomplishment! We continue to closely look at student learning to ensure that all students are provided with a solid educational experience at Katahdin Schools. We are striving for excellence!

This year has proven that collaboration is the key to increased student learning. Our newest collaborative efforts also include contracting services with Medway and East Millinocket to support the establishment of our new district. With a shared vision of the future of education, this partnership is sure to benefit the students of Katahdin Schools. Students have excelled in and out of the classroom with all of the positive changes that are occurring. We have seen an increase in real world skills, communication skills as well as, assessment scores; all of which indicate that we are headed in the right direction.

Both the elementary and middle/high school are filled with caring and dedicated educators who want what is best for all students. I am' proud to be the leader of such an amazing group of people. The children ofKatahdin Schools have a wonderful future ahead!

Sincerely,

��IM� Marie Robinson PK- 12 Principal

2018-2019 SUMMARY OF UNIT ALLOCATION

EPS Local Allocation

Additional Local Funds

Adult Education

Total

Mount Chase 264,001 190,247 3,846 458,094 Patten 329,337 260,555 5,268 595,160 Sherman 360,611 256,419 5,184 622,215 Stacyville 157,010 119,938 2,425 279,373 TOTAL: 1,110,959 827,159 16,724 1,954,842

2017-2018 SUMMARY OF UNIT ALLOCATION

Total

Mount Chase 392,569 Patten 465,138 Sherman 515,650 Stacyville 223,154 TOTAL: 1,596,511

2017-2018 Enrollments for Katahdin Elementary & Middle / High Schools

PK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total KES 13 27 19 25 26 18 28 29 185 KMHS 28 20 17 28 29 26 148 TOTALS: 13 27 19 25 26 18 28 29 28 20 17 28 29 26 333

Enrollment as of 04/01/18

Anticipated Income

EPS Subsidy 2,205,638 Required Local Contribution 1,110,959 Balance Forward 100,000 Special Ed Revenue 77,900 Tuition 321,000 Interest 1,000 Miscellaneous Income 5,000 Additional Local Contribution 827,159 Adult Ed Balance Forward 5,000 Adult Ed State Subsidy 3,015 Adult Ed Local Share 16,724 Total Anticipated Revenues 4,673,395

Anticipated Expenses

Cost Center 1: Regular Instruction 1,734,056 Cost Center 2: Special Education 867,553 Cost Center 3: CTE - Cost Center 4: Other Instruction 140,023 Cost Center 5: Student & Staff Support 434,101 Cost Center 6: System Administration 236,620 Cost Center 7: School Administration 277,300 Cost Center 8: Transportation & Buses 411,517 Cost Center 9: Facilities/Maintenance 513,276 Cost Center 10: Debt Service & Other - Cost Center 11: All Other Expenditures 34,210 Adult Education 24,739 Total Anticipated Expenditures 4,673,395

WARRANT TO CALL REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT NO. 89

BUDGET MEETING (20-A M.R.S. § 1485)

TO: Stuart C. Kelley, a resident of Regional School Unit No. 89 (the

“District”) composed of the Towns of Mount Chase, Patten, Sherman and Stacyville, State of Maine.

In the name of the State of Maine, you are hereby required to notify the voters of each of the municipalities within Regional School Unit No. 89, namely, the Towns of Mount Chase, Patten, Sherman and Stacyville, that a District Budget Meeting will be held at Katahdin Elementary School Cafeteria, 805 Station Rd, Stacyville, ME 04777, at 6:00 p.m. on June 5, 2018 for the purpose of determining the Budget Meeting articles set forth below.

ARTICLE 1A: To elect a moderator to preside at the meeting.

ARTICLES 1 THROUGH 11 AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURES IN COST CENTER CATEGORIES

ARTICLE 1: To see what sum the District will be authorized to expend for Regular Instruction? Recommend $ 1,734,056 ARTICLE 2: To see what sum the District will be authorized to expend for Special Education? Recommend $ 867,553 ARTICLE 3: To see what sum the District will be authorized to expend for Career and Technical Education? Recommend $ 0.00 ARTICLE 4: To see what sum the District will be authorized to expend for Other Instruction? Recommend $ 140,023 ARTICLE 5: To see what sum the District will be authorized to expend for Student and Staff Support? Recommend $ 434,101 ARTICLE 6: To see what sum the District will be authorized to expend for System Administration?

Recommend $ 236,620

ARTICLE 7: To see what sum the District will be authorized to expend for School Administration? Recommend $ 277,300 ARTICLE 8: To see what sum the District will be authorized to expend for Transportation and Buses? Recommend $ 411,517 ARTICLE 9: To see what sum the District will be authorized to expend for Facilities Maintenance? Recommend $ 513,276 ARTICLE 10: To see what sum the District will be authorized to expend for Debt Service and Other Commitments? Recommend $ 0.00 ARTICLE 11: To see what sum the District will be authorized to expend for All Other Expenditures? Recommend $ 34,210 Recorded Votes:

ARTICLES 12 THROUGH 14 RAISE FUNDS FOR THE

PROPOSED SCHOOL BUDGET

ARTICLE 12: To see what sum the District will appropriate for the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 as described in the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act and to see what sum the District will raise and assess as each municipality’s contribution to the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 as described in the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15688. Total Appropriated (by municipality): Total raised (District assessments by

municipality): Town of Mount Chase: $264,001.11 Town of Mount Chase: $264,001.11 Town of Patten: $1,279,543.06 Town of Patten: $329,337.00 Town of Sherman: $1,170,427.02 Town of Sherman: $360,611.25 Town of Stacyville: $602,625.64 Town of Stacyville: $157,009.50 Total Appropriated: (Sum of above) $3,316,596.83

Total Raised: (Sum of above) $1,110,958.86

Explanation: The District’s contribution to the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 as described in the Essential Programs and Services

Funding Act is the amount of money determined by state law to be the minimum amount that the District must raise and assess in order to receive the full amount of state dollars.

Yes _________ No ________

ARTICLE 13: (Written ballot required). Shall the District raise and appropriate $827,159 in additional local funds, which exceeds the State’s Essential Programs and Services allocation model by $827,159 as required to fund the budget recommended by the School Board of Directors?

The School Board of Directors recommends $827,159 for additional local funds and gives the following reasons for exceeding the State’s Essential Programs and Services funding model by $827,159: These funds are needed to pay for special education, athletics and co-curricular activities, operations and maintenance of plant and student transportation costs that are not recognized by the Essential Programs and Services funding model.

Explanation: The additional local funds are those locally raised funds over and above the District’s local contribution to the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 as described in the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act and local amounts raised for the annual payment on non-state funded debt service that will help achieve the District budget for educational programs.

Yes _________ No ________

ARTICLE 14 SUMMARIZES THE PROPOSED SCHOOL BUDGET

ARTICLE 14: To see what sum the District will authorize the School Board to expend for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019 from the District’s contribution to the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 as described in the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act, non-state-funded school construction projects, additional local funds for school purposes under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15690, unexpended balances, tuition receipts, state subsidy and other receipts for the support of schools?

Recommend $ 4,648,656

ARTICLE 15: To see what sum the District will appropriate $24,739 for the local adult education program and raise $16,724 as the local share; with authorization to expend any additional, incidental, or miscellaneous receipts in the interest and for the well-being of the adult education program.

Yes _________ No ________

ARTICLE 16: Shall the Region Two Career and Technical operating budget as approved by the Cooperative Board on April 10, 2018 for the year July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 be approved in the amount of $1,660,569.11 plus any additional, incidental or miscellaneous receipts in the interest and well-being of the Career and Technical programs. RSU #89 shall raise $0.00 as the local assessment.

Yes _________ No ________

ARTICLE 17: Shall the Region Two Adult Career and Technical Education Budget as approved by the Cooperative Board on April 10, 2018 for the year July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 be approved in the amount of $55,875.00 plus any additional, incidental, or miscellaneous receipts in the interest and for the well-being of Adult Career and Technical Education programs. RSU #89 will raise $3,128.40 for the local amount.

Yes _________ No ________

ARTICLE 18: To see what sum the District will raise and appropriate in additional local dollars to support the school nutrition program. Recommend $ 24,739

ARTICLE 19: To see what sum the District will appropriate from the unassigned fund balance to offset taxes in the 2018-2019 school budget

Recommend $ $100,000

ARTICLE 20: Shall the School Board be authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Account and transfer the funds received from RSU #50 at the end of Fiscal Year 2017-2018 for the purpose of building renovations, repairs and replacements?

Yes _________ No ________

ARTICLE 21: Shall the School Board be authorized to expend funds in the Capital Reserve Account for the purpose that such reserve account was created and in the amount not to exceed the amount received from RSU #50 at the end of Fiscal Year 2017-2018 for the year beginning July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019?

Yes _________ No ________

ARTICLE 22: Shall the School Board be authorized to transfer an excess of 5% between cost centers, not to exceed the total spending allocation for the 2018-2019 school year, to balance accounts.

Yes _________ No ________

RSU 89 2018-2019 School Calendar

JANUARY S M T W T F S

H 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 H 22 ER 24 25 2627 28 29 30 31

OCTOBER S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 W 6 7 H 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ER 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

MARCH S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 ER 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 W W 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

NOVEMBER S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 H 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 V H V 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

APRIL S M T W T F S 1 2 ER 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 H V V V V 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

SEPTEMBER S M T W T F S 1 2 H 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ER 27 28 29 30

FEBRUARY S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 H V V V V 23 24 25 26 27 28

DECEMBER S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 ER 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 V H V V V 29 30 V

MAY S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ER 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 H 28 29 30 31

AUGUST S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

JUNE S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

H - SCHOOL HOLIDAYS July 4 - Independence Day September 3 - Labor Day October 8 - Columbus Day November 11 - Veterans Day November 12 - Veterans Day Observed November 22 - Thanksgiving Day December 25 - Christmas Day January 1 - New Year’s Day January 21 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day February 18 - Presidents’ Day April 15 - Patriots’ Day May 27 - Memorial Day

W - WORKSHOPS August 27, 2018, August 28, 2018, October 5, 2018

March 14, 2019, March 15, 2019

Winter Carnival March 1, 2019

Parent-Teacher Conferences December 6-7, 2018

Vacation Thanksgiving Break – November 21-23, 2018

Christmas Break – December 24, 2018 –January 1, 2019 February Break – February 18-22, 2019

April Break – April 15-19, 2019

Early Release Days September 26, 2018

October 24, 2018 December 5, 2018 January 23, 2019 March 6, 2019 April 3, 2019 May 15, 2019

Last Day of School

Start and End Dates August 29, 2018 – First Day of Classes K – 12

TBD – First Day of Classes Pre-K June 8, 2019 – Graduation

June 7, 2019 - Last Day of Classes Pre-K – 12: before storm days

Trimester End Dates November 28, 2018 – End of First Trimester March 8, 2019 – End of Second Trimester

Last day of School – End of Third Trimester Revised: 4.13.18 Approved: 5.3.18

JULY S M T W T F S 1 2 3 H 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

JUNE 12, 2018

Schedules for Voting

Town of Mount Chase………………………………. Municipal Building 1094 Shin Pond Rd 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Town of Patten...…………………………………….. Firehouse 27 Dearborn Street 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Town of Sherman…………………………………..... Municipal Building 36 School Street 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Town of Stacyville…...………………………………. Municipal Building 414 Station Rd 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

For a copy of the detailed line-by-line budget, please visit the Town of Patten

website:

http://pattenmaine.org/