ARUNDEL — An estimated date of June 15 was set
by the Arundel Withdrawal Committee at a Tuesday, May 15, meeting as the
deadline for a withdrawal proposal to be sent to the state commissioner
of education.
With both the Arundel and RSU
21 withdrawal committees hoping to put the Arundel withdrawal proposal
before voters on the Nov. 6 ballot, RSU 21 Superintendent Andrew Dolloff
explained an agreement would likely have to be sent to by mid-June.
Dolloff described the plan as "an aggressive
time line," but noted that it was his interpretation and he considered
the time frame in which the agreement is within state hands.
The
universal appeal for placing the withdrawal proposal on the November
ballot is pairing it with the presidential election since more residents
turn out for national elections than state and local elections.
RSU
21 Director Matt Fadiman said that everyone is interested in preserving
the integrity of the process and to best represent the interests of
Arundel.
Dolloff also presented a preliminary
draft for a withdrawal agreement that was modified from the approved
agreement between the town of Starks and RSU 59.
Suggesting
that they negotiate and edit the agreement "section by section," the
conversation quickly shifted to questions regarding special education,
the issue of "pre-marriage," "marriage" and "post-marriage" to RSU 21,
and student enrollment at the district after withdrawal.
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