While Wells-Ogunquit and RSU 21 officials said creating a regional school could increase collaboration between towns and provide more programs to students, turning Kennebunk High School into a larger regional school would come with its own set of problems.
The group agreed the downside of creating a regional school included the large student body size, complexity of cost-sharing, staffing and collective bargaining uncertainties and increased selectivity of student programs.
“Everyone that tried out for the two teams is now going to try out for just one,” said Maureen King, RSU 21 board member, at a June meeting.
RSU 21 representatives worried about partnering with new towns in light of struggles presented by Kennebunk and Kennebunkport’s consolidation with Arundel.
Sounds like a good plan to me. The downside: It would be nice if there was another town to share the burden of a new high school.
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