RSU 21 to compare rates to other Maine school districts
The Regional School Unit 21 Cost-Sharing Review Committee will seek
comparable information from other school districts to determine a new
over-EPS cost-sharing rate for fiscal year 2013.
Over-EPS, or over Essential Programs and Services, are the programs
and services not covered by EPS. These include athletics, adult
education, some debt service and expenditures above the state minimums.
Over-EPS rates can be debated and set by communities in an RSU. EPS
rates are determined by the state of Maine and cannot be debated.
After the committee discussed potential impacts the changed over-EPS
cost-sharing rate could have on each community, members decided to try
to obtain over- EPS cost-sharing rates from other school districts in
order to figure out what will work best for communities within RSU 21.
Towns in RSU 21 include Arundel, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport.
The next cost-sharing review committee meeting will be held 6 p.m. May 15 in Kennebunk Elementary School room A102.
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