This is the KIDS RSU draft consolidation plan, the version number is included in the watermark, currently v.3-17-08. It will be posted here after any change made, and the watermark updated. Please be sure you are referencing the most current version.
Following approval by the district boards it will be submitted to the DOE.
The link below contains the public mailing that was mailed recently. The contact information has been removed, so please see the Contacts link on the web site for RPC representative contact information.
The first consolidation plan has been submitted to DOE from the New Casco Bay School District. This new unit consists of MSAD#51 (Cumberland and North Yarmouth) and the Falmouth School District.
The full plan can be viewed online here.
Dear Parents and Citizens:
Many of you are concerned as to how school consolidation will affect our community and our students. The communities of Dresden, Farmington, Hallowell, Monmouth and Richmond agreed to comply with the school consolidation law and file a “Letter of Intent” (LOI) to the Department of Education’s (DOE) proposing a new school union consisting of the town above. The DOE Commissioner Susan Gendron approved the proposal in the LOI on August 31, 2007. This approval allows us to move forward to formulate a new Regional School Unit (RSU) consisting of approximately 2500 students.
Our first task was to select members from each community to serve on a Regional Planning Committee (RPC) consisting of fifteen members. Each community has a school committee member, a city or town official or their representative, and a community representative (community member). The RPC’s job is to formulate a consolidation plan, approved by each local school board, and then submit it to the Department of Education. Once the plan is approved by the DOE, it must be voted on by the citizens of each community.
Click the Read More link below to read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
A plan as it exists now, was submitted to DOE on December 1, 2007.
Regionalization_Plan_Cover_Sheet_Checklist.pdf
Regionalization_Plan_Submittal_Sheet_2.pdf
REORGANIZATION_PLAN_incomplete.pdf
KIDS_Apportionment_-_12-4-07.pdf
INITIAL_STAGGERED_BOARD_OF_DIRECTORS_TERMS_2.pdf
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Allows local cost-sharing agreements and removes disincentives
November 28, 2007
AUGUSTA – A bill proposed by the Maine Department of Education and released today removes unintended financial barriers in the school district reorganization law. The bill addresses three funding issues that have been identified as obstacles to some consolidation efforts.
Read the full notice here
Click the link below to open the Regional Planning Committee meeting calendar:
10-17-07_RPC_Agenda.pdf
10-29-07_RPC_Agenda.pdf
11-13-07_RPC_Agenda.pdf
12-10-07_RPC_Agenda.pdf
RPC_Agenda_12.20.07.pdf
RPC_Meeting_Agenda_1.3.08.pdf
RPC_Meeting_Agenda_2-5-08.pdf
2-26-08_RPC_Meeting_Agenda.pdf
3-6-08_RPC_Meeting_Agenda.pdf
Click here to view the Department of Education’s web site concerning the reorgization.
Click here for links to published articles regarding the consolidation.
COLLABORATIVE_MEETING_6_28_07.pdf
COLLABORATIVE_MEETING_7_11_07.pdf
COLLABORATIVE_MEETING_7_26_07.pdf
RPC_Meeting_8_23_07.pdf
RPC_Meeting_9_18_07.pdf
RPC_Meeting_10.4.07.pdf
RPC_Meeting_10.17.07.pdf
Dist_Joint_Brd_meeting_and_RPC_workshop_10_17_07.pdf
RPC_Meeting_10.29.07.pdf
RPC_Meeting_11.13.07.pdf
RPC_Public_Information_Meeting_in_Monmouth_11.14.07.pdf
RPC_Meeting_11.27.07.pdf
RPC_Meeting_12.10.07.pdf
RPC_Meeting_Notes_12.20.07.pub.pdf
RPC_Public_Information_Meeting_in_Dresden_1.16.08.pdf
RPC_Meeting_minutes_2.5.08.pdf
RPC_Minutes_2-26-08.pdf
RPC_Minutes_3-6-08.pdf
RPC_minutes_3-12-2008.pdf
Richmond_Public_Meeting-3-12-08.pdf
3-31-08_RPC_Meeting_minutes.pdf
RPC_Meeting_minutes_4-30-08.pdf
RPC_Meeting_minutes_5-13-08.pdf
RPC_Meeting_6.12.08_minutes.pdf
DOE Informational Letter from Sue Gendron
