Rockland area board nixes middle school merger
By Stephen Betts, Bangor Daily News, Maine | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
The unanimous vote came after the board held three forums throughout the district to offer information to the public and receive comments. At Wednesday night's final forum in
The district had offered two options for the merger. One would have grouped fifth-, sixth- and seventh-grade students at
The other option would have only sixth- and seventh-grade students throughout the district be educated at RDMS.
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The merger also would help the district get a unified math program, as opposed to two separate programs now, he said. Having one middle school also would allow for more time for teachers, who travel between the two schools, to be in the classroom, he said.
Just before the board got to the middle school merger at Thursday night's meeting, Wilhelm detailed the difficult budget scenario facing RSU 13.
He said the district is expected to have
The superintendent asked the board to give him a target for an increase in the overall budget but members were split on that issue.
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The board is expected to begin reviewing the budget later this month and vote during the first week of May.
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