Slim increase proposed for RSU 20 budget
SEARSPORT — The proposed budget for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year for Regional School Unit 20 includes a very small increase.
In fact, the increase is proposed to be 0.03 percent from $10,089,037 this school year to $10,348,201 next year for a total increase of $259,164.
The below budget was passed by the district’s Board of Directors on April 30.
Registered voters may vote at a district public budget meeting in the Searsport District Middle/High cafeteria Wednesday, May 29, at 7 p.m.
The budget validation referendum vote for this proposed budget will take place Tuesday, June 11, at the voting booths from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Schools covered by Regional School Unit 20 include Searsport Elementary School, Searsport District Middle School and Searsport District High School.
To view a complete line-by-line listing of the proposed school district budget for the 2019-2020 academic year, click here.
Proposed Budget by Category
| Category | Next Year (Proposed) | Current Year | Change (Percentage) |
| Regular Instruction | $2,971,040 | $2,825,417.39 | + 0.05 |
| Special Education | $2,549,864 | $2,509,633.33 | + 0.02 |
| Career and Technical Education | $5,326 | $0 | |
| Other Instruction (Sports, Other Expenses) | $210,018 | $238,060.32 | - 0.12 |
| Student and Staff Support | $1,070,794 | $1,155,979.99 | - 0.07 |
| System Administration | $505,552 | $492,244.77 | + 0.03 |
| School Administration | $553,576 | $497,655.86 | + 0.11 |
| Transportation and Buses | $773,113 | $792,229.95 | - 0.02 |
| Facilities and Maintenance | $1,506,378 | $1,362,844.39 | + 0.11 |
| Debt Service Payments | $202,540 | $214,971 | - 0.06 |
| TOTAL | $10,348,201 | $10,089,037 | + 0.03 |
Reach George Harvey at: sports@penbaypilot.com.
