The RSU 13 Board will be holding budget workshops as listed below. Dates and times will be updated as necessary.

Meetings are held either online via Zoom or at the RSU#13 Boardroom at South Elementary School 30 Broadway, Rockland.  Entrance off Holmes Street.

The Fiscal 2022- 2023 Budget Presentation will be available here prior to the public Budget Meeting in May.

Board Workshop on Budget Process HERE:

• During the process, documents discussed at the Budget Meetings will be available , www.rsu13.org/finance_facilities

• Please click the links below to view the Summary Draft RSU 13 School Budget. This draft will be revised throughout the the process.

• The 2nd step in the budget process will be the Budget Meeting that is scheduled on May 24 at 6PM at Oceanside High School in Rockland. Click here for a Citizen's Guide to TOWN MEETING.

• Finally, a budget validation referendum (a public vote) will be held on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. You must be a registered voter in Rockland, Cushing, Owls Head, South Thomaston or Thomaston to vote. Absentee ballots will be available at your town office. Check with your town office for times and locations.

Table of Contents
RSU 13 Proposed K-12 Budget- Detail / Revenues / Assessments

Summary Budget / Articles K-12:

1. Article 1 - Regular Instruction
2. Article 2 - Special Education
3. Article 3 - Career & Technical Education
4. Article 4 - Other Instruction
5. Article 5 - Student & Staff Support
6. Article 6 - System Administration
7. Article 7 - School Administration
8. Article 8 - Transportation
9. Article 9 - Facilities
10. Article 10 - Debt Services & Other Commitments
11. Article 11 - Other Expenditures
12. Articles 17 & 19 - Adult Education

Summary Budget By Department

Appendix A - Warrant Article for RSU 13 Budget Meeting
Appendix B - Warrant and Notice of Budget Validation Referendum
Appendix C - Notice of Amounts Adopted at Budget Meeting
Appendix D - ED 279 - State Calculation for Funding Public Education
Appendix E - Personnel Analysis / Positions Funded Outside Budget

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RSU #13

2022-2023 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AND REFERENDUM TIMELINE

(ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

Budget Development (Additional Finance Meetings may be added as needed)

• TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH, 6:15PM ZOOM
  •  Presentation
  • Draft Budget - Status Quo - 3-31-22
  • Budget Analysis

• TUESDAY, APRIL 12TH, 6:15PM ZOOM
  • Special Education
  • Curriculum

• THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH - Cancelled 

• TUESDAY, APRIL 19TH, 6:15PM ZOOM
  • Presentation
  • Draft Budget Updated 4-16-22
  • Adult Education
  • Transportation
  • Facilities (moved to April 26)

• TUESDAY, APRIL 26TH, 6:15PM ZOOM
  • Facilities
  • Staffing
  • Debt
  • Revenue
  • Reserve Articles

• THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH, 6:30PM BOARDROOM – SOUTH SCHOOL
  • Presentation

PUBLIC INPUT WORKSHOP

• TUESDAY, MAY 3RD, 6:30PM BOARDROOM – SOUTH SCHOOL 
  • Presentation
  • Summary Budget Updated 05-03-2022
  • Detail Budget Updated 05-03-2022
  • Adult Education
  • School Nutrition
  • Revenue By Community & Source (Fund 1000)
  • Revenue By Community & Source (Incl. Adult Ed & Nutrition)

Thursday, May 5^th 6:30 School Board Budget Presentation

• 6:30 School Board Business Meeting
  • Possible Adoption & Warrants

Referendum Timeline

May 5^th 6:30 Board Meeting to sign Warrant

May 6^th Deliver Warrants to Five Towns

May 6^th E-mail warrant article for ballots to towns

May 14th Deliver ballots to City/Towns

May 24^th Budget Meeting – Oceanside High School (6PM)

June 14^th Election – Local Polling Locations

June 16^th Clerks deliver completed Election Returns RSU

June 16^th Board to compute and adopt Declaration of Election Results