SURRY — The pluses and minuses of Surry’s decision not to become part of Regional School Unit (RSU) 24 are debatable, but one thing’s certain: local voters still control the school budget.
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SURRY — The pluses and minuses of Surry’s decision not to become part of Regional School Unit (RSU) 24 are debatable, but one thing’s certain: local voters still control the school budget.
Voters at the annual Town Meeting Monday night sent the School Board back to the budgeting table to trim nearly $54,000 from the proposed 2010-11 school budget.
The budget reduction resulted from votes taken on an article seeking $453,898 in additional local funds to support overall school spending of more than $2.4 million.
The state sets a minimum amount of money to be raised to support education based on its Essential Programs and Services (EPS) funding model. Additional local funds are raised to support programs and services whose costs exceed the EPS minimum.
The first vote taken was on a motion to raise $453,898, the amount recommended by the School Board.
That motion was defeated by a secret ballot vote of 53 opposed to 51 in favor.