“ACADIA AREA RSU” BOARD OF DIRECTORS (ONE PERSON/ONE VOTE) RSU BUDGET APPROVED BY DISTRICT REFERENDUM (OR MULTIPLE REF

1. EXEMPTION FOR OFFSHORE ISLANDS (CONTRACT WITH RSU FOR CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES?) SCHOOL UNION “RSU” 92 ????? ELLSWORTH AREA RSU SWANS (SC) FRENCHBORO (SC) TRENTON (SC) LAMOINE (SC) DONUT HOLE ??? CRANBERRY (SC) ***2 MIL PROBLEM “ACADIA AREA RSU” BOARD OF DIRECTORS (ONE PERSON/ONE VOTE) RSU BUDGET APPROVED BY DISTRICTREFERENDUM (OR MULTIPLE REFERENDA IN EACH TOWN AS THE BUDGET IS BUILT BY LOCAL SCHOOL COMMITTEES) “STATE MODEL#1” K-12 BASE AND XL BY ENROLL %’S WITH 2% MIL MIN. AND A MIL CAP MODEL #2 K-8 AND XL BY ENROLL %’S AND 9-12 BY PRIVATE AND SPECIAL ACT UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE FOUR TOWNS FOR FORMULA OR MEMBERS BAR HARBOR MOUNT DESERT MDI HIGH SCHOOL PRIVATE AND SPECIAL 33%ENROLL 67%VAL MODEL #3: SAME AS #2 WITH EXTRA K-8 RAISED BY LOCAL TOWN ONLY SOUTHWEST TREMONT MODEL #4”SUPER UNION”: ALL K-8 RAISED BY EACH LOCAL TOWN WITH HIGH SCHOOL BY PRIVATE AND SPECIAL ACT FORMULA AND SHARED CENTRAL OFFICE COST BY ENROLLMENT ? RSU MAY CREATE LOCAL SCHOOL COMMITTEES WITH DESIGNATED POWERS (BUDGET) “OPTING OUT” MODEL #6 (BY VOTER CHOICE) PENALTIES: MIN. STATE ALLOCATION REDUCED BY 50% SYSTEM ADMIN FOR EPS RED. AGAIN BY 50% DISQUALIFIED FOR TRANSITION $$$ LESS FAVORABLE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AID HIGHER LOCAL MIL RATE EXPECTATION MODEL#5: FUND ENTIRE K-12 AMOUNT BY NEW PRIVATE AND SPECIAL FORMULA (TBD)