1.  The Budget Committee revoted its approval of the school operating budget after a $67,906 increase to pay for Rye’s share of a new Assistant Business Manager at the SAU 50 office (0:00 elapsed).
2. Â A resident challenged the need for an approximately $330,000 increase in the Special Education Budget, which is up from approximately $1 million to $1.7 million since 2013. Â During the same time period, the budgets at the two schools (excluding Special Education) are flat, necessitating teacher reductions as salaries increase. Â Rye Junior High enrollments are declining as parents are choosing to send their children elsewhere (17:13 elapsed).
3.  The calculation of the default budget was challenged.  It is only $120,000 less than the proposed operating budget, which is up approximately $650,000 from 2016-2017.  The default budget is supposed to equal the prior year’s budget, with certain adjustments specified by law (86:59 elapsed).
4.  Article 2, to add $75,000 to the School Buildings and Grounds Expendable Trust, received general support (115:32 elapsed).
5.  Article 3, to form a committee to study combining the two schools in on location, was discussed (134:08 elapsed).
