School districts are starting to prepare budgets for the next fiscal year, without a large influx of federal dollars that have helped pay for staff and new programs.
Westbrook schools
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Westbrook Notes: Aug. 24
Free school meals for all Westbrook School Nutrition Director Mary Emerson announced that all city schools are participating in the Community Eligibility Provision to offer free meals to all students. Household applications may not be required to receive free meals this year, but forms, similar to applications, are distributed by the school to collect household […]
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School bus drivers ‘ready to roll’ after recent shortage
While not all are fully staffed, many school districts in the area say they are in a better position to meet the transportation needs of students than in recent years.
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Westbrook voters give go-ahead to school budget
The $47 million budget is approved Tuesday, 404-283.
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Westbrook Notes: June 1
Westbrook schools receive music award Westbrook’s K-12 music department has received the Dale Huff Award from the Maine Music Educators Association. The award is named for a legendary music teacher from Millinocket who taught for over 40 years and strived to create an outstanding music education for his students. “Upon his passing, his son, Scotty […]
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Westbrook council passes $87.1 million city-school budget
The budget, approved 6-1, carries a property tax rate increase of 8.8%.
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Westbrook council gives first OK to budget, but school board chair ‘disgusted’ at discussion leading up to vote
School Committee Chairperson Suzanne Salisbury is particularly angered by comments about the school portion of the budget made by Council President Anna Turcotte and Councilor Victor Chau.
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Westbrook homeowners face 8.8% tax increase
The tax hike resulting from the proposed municipal and school budgets is believed to be the largest the city has seen, the mayor says.
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Pared-back Westbrook school budget raises tax rate 82 cents
The School Committee unanimously approved the $46.8 million budget, which is up 7.5% over this year’s school budget.
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Letter: Cut city budget to manage taxes, not school spending
The mayor’s call for the school district to hold down taxes is hypocritical. The municipal budget increase last year was 9% while he held the school district to 4% when inflation was 8% in 2022. The schools have seen cuts for many years. There was an 18% decline in educators between 2017 and 2021, yet […]