November 7th RPC Agenda

A Minutes of last meeting

B Reports

1 Meeting with Dick Spencer (see e-mail from Brian Hubbell)

2 Mt. Desert funding formula referendum

C Discussion Items

1 Work between now and Dec 1

                                    a What the plan will include:

•           20-A M.R.S.A. § 1461.3  Submission of plans. Each school administrative unit shall submit to the commissioner its proposed reorganization plan for consolidation into a regional school unit that meets the requirements of paragraphs A and B.

A.  A reorganization plan must include:

(1) The units of school administration to be included in the proposed reorganized regional school unit;

(2) The size, composition and apportionment of the governing body;

(3) The method of voting of the governing body;

(4) The composition, powers and duties of any local school committees to be created;

(5) The disposition of real and personal school property;

(6) The disposition of existing school indebtedness and lease-purchase obligations if the parties elect not to use the provisions of section 1506 regarding the disposition of debt obligations;

(7) The assignment of school personnel contracts, school collective bargaining agreements and other school contractual obligations;

(8) The disposition of existing school funds and existing financial obligations, including undesignated fund balances, trust funds, reserve funds and other funds appropriated for school purposes;

(9) A transition plan that addresses the development of a budget for the first school year of the reorganized unit and interim personnel policies;

(10) Documentation of the public meeting or public meetings held to prepare or review the reorganization plan;

(11) An explanation of how units that approve the reorganization plan will proceed if one or more of the proposed members of the regional school unit fail to approve the plan;

(12) An estimate of the cost savings to be achieved by the formation of a regional school unit and how these savings will be achieved; and

(13) Such other matters as the governing bodies of the school administrative units in existence on the effective date of this chapter may determine to be necessary.

b Proposed Work Schedule

•           Nov 14 Public Forum 

•           Nov 15 (Thursday) RPC meeting

•           Nov 19, 20 Rob, Gail, Brian write draft of plan

•           Nov 28 RPC meeting Act on Plan

•           Nov 30 Submit Plan

c Approval of School Boards for RPC to submit plan

d Dealing with status of Trenton, Outer Islands

e Dealing with High School Funding Formula issues

2 Prep for Public Forum

a Format

b Promoting attendance

c State reps attendance

3 Repeal Petition

4 Special Ed funding pool

a Try to Design it or Turf it to RSU?

D Future Agenda Items

1 Funding formula(e)

a What is "fair"? How do we determine that?

2 Upcoming Legislative Session