SUMMARY OF ALTERNATIVE AND REORGANIZATION PLANS
Updated September 5, 2008
Summary of ALL plans
Ø 40 of the 76 have been approved by the Commissioner:
§ 33 alternative plans – no voter approval required
§ 7 reorganization plans – voter approval required
(3 have been approved by voters; 4 must go to voters for final approval)
Ø Of the 36 plans still in progress:
§ 11 reorganization plans have recently been submitted to DOE and are awaiting either review by the Department or revisions by the regional planning committees.
§ 24 additional reorganization plans are in progress
§ 1 additional alternative plan is in progress
(Based on the 9 groups of school systems/individual units currently in unapproved configurations)
Alternative plans (34 total)
(Alternative plan school administrative units must show how they will reorganize functions to find savings in non-classroom areas while preserving quality programming in the classroom.)
· 33 alternative plans have been approved by the Commissioner
· DOE is awaiting one more alternative plan
Reorganization plans (42 approved by the Commissioner or in progress)
·
3 reorganization plans have been
approved by the Commissioner and the voters in the affected communities
Includes RSU #1 (Bath region), created via private/special law before passage of the Reorganization Law.
· 4 reorganization plans have been approved by the Commissioner and are pending approval by voters
· 11 reorganization plans are in hand at DOE, awaiting either review by the Department or revisions by the regional planning commitetes
·
24 other reorganization plans in
progress
Based on information
from the regional planning committees, we anticipate another 14 plans to come
in during September and October, and the remainder to come in during November
and December.
Exempt SAUs (11)
8 island school administrative
units and 3 Maine Indian Education units are exempt from the requirement to
reorganize but must file an alternative plan. Six of the eight islands have
approved alternative plans at this time. The Indian Education schools and two
island school systems are working on their plans. The 76 to 79 anticipated
plans above do not include the exempt school systems.
STATUS OF ALL PLANS
Updated September 5, 2008
ALTERNATIVE PLANS (34)
Units filing alternative plans must show reorganization of functions to provide savings without adversely affecting instructional programming.
|
APPROVED
by Commissioner (33) |
Enrollment |
|
|
1 |
Lewiston |
4,701 |
|
2 |
Brunswick |
3,132 |
|
3 |
MSAD 55 (Sacopee Valley) |
1,285 |
|
4 |
MSAD 61 (Lake Region) |
2,058 |
|
5 |
MSAD 54 (Skowhegan) |
2,851 |
|
6 |
South Portland |
3,071 |
|
7 |
Yarmouth |
1,386 |
|
8 |
Cape Elizabeth |
1,795 |
|
9 |
Scarborough |
3,313 |
|
10 |
MSAD 60 (Berwick) |
3,090 |
|
11 |
MSAD 35 (South Berwick) |
2,576 |
|
12 |
MSAD 72 (Fryeburg) |
1,341 |
|
13 |
MSAD 52 (Turner) |
2,182 |
|
14 |
MSAD 75 (Topsham) |
2,972 |
|
15 |
Westbrook |
2,520 |
|
16 |
Gorham |
2,723 |
|
17 |
MSAD 49 (Fairfield) |
2,669 |
|
18 |
MSAD 3 (Unity) |
1,516 |
|
19 |
MSAD 15 (Gray/New Gloucester) |
1,950 |
|
20 |
Portland |
7,040 |
|
21 |
York |
1,968 |
|
22 |
Biddeford |
2,782 |
|
23 |
MSAD 40 (Waldoboro) |
1,970 |
|
24 |
MSAD 11 (Gardiner) |
2,223 |
|
25 |
Auburn |
3,478 |
|
26 |
MSAD 22 (Hampden) |
2,222 |
|
27 |
Lisbon |
1,411 |
|
28 |
MSAD 64 (Corinth) |
1,283 |
|
29 |
MSAD 6 (Standish) |
4,146 |
|
30 |
Sanford |
3,450 |
|
31 |
MSAD 57 (Waterboro) |
3,633 |
|
32 |
Bangor |
3,830 |
|
33 |
Augusta |
2,361 |
|
|
Total |
88,928 |
|
In Progress (1) |
|
|
|
|
MSAD 17 (Oxford Hills) |
3,650 |
REORGANIZATION PLANS (42)
APPROVED by Commissioner and voters (3)
|
|
SAUs |
Enrollment |
# merging |
|
1 |
Bath, W. Bath, Arrowsic, Woolwich, Phippsburg1 |
2,353 |
5 |
|
2 |
Oak Hill CSD (Sabattus) |
1,601 |
4 |
|
3 |
MSAD 16 (Hallowell)/ Monmouth / Richmond / Dresden |
2,450 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
6,404 |
13 |
1 Created via private/special law before passage of Reorganization Law
APPROVED by Commissioner; pending voter approval2 (4)
|
|
SAUs |
Enrollment |
# merging SAUs |
|
1 |
Falmouth / MSAD 51 (Cumberland) |
4,419 |
2 |
|
2 |
MSAD 34 (Belfast) / MSAD 56 (Searsport) |
2,659 |
2 |
|
3 |
MSAD 1 (Presque Isle) / MSAD 32 (Ashland) / Nashville Plt. |
2,411 |
3 |
|
4 |
Mt. Desert CSD (Bar Harbor)/ Trenton / islands (AOS) |
1,690 |
9 |
|
|
Total |
11,179 |
16 |
2 Does NOT include MSAD 53/59 (Pittsfield/Madison) reorganization plan, which was approved by the Commissioner but narrowly rejected by voters. These units are exploring other options.
Plans submitted to DOE, awaiting DOE review or RPC revisions (11)
|
1 |
MSAD 9 (Farmington) / MSAD 58 (Kingfield) / Coplin Plt. / Highland Plt. |
3,163 |
4 |
|
2 |
MSAD 38 (Etna ) / MSAD 48 (Newport) |
2,497 |
2 |
|
3 |
So. Aroostook Cty (incl. Houlton, Staceyville, MSAD 14) |
2,863 |
9 |
|
4 |
Freeport / Pownal / Durham |
1,931 |
3 |
|
5 |
Wiscasset / Alna / Chelsea / Palermo area |
2,272 |
8 |
|
6 |
MSAD 21 (Dixfield ) / MSAD 43 (Rumford) / MSAD 39 (Buckfield) / Hanover |
3,239 |
4 |
|
7 |
MSAD 5 (Rockland ) / MSAD 50 (Thomaston) |
2,312 |
2 |
|
8 |
Saco / OOB / Dayton |
4,124 |
3 |
|
9 |
MSAD 4 (Guilford) / MSAD 46 (Dexter) / Harmony / Willimantic |
1,942 |
4 |
|
10 |
Poland / Minot / Mechanic Falls |
1,730 |
3 |
|
11 |
St. John Valley (AOS) |
2,514 |
6 |
Other Reorganization Plans in Progress (24)
|
1 |
Windham / Raymond |
3,520 |
2 |
|
2 |
MSAD 71 (Kennebunk/Kennebunkport)/ Arundel |
2,909 |
2 |
|
3 |
Eastern Washington Cty (incl. Vanceboro, Eastport, Calais) |
1,881 |
19 |
|
4 |
MSAD 47 (Oakland) / China |
3,232 |
2 |
|
5 |
Ellsworth / Union 92 (most of) / Flanders Bay CSD |
2,713 |
11 |
|
6 |
MSAD 37 (Harrington) / Jonesport / Beals / Beddington / Deblois |
1,052 |
6 |
|
7 |
Hermon / MSAD 23 (Carmel) |
1,869 |
2 |
|
8 |
Caribou region (incl. Ft. Fairfield, Limestone, Woodland area) |
2,747 |
8 |
|
9 |
Five Town CSD (Camden-Rockport) |
2,048 |
5 |
|
10 |
MSAD 74 (Anson) / MSAD 13 (Bingham) / SAD 59 (Madison) / others |
2,149 |
8 |
|
11 |
Brewer / Airline CSD / Orrington area |
3,296 |
5 |
|
12 |
Bucksport / Orland / Verona |
1,255 |
3 |
|
13 |
Glenburn / Orono / Veazie |
1,595 |
3 |
|
14 |
Blue Hill Peninsula area / Deer Isle-Stonington area / Surry(AOS) |
1,509 |
9 |
|
15 |
Boothbay area (incl. Damariscotta, Jefferson) (AOS) |
2,740 |
11 |
|
16 |
Maranacook CSD (Manchester) / Fayette / Winthrop |
2,402 |
7 |
|
17 |
Jay / MSAD 36 (Livermore Falls) |
1,868 |
2 |
|
18 |
Machias area (incl. E. Machias, Lubec) (AOS) |
1,158 |
12 |
|
19 |
Old Town area (incl. Milford) |
2,041 |
5 |
|
20 |
Millinocket / E. Millinocket / Medway (AOS) |
1,125 |
3 |
|
21 |
MSAD 67 (Lincoln) / MSAD 31 (Howland) / MSAD 30 (Lee) / others |
2,301 |
13 |
|
22 |
MSAD 42 (Mars Hill) / MSAD 45 (Washburn) / Easton / Bridgewater |
1,091 |
4 |
|
23 |
Greenville area / MSAD 68 (Dover-Foxcroft) / MSAD 41 (Milo) / Lake View Plt. |
2,030 |
8 |
|
24 |
Waterville / Vassalboro / Winslow (AOS) |
3,968 |
3 |
Total # of alternative and reorganization plans already approved or in progress = 76
Alternative (33) and reorganization (7) plans approved by Commissioner = 40 out of the 76 above
Number of individual units or groups of units currently in unapproved configurations = 9 (see below)
Number of additional plans anticipated = up to 2 or 3
Alternative Organizational Structures
Regions whose requests to form an Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) have been approved are noted where they appear above. (There are seven.) They are in various stages of progress in developing their plans.
UNAPPROVED CONFIGURATIONS
Configuration does not comply with requirements of the Reorganization Law; some of these units are still in discussions.
|
Acton |
403 |
1 |
|
Kittery |
1,081 |
1 |
|
Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
1,415 |
1 |
|
Georgetown |
118 |
1 |
|
Carrabassett Valley |
87 |
1 |
|
Rangeley area |
220 |
6 |
|
MSAD 44 (Bethel) / Gilead / Upton |
867 |
3 |
|
MSAD 53 (Pittsfield) |
1,163 |
1 |
|
MSAD 12 (Jackman) |
168 |
1 |
EXEMPT
Units exempt from the requirement to file a reorganization plan
Exempt units must file an alternative plan showing reorganization of functions to provide savings without adversely affecting instructional programming.
Islands - no voter approval required
|
SAUs APPROVED by Commissioner |
Enrollment |
|
Isle au Haut |
9 |
|
MSAD 8 (Vinalhaven) |
206 |
|
Long Island |
27 |
|
Chebeague Island |
39 |
|
Islesboro |
77 |
|
MSAD 7 (North Haven) |
65 |
|
Total |
423 |
|
In Progress |
|
|
MSAD 65 (Matinicus) |
6 |
|
Monhegan Island |
7 |
Maine Indian Education – no voter approval required
|
In Progress |
|
|
Indian Island |
148 |
|
Indian Township |
176 |
|
Pleasant Point |
164 |
Note: All enrollment figures are from the Oct. 1, 2006 count, which are the numbers referenced in P.L. 2007, Chapter 240, Part XXXX, the reorganization law.
For details of each plan, including copies of submissions and the Commissioner’s responses, visit:
www.maine.gov/education/reorg/plansandresponses.html.