In May 2018 Teresa Sadak began circulating a petition with the following:
We the undersigned registered voters of the Town of Raymond, Maine, qualified to vote in town affairs, hereby petition the Town of Raymond Board of Selectman, to initiate the process to withdraw from RSU #14 in accordance with Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, Title 20-A: EDUCATION §1466. Withdrawal of a single municipality from a regional school unit.
353 signatures were certified as valid by the Registrar of Voters, Sue Look, and at the June 19, 2018, Select Board meeting the Board voted to accept the petition and proceed with a Public Hearing on July 31, 2018, and a Special Town Meeting on August 14, 2018.
RSU #14 Withdrawal Committee Members - (click on name to send email)
- Rolf Olsen - Select Board representative
- Teresa Sadak - petition proponent
- Kate Leveille - RSU #14 Board of Directors representative
- Joe Bruno - citizen representative
RSU #14 Withdrawal Committee Advisors
- Dr Mark Eastman - retired Superintendent and Educational Consultant
- Dan Stockford - attorney
Submit Your Name for Consideration of Sub-Committee Membership
Sub-Committees:
- Withdrawal Negotiations
- Joe Bruno
- Dr Mark Eastman
- Dan Stockford - attorney
- Staffing an Educational Program
- Contracted Services
- Technology
- Operations
- Programs & Services
- Kate Leveille
- Susan Brackett
- Jani Cummings
- Sarah Davis
- Heather Freeman
- Policies & Procedures
- Administration
- Finance
- Marshall Bullock
- Dr Mark Eastman
- Kevin Oliver
- Governance
- Integration of Services - "One Raymond" Approach
- Teresa Sadak
- Marshall Bullock
- Don Willard, Town Manager
- Nathan White, Public Works Director
- Cathy Ricker, Finance Director
- Kevin Woodbrey, Technology Contractor
Milestones
- 2018-06-19 Petition Summary Report
- 2018-06-19 Excerpt of Select Board Meeting
- 2018-07-31 Notice of Public Hearing
- 2018-08-14 Warrant for Special Town Meeting
- 2018-08-14 Minutes for Special Town Meeting
- 2018-08-21 Letter to DOE Commissioner
- 2020-07-24 Withdrawal Agreement
- 2020-09-03 RSU #14 Board of Directors Public Hearing on Withdrawal Agreement
- 2020-09-16 Final Withdrawal Agreement - signed
- 2020-09-16 DOE Letter Approving Vote on Nov 3rd
Documents
- RSU#14 Withdrawal Proposal Timeline
- Signed RSU #14 Withdrawal Agreement
- RSU FY20-21 Budget Version 9
- Note regarding budget: Director 51 is Raymond Elementary School, Director 71 is Jordan-Small Middle School. The fifth series of numbers is the source of additional costs with numbers 100 for Raymond Elementary School and 110 for Jordan-Small Middle School. The budget section addressing the superintendent is Director 10.
- Extracted RSU FY 20-21 Budget Version 9 Pages : the pages used to develop with proposed Raymond budget.
- Raymond Proposed Budget : Budget items have been taken from RSU FY 20-21 Budget Version 9 (listed above). Due to state requirements Student Services appears as Special Education in this document.
- RSU Withdrawal Survey
- Pre-Withdrawal Anticipated Costs
- Frequently Asked Questions
RSU #14 Withdrawal Committee Meetings - (ZOOM instructions will be added when available)
- 2020-09-10 - via Zoom at 7pm
- 2020-09-14 - via Zoom at 6pm
- 2020-09-17 - In Person at East Raymond Fire Station at 12pm (Must RSVP)
- 2020-09-22 - In Person at Jordan Small Middle School at 7pm (Must RSVP)
- 2020-09-28 - via Zoom at 6pm
RSU #14 Withdrawal Committee Meetings
- 2018-10-17 - Agenda - Video - Minutes - Establish Committee
- 2018-11-14 - Agenda - Video - Minutes - Organizational Meeting
- 2018-12-03 - Agenda - No Video - Minutes - Executive Session
- 2019-01-10 - Agenda - Video - Minutes - Workshop - Citizen Input
- 2019-01-28 - Agenda - Video - Minutes - Executive Session
- 2019-05-28 - No Agenda - Video - Minutes - Executive Session
- 2019-06-24 - Agenda - Video - Minutes - Workshop - Sub-Committees & Executive Session
- 2019-09-10 - Agenda - Video - Minutes - Workshop - Sub-Committee Reports
- 2019-10-28 - Agenda - Video - Minutes - Workshop - Sub-Committee Reports - Executive Session
- 2019-12-09 - Agenda - Video - Minutes - Workshop - Sub-Committee Reports - Executive Session
- 2020-07-14 - Agenda - Budget Materials - Video - Minutes (awaiting approval) - Withdrawal Agreement - Review Budget
- 2020-08-31 - Agenda -