Sheepscot Valley-area finances feeling effect of students staying home
With more students opting to learn at home, Regional School Unit 12 is receiving fewer subsidies and seeing a financial impact to its budget.
Emily Duggan via Zoom
SOMERVILLE — Regional School Unit 12 is feeling the effect of more students opting to learn at home this year.
RSU 12 Superintendent Howie Tuttle told the school board Thursday night it was one of the “most difficult” years the district has seen. He presented his 2021-2022 spending plan to the board, noting a nearly $400,000 reduction in subsidies due to students picking homeschooling this year.
Tuttle is proposing a $24.78 million spending plan, an increase of $993,133 — or 4.1% — from the current year’s budget.