Augusta Board of Education OKs 2021-22 budget, with less-than-1% spending hike The proposed spending plan is to be presented April 6 to the Augusta City Council. Share The Augusta Board of Education meets Wednesday night over Zoom to vote on its proposed budget for the 2021-22 school year. Emily Duggan via Zoom AUGUSTA — The Augusta Board of Education approved the proposed 2021-22 school budget at Wednesday night’s business meeting. The proposed budget includes $32.64 million in spending — a less-than-1% increase from current spending — and is to be presented to the Augusta City Council at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6. Superintendent James Anastasio said the budget “is a good one” that “serves the school department and students well, and reflects what we believe are the desires of the community now.”