increase font size First pass at 2021-2022 budget has Gardiner-area school district considering 8% spending hike, 20.5% local tax increase In the initial budget for next school year, Maine School Administrative District 11 is proposing a $28.24 million spending plan with $12.02 million coming from its member towns. Share GARDINER — An initial draft of the Maine School Administrative District 11’s 2021-2022 budget is proposing a $2.08 million — or 7.93% — spending increase. For the current budget, which runs through June 30, MSAD 11 has approved spending of $26.16 million; it is proposing $28.24 million for the 2021-2022 school year. To make up that difference, the school district is currently proposing $2.05 million more to be raised by taxes from its member towns — Gardiner, Pittston, Randolph and West Gardiner — an increase of 20.51% from the current budget. The amount to be raised by local taxes for the current year totals $9.97 million; the district is proposing $12.02 million to be raised by taxes for 2021-2022.