[SchoolFinance] Inquiry Regarding Special Education Stipend Practices

[Garnett Sias, Samantha]

RSU4 does not currently have additional compensation but I appreciate all
the responses as well since this has come up more than once.

On Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM Tracy Wilson <twilson at rsu10.org> wrote:

> RSU 10 provides an additional $2,000 to their salary for IEP caseloads.
> Every Spec. Ed teacher receives this.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Dec 8, 2025, at 8:46 AM, Kelly Wentworth <wentworthk at rsu5.org> wrote:
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> RSU5 has the following:
> Article 8, D
> It is understood between the parties that meetings regarding a student's
> program may extend the workday on occasion.  Administrators recognize they
> have a responsibility to respect the educator workday and the educator's
> time. If an educator participated in IEP meetings outside the school day
> for more than a total of 20 hours per contract year, then each hour above
> twenty hours will be compensated at the BA0 per diem rate.
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> On Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM Andrea Disch <adisch at msad11.org> wrote:
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>> I am reaching out to gather information regarding how districts structure
>> compensation for special education personnel. Specifically, do any of your
>> districts provide a *stipend tied to caseload size*, or offer *any
>> additional stipend* beyond the contracted salary for the performance of
>> special education duties?
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>> I would appreciate any insight you can share on whether such stipends are
>> used in your district and, if so, how they are structured.
>>
>> Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.
>>
>> Andrea
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