[SchoolFinance] [EXT] Re: ESCE 3 and 4 year old's in Regards to Budget

Wed Mar 18 12:57:11 EDT 2026

Thank you! we are joining CoHort 3 as well and I am getting mixed messages
on what we can use as expenses and not.

Katie Gourley
RSU 25
Business Manager
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katie.gourley at rsu25.org <katie at rsu25.org>

On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 12:46 PM Dawn Blanchard <dblanchard at brunswicksd.org>
wrote:

> Thank you for this thread!  We are going to be in cohort 3---what are some
> tips people have been using for general ed expenditures?   Is it as
> 'simple' as if a PK gen ed teacher has 4 out of 16 students with IEPs, you
> would charge 25% of them to the fund?  Do you need to review that each
> quarter?  What about your school nurse, principal, and other peripheral
> staff that work with 4 year olds?
>
>
>
> *~Thanks,*
>
> Dawn Blanchard
>
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> On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 12:29 PM Lisa Harkin <lharkin at kitteryschools.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> Yes, just like other grants.  Create your new fund code and post all your
>> reimbursable expenses to that fund, especially since you will have to send
>> them a Trial Balance quarterly.
>>
>> We do not include any of these reimbursable expenses in our General Fund
>> Budget.
>>
>> We are part of Cohort 1, so let me know if you have any other questions,
>> hopefully I can help!
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 11:19 AM Kathi Kilcollins <kkilcollins at msad20.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Good afternoon,
>>>
>>> I am curious what other districts are doing in regards to ESCE funding
>>> and the school budget.
>>>
>>> We will not be hiring additional staff for the few 3 and 4 year olds
>>> that we will be getting under Cohort 3, but will be reimbursed for the time
>>> staff spend with those students.
>>>
>>> I am wondering if we should take a percentage of the staff that will be
>>> responsible for these children out of the budget, since we will be
>>> reimbursed for a percentage of their salary?
>>>
>>> Is this what other districts are doing, treating this like other grants
>>> such as title 1 and creating a budget under the new fund code?
>>>
>>> Any information would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
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