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<p style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">Preliminary FY 25 ED 279 Reports Now Available </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">Dear Champions of Education, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">Following the State Board of Education’s approval of the Commissioner's Recommended Funding Level, and the announcement of the preliminary
ED 279 subsidy reports last night, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) is pleased to share detailed, preliminary reports for fiscal year 2024-2025. You can access the reports here:
<a href="https://maine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=11b0d90827&e=d89fcd9d0f" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#336699">https://neo.maine.gov/DOE/NEO/eps/public/ed279.aspx</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">The subsidy reports provided are based on the $1.42 billion in General Purpose Aid funding which will be recommended for FY 2024-2025 by
Governor Mills in her FY 2024-2025 supplemental budget. This amount reflects the Governor’s commitment to the State’s share of 55 percent of the total cost of education funding. The required local contribution Mill rate has decreased from 6.97 in FY 24, to
6.62 in FY 25. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">The ED 279 Subsidy Reports are calculated using the Essential Programs and Services (EPS) Funding Formula per
<a href="https://maine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=6976013aa9&e=d89fcd9d0f" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#336699">Title 20-A, Chapter 606-B</span></a>. The Maine DOE is proud to be offering one of the most equitable school funding formulas in the nation. It is based on years of research and information, designed to respond to student needs,
and to direct resources to the communities with the most need. That said, the Maine DOE understands that the formula is not responsive to every need a school administrative unit (SAU) may have, especially given the different priorities in schools and communities
throughout the state. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">The chart below reflects the preliminary estimated total cost of education using the EPS Funding Formula, and the preliminary State and
Local required contributions: <br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="color:crimson"><img border="0" width="436" height="286" style="width:4.5416in;height:2.9833in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01DA49FF.C78AEE30"></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">Things to consider when reviewing a FY 2024-2025 ED 279: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li style="color:#505050;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">An increase or decrease in student enrollment, disadvantaged student population, special education costs, and other
key factors in the formula have a major impact on funding for each SAU as the EPS model is a student-centered funding model. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:#505050;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SAUs that have either paid off or have begun to pay principal or interest payments for State approved new school
construction will realize changes in funding if either a payment no longer needs to be made or if a new payment has begun. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">Additional guidance for reviewing and comparing prior fiscal year ED 279 to the preliminary FY2024-2025 ED 279 can be found at the following
links: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050"><a href="https://maine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=56424593c5&e=d89fcd9d0f" target="_blank"><span style="color:#336699">https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/AnalyzingChangesToYourED279.pdf</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050"><a href="https://maine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=f2b10dcf11&e=d89fcd9d0f" target="_blank"><span style="color:#336699">https://www.maine.gov/doe/funding/gpa/eps/24-25</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">Please remember, these are preliminary calculations and changes may occur after the budget is enacted through the legislative process. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">Should you have questions regarding subsidy reports, please contact the School Finance Team: Pam Partridge at 207-624-6625 or
<a href="mailto:pamela.partridge@maine.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#336699">pamela.partridge@maine.gov</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">Sent January 18, 2024</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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