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<p class="MsoNormal">A couple of important reminders as the school year winds down…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">FY27 Budget Revenue and Expenditure files are due 8/15/26 or within 30 days of budget approval. With those files, you will need to provide warrant articles, budget meeting minutes and voter declaration of the referendum (if required).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Q4 FY26 Actual Revenue, Actual Expenditures, and Actual Balance Sheet files are due 0n 8/30/26. These files are critical in the EPS calculation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I appreciate your hard work to get these files submitted on time. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Take care!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Terri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">_______________________________________ <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Terri Beal</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">School Finance Consultant</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Maine Department of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">23 State House Station<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Augusta, ME 04333-0023 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Email: </span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:terri.beal@maine.gov"><span style="color:#467886">terri.beal@maine.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">207-624-6654<br>
<a href="http://www.maine.gov/doe" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Maine DOE</span></a> |
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MaineDepartmentofEducation1/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Facebook</span></a> |
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<a href="https://mainedoenews.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Maine DOE Newsroom</span></a> <br>
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