To attract young families to the RSU13 district, which is vital for sustainable economic growth in this region. We want to improve engagement of students and parents, teach important skills, drive improved academic outcomes and provide multi-use facilities that will benefit the broader community, businesses, the arts, and other institutions.

This initiative will inspire civic pride and promote the pursuit of excellence.

Our kids and teachers deserve first-rate facilities.

BEFORE

Missing and broken seating.

No staging area, no wings or fly tower.

Outdated sound software, lighting

and electronics.

Not fully ADA compliant.

No lobby and limited public access.

Design and implementation will be overseen by RSU13 Administration and Staff. Estimated Cost: $3.0 million (FOF Goal $1.6 million) Timeframe: 2-3 years

AFTER

With this project we hope to achieve increased capacity and better seating.

ADA Compliance.

Enhanced safety and security.

Improved functionality.

Multi-media learning.

Public access/dual-use lobby.

Probably not.

RSU13’s annual budget of $41 million represents over 50% of the local property tax bill. Approximately 13% of RSU’s Budget goes to facilities, focused on regulatory compliance, critical maintenance and repair, safety and security.

RSU13 is not perceived as high-need on the State-wide priority-list from a facilities investment perspective.

RSU13 will seek Federal and State grants and other funds wherever and whenever possible but this approach is unpredictable, slow, comes with restrictions and will only cover part of the costs.