Superintendent's Welcome!
Greetings from RSU #24,
It's hard to believe that we are already half way through the month of February! February vacation is a welcome reprieve for students, families, and our staff. I am hopeful that we will start to see warmer temperatures soon!
The tank has been mounted and secured and the pump house is in the construction phase, all positive signs in completing the domestic water cistern project for the new school. We are in the process of planning for the softball and baseball field dugouts, scoreboards, and the necessary fencing for the playing fields at the new school. We will not know for a number of months whether we will be able to play spring sports on campus. Let's keep our fingers crossed!
The formal review of the budget by the Budget and Finance Committee has started. They have reviewed the individual school budgets and had a chance to ask questions and get clarification on the various facets of the school budgets. The remaining budget workshops will take place on Tuesday evenings and the following dates remain at the time that I am writing this update: February 27 (please note that this meeting will take place at Sumner), March 12 and 26, and April 9. These meetings start at 6:30 p.m. At the February 27th meeting, we will present District-wide Education Programs (Special Education, ELL, Gifted and Talented, Instructional Technology, etc.) to the committee. At the March 12th meeting, we will present the Education Support Services (Health, Facilities Operation and Maintenance, Transportation, Curriculum, System Administration, Debt Service, and Tuition) budgets to the Committee. The materials to be discussed will be posted on the RSU Business and Finance Webpage (prior to each meeting), found under the Departments tab of the rsu24.org website.
On February 10th at Sumner, the Sumner Sports Boosters hosted the Scott Jellison Basketball Tournament. The tournament had our junior varsity girls and boys teams hosting teams from neighboring communities, twelve different teams utilizing both of our gymnasiums. It was awesome to have so many people in the school enjoying our new facility while supporting their local team. The tournament raised close to $10,000 for the Boosters Club to support our student-athletes. A huge thank you to Boosters Jenna Shorey, Lucille Null, Michelle Smith, Ellysea Bryant, Ginny Dennison, Cindy Crowley and the many parents and community members who donated time or food to the event. We are lucky to have such strong support for our students! If you have any interest in learning about and/or supporting the Sumner Sports Boosters, please feel free to contact Lucille Null at [email protected]. Again, thanks to all of those who made the day a success.
Sincerely,
Michael Eastman, Superintendent
Regional School Unit #24
2165 US Highway 1
Sullivan, Maine 04664
Email: [email protected]