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Programs > Education in Unorganized Territory Update 04/02/08...wl
EDUCATION IN UNORGANIZED TERRITORY
GENERALThe Division of State Schools – EUT (Education in the Unorganized Territory) is responsible for the provision of educational services on behalf of resident pupils in Maine’s unorganized territory (UT). There are 422 townships within the 10.5 million acres of unorganized territory (52% of the state), with a population of almost 8,000 residents. Approximately 1,200 pupils are legal residents of the UT, with 200 pupils attending one of the six elementary schools operated by the Division. The remaining 1,000 pupils are tuitioned to the nearest public school system. Those pupils who reside in remote or geographically isolated areas of the UT receive educational services through a variety of alternative programs.
The EUT is a division within the Maine Department of Education, and operated by the Commissioner of Education under the statutory authority granted in Title 20-A, Chapter 119. The Director of State Schools – EUT is responsible for the day-to-day operation and administration of the Division, and the delivery of a comprehensive range of elementary, secondary and special education services.
Transportation services for EUT pupils are provided through the operation of a fleet of 27 school buses (18 regular and 9 spare). In those areas where a school bus is not feasible there are 35 contracted conveyors that provide daily transportation to and from school or to the nearest bus stop.
Funding for all services provided by the Division of State Schools – EUT is obtained through a direct tax levy on real property located within the unorganized territory. Thus, the Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund is the source of all operating and capital monies. The EUT system receives no “state subsidies” of any kind, but does participate in a number of federal programs.
ADMINISTRATION(23 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0023)
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