Unique or Particular Circumstance Checklist
This information is to accompany the Notice of Intent for all SAUs applying for an exception pursuant to 20-A MRSA §1461, subsection 3, B-1(2).
(Please attach narrative as Exhibit A)

School Administrative Units Included in Notice of Intent
(Each municipality in a School Union must be listed separately)	

	

	

	

	

Contact Information:
Name:
Address:

Telephone: email:

Subsidizable resident pupils in proposed RSU/AOS as of Oct. 1, 2006 (including, for these purposes, students attending from the unorganized territory):

Proposed reorganization results in less than 2,500/1,200 students 20-A MRSA §1461 (3)(B)(1) and (3)(B-1)(1).

Please detail the actions the listed SAUs have taken toward meeting the 2,500/1,200
enrollment expectation for the proposed RSU/AOS. This narrative must describe the due diligence of the units in addressing at least the following:

Geography, including physical proximity and the size of the current school administrative unit;
Demographics, including student enrollment trends and composition and nature of communities in the regional school unit;
Economics, including existing collaborations to be preserved or enhanced and opportunities to deliver commodities and services to be maximized;
Transportation;
Population density; or
Other unique circumstances including the need to preserve existing or developing relationships, meet the needs of students, maximize
educational opportunities for students and ensure equitable access to rigorous programs for all students.
The member municipalities of the proposed regional school unit are
surrounded by approved regional school units or alternative organizational structures and there are no other school administrative units available to
join the proposed regional school unit
The member municipalities of the proposed regional school unit include 2 or more isolated small schools that are eligible for an isolated small school adjustment pursuant to section 15683, subsection 1, paragraph F

Exceptions to 2,500/1,200 Student Minimum
Exception §1461(3)(B)(1) and
§1461(3)(B-1)(1) per LD 570	Exception Claimed in Plan	Documentation Provided?
(Please attach narrative as Exhibit A)	
		Yes	No	
Geography										
Demographics										
Economics										
Transportation										
Population Density										
Other Unique Circumstances										

Are surrounded by approved regional school units or alternative organizational
structures	

	
Include 2 or more isolated
small schools	

	
Proposed reorganization results in less than 1,000 students 20-A MRSA
§1461(3)(B)(1) and §1461(3)(B-1)(1) per LD 570:

Please provide detailed written information that demonstrates that the SAUs have
exhausted all reasonable and practical means of satisfying the requirements above, and that approval is warranted based on the unique or particular circumstances of the unit or units.