- Public link to preliminary 2016-17 ED279 reports (as of March 17, 2016)
- FY 17 preliminary State Subsidy compared to FY 16 by SAU (as of March 10, 2016) in PDF
General EPS Information
- List of EPS Matrix Positions in PDF
- 2016-17 EPS Salary Matrixes in PDF
- Regional Salary Cost Indexes by School Administrative Unit in PDF
Special Education EPS Allocation for 2016-17
Step 1: Base Component - Applies 1.258 weight (for the excess cost) to all students up to 15% of subsidizable students in PDF
Step 2: Prevalence Adjustment - Applies .38 weight (for the excess cost) to all students above 15% of subsidizable students in PDF
Step 3: Size Adjustment - Applies .29 weight for additional funds for school administrative units with fewer than 20 students with disabilities in PDF
Step 4: High Cost In-District Adjustment - Allocates additional funds for students estimated using an inflation factor of 1.6% in PDF
Step 5: High Cost Out-of-District Adjustment - Allocates additional funds for students estimated to cost 4X the statewide special education EPS rate --- ESTIMATE in PDF
Step 6: EPS Special Education Allocation (with EPS Maintenance of Effort Adjustment and High Cost Out-of-District Adjustment) in PDF
Transportation EPS Operating Allocation for 2016-17
If you have questions, you may contact:
School Finance & Operations Team
23 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 624-6790
Fax: (207) 624-6791