PARIS — School Administrative District 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts said he will meet with department heads and administrators after next week to go over 2016-17 budget requests line by line.

“Around the first week in March I should have first blush of whether we’re up or down,” he said.

The Budget Committee meeting schedule is:

• Wednesday, March 2 — Develop a schedule, set priorities, review the process and elect a chairman.

• Wednesday, March 9 — Review requests for athletics, music, art, library, elementary schools and adult education.

• Wednesday, March 16 — Review requests for facilities, technology, transportation, health services, special education, the high school and central office.

• Wednesday, March 23 — Review staffing and finalize the preliminary budget.

• Monday, April 4 — Colpitts will present the budget to the school board.

The administration hopes to meet with constituents and officials in each of the eight towns at selectmen meetings.

Meanwhile, residents can track of the budget process online at lists.sad17.k12.me.us/dbudget/index.php.

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