Should towns have a say in how excess money in the high school budget is spent at the end of the year? The question occupied the regional high school district committee this week.

Heeding a request from two towns with strained budgets, the regional high school committee voted Monday to cut some $90,000 from its budget.

Breaking a stalemate over post-employment benefit funding and money for a new track, the regional high school district committee approved a $22 million operating budget to start the new year.

Breaking a stalemate over post-employment benefit funding and money for a new track, the regional high school district committee approved a $22 million regional high school operating budget.

The regional high school district committee took a hard look at a draft budget for fiscal year 2020 at its regular meeting Monday night, weighing options to keep the increase to a minimum.

An unanticipated influx of students at the regional high school who speak little or no English has created an immediate need for another English language learner (ELL) teacher.