Track open bid opportunities, contracts, public meetings, and key contacts for Maine School Administrative District 17.
Key metrics and characteristics
City
The city where this buyer is located.
South Paris
Enrollment
Total student enrollment.
3,075
NCES ID
National Center for Education Statistics identifier.
2310770
Number of Schools
Total number of schools in the district.
8
Mascot
School mascot.
Viking
Total Staff
Total number of staff members.
697.1
Highest Grade
Highest grade level offered.
Grade 12
Procurement Hell Score
How easy their procurement process is to navigate. Lower is better.
68 / 100
Propensity to Spend
How likely this buyer is to spend on new technology based on operating budget trends.
AI Adoption Score
How likely this buyer is to adopt new AI technologies.
Startup Friendliness
How often this buyer champions startups and early adoption.
Latest Budget Year
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Operating Budget
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Includes fiscal year calendars, procurement complexity scores, and strategic insights.
Procurement guidance and navigation tips.
Procurement Hell Score
Lower scores indicate easier procurement. Created by Starbridge.
Quick Decision Flow
Sole Source
Cooperatives
Full playbooks include agency-specific workflows, thresholds, and vendor benchmarks.
Board meetings and strategic plans from Maine School Administrative District 17
The Budget Committee meeting focused on an overview of the Adult Education budget and a review of recent expenditure cuts. Key discussion topics included the ongoing budget deficit, the necessity of establishing a capital reserve, and strategies for managing contingencies to fund capital projects such as bus garage improvements. The committee reviewed financial vocabulary related to fund balances and contingencies, discussed the impact of upcoming school construction projects on potential funding, and deliberated on the potential challenges of proposing new staff positions given the current fiscal climate. The committee recommended reallocating funds from the contingency line to the capital reserve.
The committee received a final budget update, which included a proposal to transfer $150,000 from the fund balance to the Capital Reserve and detailed a contingency fund of $450,000. Additionally, the committee voted unanimously to recommend approval of the overall FY27 budget of $54,433,527.
The Budget Committee held a full-day meeting to review FY27 budget proposals across various departments. Key discussions included a review of special education services and staffing requests, technology budget allocations and security investments, curriculum and instructional material costs, transportation needs including van drivers and GPS software, facility maintenance and capital improvements, and athletics program costs. Principals from multiple schools presented their specific budgetary needs, including staffing shifts, professional development funding, and furniture requirements.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
Track Maine School Administrative District 17 meetings, strategic plans, and budget discussions before the public bid appears.
Early signals from meeting minutes and plans
Vendor mentions and competitor tracking
Decision timeline from discussion to RFP
Public-sector contacts connected to Maine School Administrative District 17.
Quotable insights from buyer leadership
