Public Hearing was held and now a vote needs to occur to remain a school choice district and accept applications for enrollment tor the 2022/2023 school year, at select grade levels or to continue to participate as a school choice district but not accept applications for the 2022/2023 school year.

• Yearly vote by school committee to open or close the program for the year

• Applications are chosen by lottery based on open slots

• Program has been closed for two years

• District is reimbursed for student attendance but not at same rate as PP cost  

  • The regular day school choice tuition rate is $5,000 per student for school districts and $8,572 per student for Commonwealth virtual schools, including a $75 per student administrative fee. An incremental cost is also added to the tuition for each special education student reflecting the additional cost of the services that they are receiving. This amount is determined using the same methodology for specific services that is used for the special education circuit breaker program.

• Students are admitted and must be allowed to remain until they graduate, no matter how program develops. 

• METCO is not a part of this program, it is a separate desegregation, busing program.

Motions:

To remain a school choice district and accept applications for enrollment tor the 2022/2023 school year, at select grade levels.

OR

To remain a school choice district and not accept applications for the 2022/2023 school year due to enrollment and budget concerns.