By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate,
No. 323) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Pamela P. Resor and Carl
M. Sciortino, Jr. for legislation relative to charter
school enrollment. Education. |
By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate,
No. 323) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Pamela P. Resor and Carl
M. Sciortino, Jr. for legislation relative to charter
school enrollment. Education. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 71, Section 89 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out subsection (o) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:
Each charter school shall annually, no later than April 1, notify each public school district in writing of the number of students who will be attending the charter school from the district the following September as well as the number of new students who will be transferring from that district to the charter school in the following September. Enrollment figures should be based on the previous year’s enrollment in a manner identical to the calculation of a district’s chapter 70 aid. Except in the case of charter schools that have been open less than five years or charter schools that have received approval from the Department of Education in the past year to increase enrollment, first quarter tuition payments would be based on their previous year's enrollment figure, with payments in subsequent quarters based on actual enrollment figures as of October 1. For charter schools that have been open less than five years or schools that have received approval from the Department of Education in the past year to increase enrollment, first quarter payments will be based on projected enrollment figures.
