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Stafford MSD trustees discuss expanding STEM magnet to include first grade, ask for tighter budget and timeline
Summary
The Stafford Municipal School Board reviewed a proposal to add a first‑grade cohort to the Stafford STEM Magnet Academy for 2026–27. Trustees asked administrators for clearer startup cost breakdowns, a recruitment timeline, capacity verification and an admissions/retention policy before voting.
Trustees at the Stafford Municipal School Board meeting on Oct. 13 discussed a proposal to expand the Stafford STEM Magnet Academy to include first grade beginning in the 2026–27 school year. District staff presented projected start‑up costs and a recruitment plan and trustees asked administrators to return with a more detailed funding request, capacity confirmation and an explicit admissions/retention plan before any approval.
District staff said the first‑grade expansion would create a natural pipeline from the district’s early STEM program at the Early Childhood Center (ECC) and would help increase in‑district enrollment at the magnet. Staff estimated an initial enrollment target of roughly 66–75 first‑grade students and presented an illustrative one‑time and first‑year…
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