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Museum School applicants detail enrollment targets, contingency reserves and grant pipeline to TEA
Summary
Applicants told TEA they plan to open with ~202 students (K–4) and grow to 450 by year five; the budget includes a contingency reserve (about $107,000 in year 1) and multiple grant/loan applications, and applicants described phased cost controls if enrollment falls below projections.
Applicants for the Museum School of East Dallas told TEA on May 14 they plan to serve 202 students in kindergarten through fourth grade in year one and to expand to a single K–8 campus with a maximum enrollment of 450 by year five.
“Enrollment variability poses a significant risk to new charter schools,” said a member of the applicant team; Lauren Coleman and the proposed finance lead described a conservative budget with a contingency reserve that the team said increases from 2% in year 0 to 5% in year 1, which they said equates to roughly…
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