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Greater New Bedford discusses state-mandated weighted lottery for Class of 2030 admissions
Summary
Superintendent explained new state rules requiring vocational schools to implement a weighted lottery for the Class of 2030; the committee discussed attendance, discipline and interest weights and the administrations plan to adopt a policy by October.
Greater New Bedford VocTechofficials told the school committee on Aug. 11 that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education now requires vocational-technical schools to use a weighted lottery for admissions to the class of 2030 and that the district must adopt a policy by Nov. 1. "Every child who completes an application gets a ball in the pot regardless of any of their experiences," Superintendent Watson said, explaining how the new system gives applicants one or more "balls" based on specified weights.
The state rule matters because it changes who can be…
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