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Chicopee to offer 31 school‑choice seats in grades 1–5; kindergarten not opened for choice
Summary
The School Committee voted unanimously on April 2 to offer 31 school‑choice seats in grades 1–5 for 2025–26. Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Belleville cited rising kindergarten enrollment and the district’s effort to stabilize middle‑ and high‑school programming as reasons to limit choice to elementary grades.
The Chicopee School Committee voted on April 2 to offer 31 school‑choice seats in grades 1 through 5 for the 2025–26 school year, continuing a limited participation strategy that excludes kindergarten and secondary grades.
Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Belleville told the committee the district has been limiting school choice to elementary grades while it strengthens middle‑ and high‑school horizontal and vertical alignment. She said kindergarten numbers are unusually high and unpredictable; the administration recommended not…
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