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Minuteman officials oppose proposed "weighted" lottery for vocational admissions, urge public comment
Summary
Minuteman leaders told Needhams NEEM subcommittee on March 27 that proposed Board of Education regulations to move toward a lottery-based admissions system for vocational schools would undermine current admissions priorities and asked member towns and residents to submit public comment and contact legislators.
School leaders and Minuteman administrators told the Town of Needhams NEEM subcommittee on March 27 that proposed Board of Education regulations would change the admissions process for career and technical education (CTE) schools to a lottery-like model the presenters called effectively "blind."
Heidi Driscoll, superintendent, described the proposal as a move away from current practices that give priority to applicants demonstrably seeking CTE programs and explained practical consequences for Minutemans enrollment, scheduling and town assessments. "If we had a lottery," she said, "we would actually be lucky enough to have 9 lotteries, based on our…
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