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District 25 leaders push Save for College account outreach; parents raise questions about financial aid implications
Summary
Superintendent Michael Dantona proposed adding the city's Save for College program to the district comprehensive education plan to boost activation of $100 starter accounts for K–3 students; parents asked about 529 rules and financial aid treatment, and staff described outreach and incentives but uptake remains low.
Superintendent Michael Dantona said he wants District 25 to promote the city's Save for College initiative and asked parent leaders for feedback on making it a district goal to increase family participation.
"Unfortunately, right now, we only have a little over 30% of our families that take advantage of it," Michael Dantona said, describing the district's desire to increase enrollment. He told the Title I DPAC that the city program provides a starter amount to students' accounts when families activate them and that the district would focus on awareness and informational events to boost participation.
Parents at the meeting raised questions about how the accounts function and how they might…
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