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Subcommittee discusses DESE mileage interpretation, transport eligibility and redistricting links to class-size pressures
Summary
Members discussed a DESE ruling that affected how the district interprets transportation eligibility (moving from “crow flies” to mileage/walking-distance), redistricting implications, and the need to notify newly eligible families before next school year; administration said it has not proactively expanded transportation offers yet.
Subcommittee members discussed transportation policy interpretation and how a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) ruling about mileage versus 'crow flies' measurement affects which families are eligible for district transportation. Members asked whether the district had proactively contacted newly eligible families under the revised interpretation; administration said it had not issued a broad…
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