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Board discusses placement options for Fordham Early Learning Academy students left on wait lists
Summary
Board members sought short-term placements for four Fordham Early Learning Academy students on school-choice wait lists and proposed a work session to address longer-term magnet capacity and policy options.
Marion County School Board members on May 8 discussed how to place a small group of Fordham Early Learning Academy students who remain on magnet-school wait lists and whether to change capacity or policy to accommodate more students in future years. Board members agreed to pursue options for the four students currently waiting and asked staff to prepare a fuller work session on magnet capacity and policy.
Why it matters: Board members described Fordham as a highly regarded early learning magnet and said the district should avoid losing…
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