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Nashoba committee approves limited school-choice openings, sets application timeline and grade caps
Summary
The Nashoba Regional School Committee voted April 30 to partially open the district—s school-choice program for 2025-26 with grade- and school-specific seat caps and a public lottery timetable; the superintendent outlined recommended limits intended to protect class-size thresholds.
The Nashoba Regional School Committee voted April 30 to partially open the district—s school-choice program for the 2025-26 school year, adopting the superintendent—s recommendation that limits openings by grade and location and sets a timetable for applications and a public lottery.
Superintendent Kirk Downing presented the recommendation during a public school-choice hearing and review of slides that repeated guidance from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE): districts remain open to school choice unless they vote to close by June 1, they may limit seats and assignment locations, and lotteries are used when applicants exceed seats. Downing recommended not opening choice for kindergarten through grade 2, holding class-size buffers…
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