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Wachusett committee hears CPAC warning as district explores joining CAPS collaborative
Summary
At a public hearing CPAC urged caution and transparency as the Wachusett district examines membership in the CAPS educational collaborative; administration outlined potential savings, obligations and a tight DESE timeline for action.
At the Wachusett Regional School Committee meeting, CPAC representative Laura Ybarra urged the committee to proceed cautiously as the district considers applying to join the CAPS educational collaborative, citing student-safety concerns from a past collaborative membership and long-term financial obligations tied to capital costs.
Ybarra told the committee that CPAC is preparing to discuss the district’s potential membership at its February 3 administrative meeting and that CPAC has posted guidance from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for committee review. She asked the committee and administration to share detailed information publicly, including the reasons Wachusett left a previous collaborative, any site-visit and classroom-observation results, a clear accounting of capital and ongoing…
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