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Speakers press State Board over Capital Prep funding; attorneys cite statute
Summary
Public commenters and Capital Prep supporters told the State Board of Education the board must fund Capital Preparatory Middletown if state appropriations required funding multiple new charters; an attorney representing Capital Prep said the Department of Education's documents show Capital Prep ranked first but did not receive funds.
Public commenters urged the Connecticut State Board of Education on March 5 to follow the funding order in state law after the General Assembly appropriated money for new charter schools.
The dispute centers on section 10-66 (as cited repeatedly by speakers) that governs how the Department of Education allocates charter-startup dollars when more than one new charter has been approved and funding is limited. “The law is the law,” said Dr. Steve Perry, identified as head of schools and founder of Capital Prep, arguing the statute requires the state board to…
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