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Wakefield METCO enrollment dips to 60; district wins MECCA REI grant for equity audit
Summary
District METCO enrollment fell short of typical numbers this year; Wakefield Public Schools received a MECCA REI grant to fund an external equity audit and plans further work on the bridge program.
Wakefield Public Schools officials on Feb. 25 reported that the METCO program enrolled 60 students this year — about eight fewer than the district’s usual count — and announced the district was awarded a MECCA REI grant to fund an external equity audit.
The update came during superintendent remarks. Flavia (METCO coordinator) told the School Committee that the program enrolled 60 students this year: 27 high‑school students, 21 middle‑school students and 12 elementary students. She said the shortfall of roughly eight students was not due to district outreach but to delays at ECHO Inc. in delivering required files that help fill available seats.…
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