Virtual-school enrollment falls below 1% cap; district reports roughly 208 students at Commonwealth virtual schools
One year after imposing a 1% discretionary cap on Springfield students enrolling in Commonwealth virtual schools, district officials reported the share fell from about 1.03% to 0.88%; staff estimate about 50 seats will be available next year and said the district wants to recruit students back to its own Springfield Virtual School.
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Chief Saint Lawrence reported to the Springfield Public Schools School Committee that the share of Springfield students enrolled in Commonwealth of Massachusetts virtual schools fell to about 0.88% from a peak of about 1.03% a year earlier, one year after the committee enacted a discretionary 1% enrollment restriction.
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