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Essex Tech representative: assessments rising, admissions lottery proposal would shift enrollment and budgets
Summary
Mr. Landers reported a preliminary 4% assessment increase for Danvers' share of Essex North Shore Vocational Technical School, described flat Danvers enrollment at Essex Tech and pushed back on a statewide push for blind-lottery admissions, citing outreach and diversity gains.
Mr. Landers, the Danvers representative to Essex North Shore Vocational Technical School (Essex Tech), presented a yearly update to the School Committee on Feb. 11. He said the district’s preliminary assessment for fiscal 2026 is expected to rise about 4% (roughly $170,000 for Danvers) and that Danvers’ enrollment at Essex Tech remains steady at 239 students from the town.
Landers said that across the 17 sending districts, some communities face assessment increases exceeding 15% and a few with larger jumps. He described the Essex Tech application cycle as competitive for Danvers students and…
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