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Quabbin explores tuition agreement with North Brookfield; subcommittee to review rates
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Superintendent and board discussed a potential tuition agreement with North Brookfield; administration scheduled a central‑office subcommittee meeting for Sept. 29 to work through rates and logistics and flagged potential effects on school-choice seats and transportation.
Quabbin Regional School District administrators and school committee members discussed exploratory talks with North Brookfield about a tuition agreement that could bring North Brookfield students into Quabbin schools.
Superintendent Colleen said North Brookfield’s enrollment is declining and that the town is exploring options ranging from a 7–12 agreement to a 9–12 or K–12 arrangement. Colleen told the committee Quabbin already educates 59 North Brookfield students through school choice at approximately $5,000 per student and that a tuition agreement could allow Quabbin to set a higher rate than school‑choice fees.
Committee members agreed to convene a central‑office subcommittee to examine rates and impacts and scheduled an administrative meeting for Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. Administration noted potential tradeoffs: taking North Brookfield on tuition could reduce available school‑choice slots from other towns, and any longer‑term regionalization would require approval by all five member towns.
Administrators said initial conversations also included shared programming and services — for example language‑based classrooms and recovery program collaborations — and that any tuition agreement would be brought back to subcommittee and the full committee for consideration before formal adoption.
