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Acton-Boxborough committee reviews draft districtwide financial assistance policy; vote targeted for May 22
Summary
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee held a first reading Thursday of a proposed districtwide financial assistance policy aimed at standardizing how the district evaluates requests for fee waivers and reduced costs for programs and services.
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee held a first reading Thursday of a proposed districtwide financial assistance policy aimed at standardizing how the district evaluates requests for fee waivers and reduced costs for programs and services.
The draft policy, presented by policy subcommittee members, would automatically grant full assistance to families eligible for free and reduced-price lunch. It also sets a graduated reduction structure tied to the federal poverty guideline (for example, families at two to three times the poverty guideline would receive partial reductions), and centralizes…
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