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Acton-Boxborough committee votes to remain withdrawn from DESE School Choice; reverts Title IX policy language
Summary
At its April 17 meeting the Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee voted to remain withdrawn from the Massachusetts DESE School Choice program for FY26 and voted to revert several district policies to earlier Title IX language following federal regulatory changes; the Title IX motion passed with multiple abstentions.
Acton — The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee on April 17 voted to keep the district withdrawn from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education(DESE) School Choice program for fiscal year 2026 and separately approved reverting three district policies to pre-November 2024 Title IX language.
The committee voted unanimously to keep the district withdrawn from DESESchool Choice after a short public hearing in which district staff explained the financial trade-offs. "The funding you get is $5,000 but the average per-pupil expenditure that we have is well over three times that amount," Andrew Shen said during the hearing, arguing that the district's analysis supported remaining withdrawn.
Why it matters: accepting School Choice students can bring state revenue per student but also requires the…
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