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Greendale board approves planning authorization, seeks state planning grant for Greendale Global charter program
Summary
The Greendale School District board authorized formation of an independent-governance charter school, Greendale Global, and approved a planning grant application for $125,000 while discussing enrollment caps, special education funding and vendor relationships for online instruction.
The Greendale School District board voted to authorize formation of a charter school called Greendale Global and approved submitting a state planning grant application to support its launch.
District staff told the board the proposal envisions Greendale Global as an instrumentality of the district with an independent governance board that would contract for online course instruction and provide in-person supports. The planning grant application discussed at the meeting seeks $125,000 for planning; district staff said implementation costs could exceed $150,000 depending on how the program is scaled.
Mr. DelPonte, who has led stakeholder work on the proposal, told the board the model would combine primarily virtual instruction with regular…
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