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Committee presses district for detail after packet lists large homeless-student transportation sums
Summary
Members pressed administration for clarity after packet entries described $250,000 (also recorded as $251,000) for 20 homeless students and a separate $1.6 million item for cost-share transportation; staff said the district will provide a fuller report showing which students attend Lowell and how costs are shared under McKinney-Vento.
The Lowell School Committee questioned district staff about transportation line items for homeless students after the meeting packet included permission-to-enter requests for several contracts.
Committee member Mister Bahu asked whether the $250,000 (noted elsewhere in the record as $251,000) figure was for students attending Lowell schools or to transport Lowell students to other districts. He said $250,000…
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