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Board adopts cyber-charter funding reform resolution, cites potential $520,000 savings
Summary
The board adopted a resolution urging state action to set a statewide cyber charter tuition rate (example: not to exceed $10,000) and said the change could save the district about $520,000 in 2025–26; the resolution will be sent to legislators and posted with a form letter for residents to use.
The Kutztown Area School District Board of School Directors adopted a cyber charter funding reform resolution asking state lawmakers to establish a statewide cyber charter tuition rate. The administration proposed a not-to-exceed example rate of $10,000 per student for regular education as a baseline and said that adopting a statewide rate could produce substantial savings for the district.
Superintendent Till Chatham described the current funding structure for cyber charter schools as unchanged for more than two decades and argued the district bears excessive per-student costs when a resident enrolls in a cyber charter. He told the board that, under the proposed statewide rate, the district could save an estimated $520,000 in the 2025–26 budget year.
The resolution, as adopted, will be posted on the district website with an informational package and a suggested form letter that residents can copy and send to legislators supporting cyber charter funding reform. The board approved the measure by roll call.
The resolution is a formal advocacy action requesting legislative change; it does not itself change local funding or district tuition rates.
