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Utica board weighs $500,000 summer learning program for 750 students amid concerns about academic focus and transportation costs
Summary
Board members debated a $500,000 proposal to fund a four-week 'summer regression prevention' program expected to serve roughly 750 students, with questions raised about program design, measures of effectiveness and an estimated $264,600 for transportation that could increase depending on routes.
The Utica City School District Board of Education spent a sizable portion of its meeting discussing a proposed $500,000 summer program intended to prevent learning loss and serve roughly 750 elementary and middle-school students over four weeks.
Superintendent Dr. Spence described the initiative as part of a broader strategy that also includes expanded extended-day learning and career-technical education, and he emphasized the district’s focus on “continuous improvement” as it finalizes the 2026–27 spending plan. He repeated that the proposed budget “is not cutting any positions.”
Chief academic staff (Mr. Fauci) told the board the program’s immediate metrics are attendance, grade point average and i‑Ready scores; more sophisticated longitudinal analysis…
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