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Chebeague Island panel weighs tuition pilot after community forum backs adding students
Summary
The Chebeague Island School Committee reviewed results of a community forum that drew about 50 residents and signaled support for adding students; members discussed a first-year tuition pilot to work out logistics and attract families.
The Chebeague Island School Committee reviewed a community forum on school sustainability that drew roughly 50 residents and expressed support for adding students to the island school, the committee said at its March 21 meeting.
Committee Chair Elizabeth Doughty and Lead Teacher Mary Train were among those the committee thanked for organizing two public forums that the minutes describe as successful. Committee members discussed proposing tuition in the first year as a pilot to allow the school to work through logistics and provide families firsthand experience of Chebeague Island Public Schools.
The minutes note a family visited the island and the school this week to evaluate enrollment options; the committee characterized the visit as a positive experience for both the family and the school. No tuition rate, enrollment target or formal vote on a tuition policy was recorded in the minutes.
The committee’s discussion on sustainability and a potential tuition pilot will continue as part of budget preparations for FY25, which the committee said it would present to the town manager for inclusion in the full town budget.
