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TECCA board unanimously OKs enrollment cap rise to 3,300, surplus laptop sale, superintendent goals and student field trip
Summary
At its Oct. 23 virtual meeting the TECCA Commonwealth Virtual School Board unanimously approved raising the enrollment cap to 3,300 for FY27, adopted superintendent goals, approved a laptop surplus to be put to public bid, approved a Future Historians Club overnight trip to Williamsburg, and approved a TEC‑TECCA settlement after executive session.
The TECCA Commonwealth Virtual School Board voted unanimously Oct. 23 to raise the school’s enrollment cap to 3,300 students for fiscal year 2027 and approved several other operational actions, including a laptop surplus plan, the superintendent’s performance goals and an out‑of‑state student field trip.
The actions came during a virtual meeting chaired by Dr. Peter Sanchioni. Superintendent Patrick Lattuca told the board that TECCA’s Oct. 1 enrollment count was 3,000 with an estimated waitlist of 1,000 and rising retention rates (82% in FY24, 86% in FY25). He said the proposed cap increase would be earmarked for elementary and middle grades to create “a sustainable pipeline,” and that Board approval would allow him to submit a letter on the Board’s behalf to the Commissioner.
Board members voted as a block to approve the superintendent’s draft goals, including a newly added graduation target that would aim for 90% of eligible students to earn a high‑school diploma by the end of the school year. The goals motion was moved by Grace Magley and seconded by Jean Kenney and passed unanimously.
The Board also approved a laptop surplus plan. The proposal, vetted with auditors, would donate or recycle 10 older devices (total value reported as $170) and place 848 HP Fortis devices into a public bid process; TECCA’s Coordinator of Technology provided the valuations. The surplus motion was moved by Grace Magley, seconded by Jean Kenney, and passed unanimously.
Britton Warner presented a Future Historians Club overnight trip to Williamsburg, Va., explaining prior trips (last year’s trip to Charleston, S.C., had 8 students and 3 chaperones) and cost‑saving measures such as public transportation and free museum access; the school nurse had met with families to plan for medical needs. The Board voted unanimously to approve the out‑of‑state overnight trip.
Action Item D, a TEC‑TECCA Settlement Agreement, was tabled for discussion in executive session. The Board entered executive session under M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(2) and (3) for strategy related to nonunion personnel and litigation/collective bargaining, returned to open session with no votes taken in closed session, and then approved the settlement by unanimous vote.
All recorded votes at the meeting were unanimous. Board members present who participated in roll call and votes were Dr. Peter Sanchioni, Jean Kenney, Grace Magley and Jerry Helsing. The meeting adjourned at 4:38 p.m.; the next meeting was scheduled for Dec. 4, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.
Notes: motions were recorded in the meeting minutes with the following movers and seconders: field‑trip approval (moved by Magley; seconded by Kenney), superintendent goals (moved by Magley; seconded by Kenney), laptop surplus (moved by Magley; seconded by Kenney), enrollment cap increase (moved by Helsing; seconded by Kenney), and settlement approval after executive session (moved by Helsing; seconded by Magley).
