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Public commenters urge school choice as district presents school choice funding overview
Summary
Two residents spoke in public comment in favor of school choice while Superintendent Sean Gallagher and Finance Director Ethan Manning presented an FAQ and an explanation of Chapter 70 and school choice funding flows for Newburyport.
Two members of the public addressed the School Committee during public comment to urge support for school choice. The minutes list Kate Suchecki (8 Toppans Lane) and Cara Ripley (40 Phillips Drive) as the speakers and identify their topic as school choice.
Superintendent Sean Gallagher presented a Frequently Asked Questions document explaining how school funding flows in Massachusetts. Finance Director Ethan Manning provided a brief overview of Chapter 70 calculations for Newburyport, described school choice base tuition and how school choice funding flows into the district budget, and outlined some benefits of school choice as presented to the committee.
The committee received the public comments and the staff overview; no formal action on school choice policy was recorded at the March 11 meeting.
