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Nearby school closure may add students to Stamford; boards discuss busing and funding
Summary
With a nearby school closing, Stamford school leaders said four students have signed up so far and families must respond by May 15 to inform busing and tuition arrangements; the board discussed how tuition and special-education costs would be handled.
Participants raised effects of a nearby school closure (referred to in the meeting as Breedsboro/Reedsboro), asking whether Stamford will receive students and how busing and tuition will be handled.
School board representative (S4) said four students had already signed up for Stamford and one family was undecided; the superintendent and principal planned to send a letter asking families to confirm by May 15 to help the region plan busing and transportation. "We have, I believe, 4 students signed up for Stamford, and 1 as a maybe," S4 said.
Speakers also discussed tuition allocations and special-education costs: the receiving school gets regular-education tuition per student while additional special-education costs are billed back to the sending district. The boards agreed the regional chair and transportation planners must know final counts to set routes and budgets.
No formal transportation vote was taken; the boards agreed to monitor enrollment and to plan transportation based on family choices and the supervisory-union allocation process.
