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Board approves Cyber Charter Student Return Incentive program, cites potential cost savings
Summary
The board approved a Cyber Charter Student Return Incentive Program for 2026–27 to encourage outside cyber students to return to Marion Center cyber or in-person programs; administration said returning two students could yield cost savings. The vote was 8–1.
The Marion Center Area School Board approved the Marion Center Area School District Cyber Charter Student Return Incentive Program for the 2026–27 school year on June 22. Superintendent Mr. Weimer told the board that if two outside cyber students returned to the district's cyber or brick-and-mortar programs it "could be a cost savings to the district based on the amount of money spent on outside cyber education." The motion passed 8–1, with Ms. Young voting no.
Board documentation presented the program as a fiscal measure intended to reduce tuition payments to outside cyber providers by incentivizing transfer back into district programs. The motion was moved and seconded as recorded in the minutes; no amendment or additional fiscal detail (such as per-student incentive amounts) is specified in the transcript.
