The committee voted 6-0-0 to raise the cap on Easthampton students attending Commonwealth Virtual Schools from 1% to 2% for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year and all of 2026-2027.
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What this means
More Easthampton students may enroll in Commonwealth Virtual Schools under the higher cap. The committee also accepted a $6,955.30 donation intended to eliminate all accrued student lunch debt. It transferred $11,679.95 in older class funds to the high school student activity account and suspended its policy to allow the Class of 2017 to receive or donate $5,724.66.
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Approved raising the Commonwealth Virtual Schools enrollment cap for Easthampton students from 1% to 2% through the 2026-2027 school year, by a 6-0-0 vote.
Accepted a $6,955.30 Chartwells Food Service donation intended to eliminate all accrued student lunch debt, by a 6-0-0 vote.
Declared $11,679.95 in remaining funds from the graduating classes of 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022 forfeited and transferred the funds to the EHS Student Activity Agency Account, by a 6-0-0 vote.
Suspended School Committee Policy JJF to allow the Class of 2017 to receive its remaining $5,724.66 or donate it to a charity, by a 6-0-0 vote.
Approved the EHS We the People team's out-of-state field trip to national finals in Washington, D.C., from April 16 through April 20, 2026, by a 6-0-0 vote.
Accepted an AED and AED box donation from Kevs Foundation, by a 6-0-0 vote.
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