Enhances enrollment preferences for high need students at Massachusetts charter schools.
The bill amends the General Laws to allow commonwealth charter schools to offer enrollment preferences to certain high needs students, including low income or economically disadvantaged students, English learners or former English learners, students with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, and students identified as Students with Emergency Resettlement Status. The board of elementary and secondary education will define the specific student subgroups and the process for implementing these preferences.
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