School Finance: School Choice

The school choice program allows parents to send their children to schools in communities other than the city or town in whichthey reside. Tuition is paid by the sending district to thereceiving district. Districts may elect not to enroll school choice students if no space is available.

School Choice District Listing and General Information

• School Choice receiving District Status, 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 (08/25/2009)

• Trends in School Choice Pupils and Tuition (6/23/2009)

• School Choice Enrollment Map (10/09/2007)

• Choosing a School: A Parent's Guide to Educational Choices in Massachusetts (8/29/2006)

• Financial Administration of the School Choice Program (2/17/2004, advisory memo)

School Choice Tuition

FY09 Final School Choice:    Tuition || Choice Rates		06/18/2009
FY08 Final School Choice:    Tuition || Choice Rates		06/18/2008
FY07 Final School Choice:    Tuition || Choice Rates		06/12/2007
FY06 Final School Choice:    Tuition || Choice Rates		06/19/2006
Previous Years' Tuition

School Choice Administration

• School Choice Special Education Increment Template (03/17/2009)

• School Choice Roster Updates, Spring 2009 (03/17/2009)

• Change in Calculation of Special Education Tuition Rates for the School Choice Program (7/2/2002)
  (approved by Board of Education 11/26/02)