2016 : Education
Small Districts Tuition Students into Neighboring Districts
Many of the smaller schools in the region have effectively been merged with a neighboring school district in an arrangement where the closing districts pays tuition to send its students to the neighboring town. Technically the school district still exists, it's just not operational.
Influenced Scenarios
Evidence
Minerva Voters Reject 12% Budget Increase 3 Times
The 120 student district must take drastic cuts. There is talk of sending the students to Newcomb.
Raquette Lake School Tuitions Out all Students
Raquette Lake has been tuitioning out all it students since 2005 but it remains a "non-operating school district"
Read a news story describing what this means here.
Read a news story describing what this means here.
Catholic School in Ausable Forks closed
The 100 year old school had 56 students from pre-k to 6th grade. 10 people will lose their jobs.
The news story is here.Piseco School District ceases operations
The K-8 school will pay tuition to send the 10 children to neighboring Lake Pleasant which has 56 students in grades k-9. Three teachers will lose their jobs. A few years ago, Racquette Lake school did the same thing, which doesn't eliminate the district.
For Small Districts Tuition Students into Neighboring Districts
For Small Districts Tuition Students into Neighboring Districts