District overview
Codman Academy Charter Public School
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is this Commonwealth charter funded and governed?
Codman Academy is a single-school Commonwealth charter LEA serving prekindergarten through grade 12 in Dorchester. Massachusetts calculates charter tuition for students' sending districts, while Codman's Board of Trustees oversees the Head of School, finances, academic accountability, and charter renewal.
One charter LEA and one PK–12 school
The state lists Codman as an operating independent public charter district with one school and 345 students in 2025–26.
Trustees hold the charter
The board reviews academic performance, approves financial and governance actions, evaluates the Head of School, and participates in the state renewal process.
State-calculated charter tuition
Operating public revenue follows enrolled students through Massachusetts' charter-tuition system rather than a municipal school-committee appropriation controlled by Codman.
A separate foundation supports projects
Trustees said foundation funds are generally reserved for special projects such as a planned field house rather than recurring salaries or operating deficits.
The meeting record is detailed through February, but later agendas lack posted minutes and referenced attachments such as dashboards, financial statements, and the full state review were not directly available from the archive.
Where the district stands
Massachusetts DESE enrollment profile.
DESE reports 32.2% chronically absent through March 1, 2026.
The 2025 state accountability report classifies the district as making moderate progress toward targets.
Massachusetts DESE cohort 2025 graduation report.
DESE all-funds measure based on $11.19 million and 339.9 pupil FTEs.
Major projects
Charter renewal with conditions
Commissioner's intent announced; final terms not in the collected recordThe agenda scheduled review of the commissioner's intent to renew the charter with conditions.
- Trustees reviewed the renewal process and upcoming state focus-panel work.
- The board reviewed a state assessment praising governance while identifying academic performance and classroom consistency as concerns.
- The agenda scheduled review of the commissioner's intent to renew the charter with conditions.
Funding
Operating budget and grant-supported academic interventions
Writing, mathematics, and Tier 1 improvement
Multi-year instructional work and short-term interventions underwayCodman launched a 10-week small-group MCAS intervention and structured reading support through Encore.
- Leaders called for a hard reset and outlined common planning, assessments, MTSS/SST, instructional-leadership review, and intervention monitoring.
- The academic team reported intensive writing professional development, mathematics coaching, and differentiated teacher support.
- Codman launched a 10-week small-group MCAS intervention and structured reading support through Encore.
Funding
Operating budget plus grants and external instructional partners; program costs were not attached
Attendance improvement
Daily attendance improved, but chronic absence remains substantialDESE reported 92.3% attendance and 32.2% chronic absence through March 1.
- The school set a 93% daily attendance goal and described calls, home visits, and an attendance team.
- Leaders credited a family liaison and school teams with improvement after the prior year's high chronic absence.
- DESE reported 92.3% attendance and 32.2% chronic absence through March 1.
Funding
Operating budget; a family-liaison investment is described but not costed
Budget revision and collective bargaining
Budget planning delayed amid bargaining and lower-than-planned tuition revenueFinance reported weighted funding about $600 per student below plan and additional bargaining-related legal costs.
- Trustees said the contract would drive the revised budget and rejected reliance on foundation funds for recurring operations.
- Leaders described a three-year proposal and said budget revision and FY27 planning were waiting on ratification.
- Finance reported weighted funding about $600 per student below plan and additional bargaining-related legal costs.
Funding
Charter tuition and school operating revenue; foundation funds are generally project-focused
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Fifteen official Board of Trustees agendas and minutes were collected and reviewed chronologically. Massachusetts DESE enrollment, attendance, graduation, accountability, and finance reports provide contextual measures.
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