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Collegiate Charter School of Lowell

Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.

What is changing at Collegiate Charter School of Lowell?

A new FY27 budget, campus planning, and instructional changes

Collegiate is a K-12 public charter school governed by a nine-member Board of Trustees. During the reviewed year, the Board adopted the FY27 budget, approved a campus master-planning consultant, and amended the expulsion policy. The school also implemented phone-free Yondr pouches in grades 5-12 and prepared a new grades 6-12 math curriculum for 2026-27.

The Board governs the K-12 charter school

Trustees approve budgets and policies, oversee the Executive Director, and monitor academic, financial, and facilities performance.

The FY27 budget is adopted

The Board unanimously approved the annual budget in April after reviewing tuition assumptions, staffing costs, operating expenses, capital investments, bond compliance, and a five-year roadmap.

Campus expansion options are being studied

The Board approved a consulting proposal for campus master planning. The record discusses a performing-arts center, additional high-school space, a weight room, and possible off-site property, but establishes no final project.

Student routines and curriculum are changing

Yondr phone pouches began in grades 5-12 in September 2025. The March record says Illustrative Math and revised writing and world-language work were planned for grades 6-12 in 2026-27.

The collected archive has no approved minutes for the annual meeting or the November, May, and June meetings. The June agenda's Early College designation and the May agenda's security, solar, and potential land-acquisition topics are therefore not reported as completed actions. The published FY27 minutes do not state a total budget amount.

Where the district stands

Class of 2026 college applicationsverified
100 % of seniors

Reported by the administration in March.

FAFSA completion reported in Marchverified
67%

A point-in-time rate, not a final year-end result.

School-wide chronic-absence improvementverified
33%

Reported improvement compared with the prior school year.

Major projects

Campus master planning

Consultant approved; options under study

The Board approved Procon's consulting proposal to study campus needs and possible expansion. Later agendas reference a strategic-plan proposal, solar work, and potential land acquisition, but no final construction program is established.

Next: Publish the campus recommendations and select any funded capital scope
  1. Potential expansion projects discussed
  2. Consulting proposal approved unanimously
  3. Consultant site visit scheduled
  4. Agenda lists land, solar, and strategic-plan updates

Funding

Charter operating and capital resources under review

The collected records do not state a consultant fee or final construction budget.

Grades 6-12 curriculum changes

2026-27 implementation planning

The administration reported plans for Illustrative Math in grades 6-12, revised writing support, new music work, and world-language changes for 2026-27.

Next: Report launch progress and early student results
  1. Curriculum changes reported to Board
  2. Math and co-teaching implementation presentations

Funding

FY27 operating budget and grants

The collected records do not isolate a total curriculum cost.

Grades 5-12 Yondr phone-pouch program

Implemented and monitored

The school introduced Yondr pouches for students in grades 5-12 at the start of 2025-26 and reported early implementation in subsequent Board updates.

Next: Publish outcome data and any policy adjustments
  1. September implementation plan confirmed
  2. Early successes and challenges communicated

Funding

School operating resources

No program cost appears in the collected records.

This overview uses all 16 official full-board agenda and approved-minutes records collected from BoardOnTrack for the trailing-year window. Agendas were paired with available approved minutes and unresolved items remain labeled as such.

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