School Committee Approves Draft Policy on Special Education Program Enrollment Limits for Public Comment

What happened

The School Committee voted (3-2) to approve draft Policy LBB, which establishes guardrails to preserve spots for Wayland residents in special education programs with low enrollment, and to release it for public comment.

Why it matters to families

This policy directly affects access and capacity in specialized special education programs for resident families, balancing local student needs against a new tuition-in revenue strategy.

The evidence

Minutes state: 'the School Committee voted (3-2) (Betsy and Kate voted no) to approve Policy LBB as is and put it out for public comment,' with the policy ensuring 'guardrails around preserving enough spots for Wayland residents.'

The source