Dresden district absorbs Hanover sixth graders to ease budget uncertainty
Modified: 7/22/2021 9:38:48 PM
HANOVER After years of effort, school officials in Hanover have changed how they account for the town’s sixth graders.
Both the Hanover and Dresden school boards on Wednesday night ratified an agreement that voters in the two districts approved at Town Meeting in March that will turn Hanover’s sixth graders into Dresden students.
For decades, the Hanover School District has paid tuition to the Dresden School District to send the town’s sixth graders to Richmond Middle School, which is part of the Dresden system.
That arrangement made both districts susceptible to the volatility of large swings in enrollment. If the number of Hanover sixth graders rose substantially, the district’s tuition bill would rise and inflate the district’s budget. If the number fell substantially the following year, the Dresden School District would experience a significant decline in reve
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