Poll: Do You Support a Charter School in Lacey?

What do you think about the Creative Studies Charter School application for Lacey Township?

for Creative Studies on Oct. 15, aiming to open for the 2012-13 school year. The school’s philosophy is to increase student’s creativity and flexibility by integrating the arts with academics, she said.

because of the financial woes the charter school will cause.

The state's projected total budget for Creative Studies Charter School is $1,577,351 for a student enrollment of 150 students.

The per pupil cost in Lacey Township is $12,252 for the 2011-12 school year. The school district would have to pay the Creative Studies Charter School $1,654,020.

State aid is dependent on the number of students in the school district, Business Administrator James Savage said.

Creative Studies has a projected enrollment of 150 students in grades three to five to start. If the school is successful, Brown anticipates an enrollment of 500 from kindergarten to eighth grade by year 11.

The school district would lose approximately $1.6 million in state aid, Board of Education President Jack Martenak said.

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