Wellesley Public Schools: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO)
Fund Code: 317 $1,240,495 Grant Manager: Stephanie Holland, Director of METCO
Purpose: The purpose of the state-funded METCO Program is to expand educational opportunities, increase diversity, and reduce racial isolation by permitting students in Boston and Springfield to attend public schools in other communities that have agreed to participate. The METCO program provides students at participating school districts the opportunity to experience the advantages of
learning and working in a racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse setting.
Wellesley began its relationship with the METCO program in 1966 as one of the original seven founding districts.
State Grant
FY’22 Award $1,195,780
FY’23 Award $1,240,495 $102,106 $1,342,601
FY’24 Award $1,240,495
FY’25 Award $1,240,495
METCO
Carryforward Year 2 1 Expended Each Year 2
$0
$0
$0
$1,093,674
$1,240,495
$1,240,495
In Wellesley, the METCO grant covers the costs associated with the Director, three Instructional Coordinators, four Bus Monitors / Campus Monitors, academic support for students, and an Administrative Assistant. Related fringe benefits are also charged to the grant (workers’ compensation; health insurance; local retirement; and Medicare tax). Instructional materials, office supplies, membership dues and staff travel are funded in the grant. The grant partially covers transportation costs related to transporting students to and from Boston daily (including late buses). The grant fund covers approximately 65.59% 3 of the total transportation costs.
Historical enrollment of Boston resident students in Wellesley:
School Year 21-22
School Year 22-23
School Year 23-24
School Year 24-25
Boston Resident Students
155
155
155
158
The Massachusetts General Appropriations Act (GAA) account 7010-0012, is the funding source for the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, Inc., or METCO program.
Munis Fund Code:
0026
Munis Organization Code:
2632-6275: Current Year 2632-6276: Prior Authorization Continued (PAC) State Appropriation Account: 7010-0012
Funding Type:
Grantor:
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
1 In FY’22, the Massachusetts Legislature passed legislation that allowed unspent FY’22 funds be carried forward to FY’23. This is called a Prior Appropriation Continued (PAC). 2 These amounts reflect how the spreadsheet would reflect the actual expenses based on the carryforward revenue. 3 Total transportation costs are estimated at $871K in FY’25.
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