Mandarin Immersion Parents Council

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted this week to allow Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter, in Hadley Massachusetts, to expand by 100 more students. The hugely popular school has been trying to expand since 2015 to accommodate all the families who want to attend.

Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter set for expansion after close vote on Tuesday

Daily Hampshire Gazette

By SCOTT MERZBACH, Feb. 25, 2025

HADLEY — Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School’s enrollment can increase by 100 students after the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Tuesday narrowly supported acting Commissioner Russell D. Johnston’s recommendation allowing the K-12 school to have up to 684 students.

In approving the enrollment increase by a 6-4 vote, the board also set several conditions as part of the school’s charter amendment, including requiring that the PVCICS board of trustees engage in a comprehensive self-evaluation of its capacity and expertise; that the board of trustees engage in training, conducted by an external consultant, on the roles and responsibilities of a board of trustees of a charter school; and that the board of trustees submit a plan to implement a cost-effective regional transportation plan eligible for state reimbursement.

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