The news about finances could have been better if it was not offset by hundreds of thousands of dollars in cost overruns due to needed maintenance on the buildings that the charter operator uses.
October’s official count day, which helps figure out what amount of state aid school districts receive, yielded a count of 1,222, in line with recruitment hopes but just over 200 students short of a projected number set forth in its budget projections.
Regional VP Alena Zachery-Ross spoke positively about Saturday’s enrollment fair, which enrolled 80 students in one day and increased total enrollment to over half of the 1,200 anticipated by Mosaica.
Direct mail and robocalls will be utilized, not just for residents of Muskegon Heights but an additional 3,000 to those with children in surrounding communities.
Parts of Mosaica’s own disciplinary system will be blended with the public school district’s old code of conduct, while also accounting for Michigan law.