It is no secret to the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School community that our school is underfunded. This is true for many Charter schools in Massachusetts, due to Massachusetts’ school funding system.

MA schools receive funding per pupil, which means that a school is allocated a certain amount of money per student, the amount varies based on a student’s town of residence. However, this is not enough to fund the facilities and operations of a school, which is why Public schools may go to state or local legislators to seek additional funding. In order to prevent competition for funding, Charter schools are not allowed to ask their local government for additional funding, and must rely solely on state funding.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. (DESE), charter schools receive about 25% less funding than district schools. That is why our 8th grade civics class here at CCLCS has made it our mission to increase MA charter school facilities funding by 10 to 15% within the next two fiscal years. 

To make the coming school years better for charter schools, we need your signature in support of increasing charter school facilities funding.