Public Hearings Scheduled on Final Applications for Two Charter Schools

Malden — The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced today that it has scheduled two public hearings in the coming weeks to invite community members to comment on charter school final applications for proposed schools in Haverhill and Lawrence. If approved, the schools would open in fall 2019.

The two proposed charter schools that submitted final applications are:

	Application	Budget
Equity Lab Charter School, which would serve up to 640 students in grades 5–12 in Lawrence, and
Massachusetts Wildflower Montessori Public Charter School: Haverhill, which would serve up to 240 students in grades 1–8 in Haverhill.

View the full Press Release to see public hearing dates, locations, process details and information on providing public comment.