ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County School Board members will reconsider a controversial agreement Tuesday that would pay a private company nearly $1,000 per student it recruits back into the district.
District officials say declining enrollment, down by the thousands in recent years, is cutting deeply into state funding. But at least one board member argues the district should not rely on a third-party recruiter to bring students back.
Orange County Public Schools is seeking to extend its contract with Caissa Public Strategies, a Tennessee-based firm hired to contact families who left for charter, private, or homeschool options…