Help is (possibly) coming

Breaking news today that Governor Baker plans to ask the Legislature for additional funding to go to schools who have seen an influx of students from Puerto Rico. It doesn't look like a foundation budget recount, though:

The guidance, which came from Baker's budget office, indicated that the governor will file for additional funding under the Chapter 70 program for fiscal 2018 "to ensure that school districts can draw down additional state aid for these new students, as needed." 

The money, according to the administration, will be dispersed based on school districts' current per-pupil funding levels and account for whether the incoming students need special services, such as English language learning classes. 

"We will continue to monitor these enrollment numbers through FY18 and beyond and seek additional aid for district experiencing significant enrollment increases as necessary," the memo states.

Interestingly, the memo counts 880 students statewide, whereas Politico as of Monday afternoon:

Per @Morning_Edu, of the 6405 students registered from Puerto Rico, 524 are in Massachusetts, making it the third largest destination state.

— MASC-SchoolCommittee (@MASCSchoolComm) November 7, 2017

 The phrase "which students need special services" does open the question of if any consideration of students on IEPs will be added in; the foundation budget doesn't count actual students on that.
More as I have it.