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Board reviews revisions to choice and open-enrollment policies; vote set for two weeks
Summary
District staff presented a consolidated first reading of choice- and open-enrollment policy language that shortens windows, changes notification timing and adds a hardship placement option; board members asked for clarifications and staff will return a redline for a vote at the next meeting.
Thompson School District officials presented a first reading of revised choice- and open-enrollment policies that compress application windows, change notification timing and add an explicit hardship placement option.
Assistant Superintendent Sarah Rasmussen and Carrie Garvin, director of assessment and evaluation, told the board the changes move the district from two in-district choice windows to a single choice window that will open in November and close on Jan. 31. "We're gonna open it still the same time, November 1 ... and instead of closing it right before the holiday break, we're gonna leave it open through January 31 this year," Garvin said. She said the change is intended to give families and principals more time to make placement and staffing decisions in the spring semester.
The revisions also move the open-enrollment notification earlier. Staff said out-of-district applicants who previously learned placement in May will now be…
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