Alden Jack, executive director of student services, presented data and a proposal on Oct. 2 for school capacities and open‑enrollment designations tied to recent boundary and grade‑configuration changes.

Jack told the board that roughly 90% of district students attend their assigned boundary school and that about 1,500 students attend a school outside their assigned boundary under permits; the district has processed about 750 school‑choice requests this cycle and approved roughly 493 to date. He said the district revised its procedures last year to align more closely with state statute and now proposes maximum capacities and an “open enrollment threshold” (maximum capacity minus 40 students) for each building, per state guidance, to allow some year‑to‑year flexibility.

Jack said projected enrollments and building configurations have changed because of new schools and grade‑reconfigurations, and he recommended the board set capacity and open/closed designations at the upcoming October meeting so staff can run an adjusted application window. To reflect the district’s delayed readiness to project enrollments, Jack proposed setting an early open‑enrollment window of Oct. 18 through Dec. 12 for the coming year, and treating applications after Dec. 12 as late requests to be processed after staff allocates teachers and classrooms.

He noted statutory options: the usual early application window in the statute runs Nov. 15 through the third Friday in February, but a district that is redrawing boundaries or changing configurations may use an Aug. 1–Nov. 1 window; the district delayed starting that window because it could not reasonably project capacities earlier. Jack asked the board to review the proposed capacities and priorities (which include returning students, children of employees and in‑district residents ahead of out‑of‑district applicants) with action planned at the next meeting.

Board members asked for clarifications, including a question about uneven projected middle‑school enrollments (North Cache vs. Hyde Park); Jack said he would verify the numbers and return with clarification. A board member also asked whether coaches who are employees are included in employee‑children priority; Jack said it depends on employment status (paid vs. volunteer) and noted possible Utah High School Activities Association constraints.

No board action was taken Oct. 2; staff asked the board to consider capacities and the proposed application window at the next meeting in October.