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Superintendent outlines enrollment, transportation, staffing risks and new state rules on devices and parental consent
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Berger briefed the board on enrollment, transportation, special education staffing risks, safety measures, facilities work and district implementation of Texas laws HB1481 and SB12 affecting personal devices, health services consent and club participation.
Superintendent Dr. Berger delivered an operational update on Aug. 12 covering enrollment, transportation, special education staffing pressures, safety measures and implementation of new state laws governing student devices and parental consent.
Enrollment and transportation: Dr. Berger said the district's budgeted enrollment was 20,668; as of the morning of Aug. 12 enrollment stood at 20,579 with 271 students in verification. "If you put all that together and all of them show up to school, we will have 20,850 students in Pearland ISD," Dr. Berger said, adding that district HR adjusted elementary staffing and would bring any further personnel requests to the board in September. He said 9,700 students were scheduled for bus transportation on the first day and that the district could see over 11,000 students riding buses after late verifications are complete.
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