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District projects net loss of roughly 42 students; course sections to shift for 2025–26
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Shackleford and staff presented preliminary master-schedule impacts from student course requests: the district anticipates net enrollment decline of about 42 students and several section adjustments, including an 8-section increase in special education.
At the March board meeting Superintendent Dr. Shackleford and administrative staff reviewed master-schedule implications for 2025–26 based on student course requests collected during spring registration.
Administrators said course-request data currently indicate a districtwide enrollment decline of about 42 students compared with the current planning figures. That shrinkage is reflected across multiple subjects and will change section counts: art minus 2 sections; CTE business/family and consumer science minus 5 sections; industrial technology minus 5 sections; CTE health science (a returning/new course) plus 5 sections; English minus 6 sections; science plus 1 section; and special education plus 8 sections. Staff emphasized these shifts reflect students’ current course requests and will continue to change through spring and summer registration.
The board heard that the special-education increase is driven by a rise in high-need students who utilize the South Campus, the SOAR program and the Transition House; administrators said those students’ needs require additional sections despite the overall enrollment dip.
Administration said it will bring a formal approval of section numbers later in the meeting cycle to reflect updated enrollment counts closer to final scheduling and staffing decisions.
No vote on the section counts was taken at the presentation; the board will be asked to approve final section allocations after the administration completes the master-schedule adjustments.
