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Demographic study shows modest enrollment shifts; district has building capacity for current projections
Summary
District consultants presented a 10-year enrollment projection (three scenarios). Trustees and administration reviewed capacity analyses and architects’ facility study and concluded current buildings provide adequate space under midrange projections; class-size and staffing implications will be discussed after six‑day enrollment.
District 158 staff and an outside consultant presented a 10‑year demographic and enrollment study at the Aug. 7 Committee of the Whole meeting, showing three projection series: one with moderate decline (Series A), a midrange scenario (Series B) and an aggressive growth scenario (Series C). The board used Series B (midrange) for the meeting’s planning examples.
Why it matters: The projections inform staffing, classroom assignments and capital planning. Administration and the architects concluded that, under the midrange projection, existing buildings have room and there is no immediate need for a new high school.
What was presented: The…
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