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District projects small enrollment shifts; choice seats, QBE changes and voucher law flagged as future risk
Summary
Staff explained how the district models enrollment, allocates staffing to school choice programs and earned QBE positions, and said the recently passed voucher bill (approx. $6,500 per eligible student) could reduce enrollment in future years though not necessarily next school year.
District staff and board members discussed enrollment projections, staffing allocation rules for choice programs and the potential future impact of a state voucher bill.
Paige Cooley, presenting budget and staffing projections, explained that earned FTE rose by 22 positions under the state QBE calculation despite overall district enrollment declines; the additional positions were attributed to increases in gifted, special‑education and vocational categories. “We are earning it because we have, like, more kids in gifted, which earns more per person. We have some we got some more special ed kids… and then we also got some more vocational,” Cooley said.
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