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District enrollment falls to just above 3,000; board outlines hiring measures and class-size targets
Summary
Superintendent reported steady enrollment decline and said the district has met target elementary class sizes. District-funded FTEs exclude several grant-funded positions; the board will continue an informal hiring freeze, offer early retirement options and prioritize internal fills while monitoring the trend for possible reductions in force.
Superintendent Dr. Johnson told the Morgan County School District Board that district enrollment has declined from roughly 3,300 in 2021 to just above 3,000 students as of last fall, and that the trend is forcing staffing adjustments.
The superintendent said the district has met its target elementary class size of 20 students and currently averages just under that target. “If you’ll notice now at the elementaries, we have targeted 20 students per classroom, and we now average…
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