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Design team shows preliminary plan for QE relocation; district reports modest enrollment variance and early QCSD Cyber sign-ups under 10
Summary
Quakertown administrators showed a preliminary plan Aug. 4 to move QE students into part of the Sixth Grade Center and reported modest variances in kindergarten and first-grade enrollment; the district’s new QCSD Cyber virtual option has fewer than 10 students enrolled so far.
District staff and the QE design team provided an update Aug. 4 on plans to relocate Quakertown Elementary (QE) students and on early enrollment figures and the district’s nascent virtual program.
Facilities staff and administrators walked the Sixth Grade Center and proposed using the long hallway from the front office to the gym to house QE classrooms, keeping that cohort together. Administrators noted underused locker-room plumbing that could serve nearby bathroom needs and said the plan would likely require fencing to provide a secure exterior exit. Dr. Hoffman said staff had toured every classroom to confirm space needs and were confident the Sixth Grade Center could accommodate QE while limiting disruption; the district will present design ideas and cost estimates to the Facilities & Finance Committee on Aug. 14 and to the full board on Aug. 27.
On enrollment, Hoffman said numbers remain fluid through August: the district reported being about 45 students under its kindergarten projection and about 15 under in first grade, though she expected additional late registrations. Over the summer the district recorded 97 new enrollments and 41 withdrawals; Hoffman said she monitors registrations daily and expects adjustments before the tenth day of school, the typical reporting milestone. Several elementary buildings were noted as tight (Richland, PAF) while NYDIG serves as an overflow location.
The committee also received an update on QCSD Cyber, the district’s virtual-school offering for returning full-time cyber students. Hoffman said fewer than 10 students are currently enrolled; staff are actively recruiting and answering family questions about residency, technology and co-enrollment with the vocational-technical center. Hoffman highlighted three students who will do a half-day at the tech school and the rest of their schedule through the district’s cyber option, and two student-athletes returning to district enrollment under the program. The committee asked staff to continue daily enrollment monitoring and to provide more detailed numbers after the start of school.
