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Kilmer Nears Capacity; District 21 Readies Enrollment Caps and Alternate Placements
Summary
District officials told the board they are closely monitoring rising enrollment at Kilmer School, reduced available classroom space and tightly scheduled movement flows in the building; administrators said they are prepared to cap new enrollment and redirect families if registrations continue.
District 21 administrators told trustees June 12 they are monitoring hot spots in elementary enrollment and may impose enrollment caps at Kilmer to manage overcrowding.
Enrollment staff presented a summer registration update showing some schools with rising class-size averages and ranges near or above the district’s target guidelines (K–3 target 25; grades 4–5 target 26; grades 6–8 target 27). Kilmer was identified as a “hot spot” with the greatest pressure. Superintendent Dr. Connolly and enrollment staff said they had conducted direct outreach—phone calls and email—to families who had not yet registered to get a…
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