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Methuen schools report rising churn, special-education and English-learner enrollments; shelter relocations increase transportation costs
Summary
Members pressed the district on rising churn and subgroup enrollment counts and on transportation cost increases tied to shelter relocations; administration said churn is typically 10'12% and that coding changes can alter category totals after initial enrollment.
Methuen School Committee members on June 9 pressed district staff for clarity about enrollment and disciplinary data after the administration reported rising counts for English learners, students with disabilities and overall churn.
Data and churn: The superintendent said monthly enrollment figures are pulled live from Infinite Campus and that the district's annual churn rate runs about 10% and closer to 12% in recent years. Committee members noted apparent discrepancies between the month-to-month…
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