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Board approves nonresident open seats under policy JDCC; approves posting of seats
Summary
The board approved the district's list of open seats for nonresident enrollment under board policy JDCC and directed staff to post seat availability and run a lottery in July.
The Leavenworth Schools Board of Education voted to approve the district’s open seats for nonresident enrollment under board policy JDCC and directed staff to post the open‑seat list on the district website.
District staff reviewed seven years of enrollment trends and projections, reporting a decline of 213 students from the prior year and total enrollment of 3,277. Staff described how projection methodology rolls students forward by grade and noted unpredictability in counts for preschool and kindergarten, and a larger‑than‑expected decline between eighth and ninth grade tied to Patton Junior High retention of students.
The presenter said the number of open seats is larger than last year and that the district had kept teacher‑to‑student ratios the same. If the board approved the open seats, staff said the seats would be posted on the district website the next day and the selection lottery conducted in July, per policy JDCC.
Mrs. Murphy moved to approve the open seats and Mrs. Wilson seconded. The board voted in favor, recorded in the transcript as “Yes. 7 0.” Following the vote staff said they would post the open seats and projections on the district website.
The board did not change teacher‑to‑student ratio thresholds during the action. The presenter reminded trustees that kindergarten and early‑childhood counts are harder to project because attendance is not required by state law.
