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Board updates nonresident enrollment caps, aligned to class‑size policy; resolution approved
Summary
The ROCORI board approved a resolution setting caps on nonresident (open-enrollment) students aligned with the district class-size policy. Staff said caps reflect class-size policy and classroom-section limits; the district had to deny eight open-enrollment requests this year because of caps.
The ROCORI Public School District school board voted to approve a resolution setting limits on nonresident (open‑enrollment) pupils and to align those caps with the district’s class‑size policy.
Board discussion traced the resolution’s origins to earlier limits that were originally based on physical space during COVID‑era distancing. Kevin (staff member) told the board he reviewed the class‑size policy with building administrators and adjusted the caps so they align with the district policy (for example, kindergarten class caps reflect a 20‑student per classroom standard). He said third grade required reducing sections from seven to six to accommodate the policy alignment and that some elementary buildings are at or near capacity.
Kevin told the board that the district turned away eight open‑enrollment requests this year in second, third and fourth grade because those grade levels had already reached the caps. “For open enrollment to deny someone open enrollment, you have to have this resolution in place stating what your caps are,” Kevin said, explaining that the policy and a formal resolution give administrators the authority to deny enrollment when caps are reached.
Board members discussed the possibility of using classrooms differently (for example, using teacher prep rooms to free classroom space) but noted elementary buildings are effectively full. The board approved the resolution after a motion by Robin and a second by Matt; the chair announced the resolution passed.
The board did not adopt new numeric caps in public discussion beyond the examples staff described; Kevin said some grade‑level maximums were adjusted modestly from prior practice but did not read a full, line‑by‑line cap table aloud. Board members asked staff to return with additional detail about how outer‑building capacity and student assignments would be handled in practice.
The resolution will be used during open‑enrollment decisions for the coming school year; staff said they based the adjustment on the district’s class‑size policy rather than solely on physical‑space calculations.
