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Framingham schools report enrollment dip; district weighs pre-K expansion options after Farley building code limits use
Summary
Superintendent reported a decline in the district's October 1 enrollment and described year-to-year churn; staff said pre-K seats were added overall but the Farley site cannot host young children without about $4 million in upgrades to meet building-code requirements.
Superintendent Dr. Bob Tremblay told the Framingham School Committee on Jan. 9 that the district's October 1 enrollment numbers show a small decline consistent with statewide trends and national patterns. He said the district's "October 1 numbers" reflect a net drop and that the size and composition of the student population fluctuate because of mobility, housing, employment and other factors.
The decline affects the yearly chapter 70 funding calculation, Tremblay said, but he told the committee the district expects to be "held harmless" from a major loss this year as the state reconciles the counts. "We submit this each year. This is what we refer to affectionately as the October 1 numbers," Tremblay said.
The committee pressed staff on preschool (pre-K) capacity. Tiffany Maskell asked why pre-K was down 11 seats in the snapshot.…
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