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Board hears enrollment policy updates: staff preference moved higher and tK start-date standardized
Summary
The board reviewed updates to the admissions and enrollment policy including standardizing the transitional kindergarten start date, elevating staff preference in the lottery order to support retention, and broadening lottery software language to reflect the district's current system.
District staff presented updates to the admissions and enrollment policy and lottery procedures that the board approved as part of the action items. Changes include using the transitional kindergarten (tK) start date as the official timing reference, elevating staff preference to the top priority in the lottery order to support staff retention, and revising restrictive language about lottery software so the policy can accommodate current and future systems.
The presenter said the changes were discussed at the staff level with the intent of improving clarity and operational alignment. The policy also clarifies how waiting lists are populated for applicants who apply after the lottery. The board accepted the policy updates as part of the motion to accept the admission-enrollment lottery.
This item was approved by motion and second and recorded as passing by voice vote; the record does not include a roll-call tally for the open-session vote.
