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Superintendent presents midyear enrollment, special‑education and ELL growth; board assigns outreach leads
Summary
Michael Sawyers presented midyear data showing total enrollment of 5,018 and rising shares of students receiving special‑education services (about 15%) and English‑language learner services (247 students). The board reviewed Continuous Improvement Plan benchmarks and assigned members to lead community and business partnership outreach.
Superintendent Michael Sawyers presented the board with the district’s midyear Continuous Improvement Plan update on Feb. 4, including enrollment and subgroup trends that administrators said will affect staffing, services and budget forecasting.
Sawyers reported total midyear enrollment of 5,018 and said the district is seeing notable increases in two service populations: students with individualized education plans (special education) and English‑language learners (ELL). The district’s special‑education population was reported at about 15 percent of students; Sawyers said that at the start of the school year roughly 1 in 10 new enrollees required special‑education services and…
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