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Board examines enrollment projections and class‑size choices as middle‑school teaming model complicates cuts
Summary
Administrators told the Western Board of Education that enrollment shifts require careful, grade‑by‑grade staffing choices; they warned that small section cuts at the middle school would erode built‑in team planning and intervention time.
The Western Board of Education reviewed enrollment projections, proposed section counts and class‑size tradeoffs and was warned that small reductions at the middle‑school level would undermine the building’s teaching teams.
Administrators showed grade‑level enrollment scenarios and three options that range from maintaining current sections to fewer sections with larger class sizes. For example, Hurlbut second‑grade projections were presented with seven sections (22.6 average), an option that would reduce to six sections and raise average class size into the…
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