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District presents annual enrollment report; staffing, preschool and special education highlighted
Summary
Superintendent Kathleen and district staff presented a ten‑year enrollment packet that district leaders said will guide budget work and included preschool counts, special-education staffing changes and class-size data.
Superintendent Kathleen (presenting) and district staff presented the Concord School District’s annual enrollment report to the Instructional Committee and summarized ten‑year enrollment trends, staffing counts and program-level details the committee will use in budget planning.
Overview and context: The packet included district-wide staffing lists, a ten-year enrollment history and program-by-program breakdowns for elementary, middle, high school and the Concord Regional Technical Center (CRTC). Superintendent Kathleen said the document is intended to inform the instructional committee before budget season and asked members to highlight any unclear items for follow-up.
Key takeaways presented by staff:
- Districtwide staffing: The packet lists central office, student services and contracted services positions; district staff emphasized that contracted services (for specialized providers) are required by law in many cases for IEP compliance.
- Preschool and early learning: The preschool packet data echoed the in‑meeting preschool presentation: preschool operates at Abbot Downing (1), Beaver Meadow (3) and Millbrook (2) and the district reported 121 preschool students in December with staff noting that number changes daily; presenters said a more recent count cited in discussion was 129.
- Referrals and special-education growth: Student services staff reported trends in special-education referrals and incremental increases in related contracted services; the packet shows a steady increase over time rather than sudden spikes. Presenters said they added instructional assistant positions in recent years and noted continued attention to case loads for related services (speech, OT).
- Class sizes and site-level detail: The packet breaks down average class sizes and staffing by school and grade. Superintendent and staff said elementary and middle school class sizes remain within district policy and that staffing reductions enacted last year have been absorbed; the high school remains under review for some course sections with low enrollment counts.
- CRTC and career/technical programs: The report shows CRTC enrollment patterns and noted program demand and advisory input for potential program expansion in cybersecurity, welding and computer programming; staff said facility and schedule constraints affect expansion options.
- Homelessness and ELL: The packet included McKinney‑Vento (homeless) counts and a languages list; presenters said the district saw a modest decline in McKinney‑Vento counts from their recent high-water mark and that English‑language-learner counts remain a focus at the elementary level.
Committee follow-up and next steps: Staff asked committee members to review the packet in detail and mark items for clarification. Staff committed to return during budget development with more fine-grained staffing and program proposals where appropriate (for example, potential preschool classroom shifts depending on available physical space at elementary sites).
Adjournment (formal action): At the meeting’s close a motion to adjourn was seconded and the chair called the voice vote; the committee recorded “Aye” and the meeting was adjourned.
Why it matters: The report is the primary data packet the district will use in budget deliberations and program planning. Committee members were reminded that preschool capacity, special-education staffing and CRTC program capacity will be discussed further during the budget cycle.
