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Farmington reports 4,000 students on Oct. 1; class-size data to guide budget, preschool space flagged
Summary
Farmington Public Schools reported 4,000 students as of the state'mandated Oct. 1 count and presented a class-size report the board will use for staffing and budget planning. District staff said kindergarten staffing, preschool space and specialized programs remain the main drivers of future staffing decisions.
The Farmington Board of Education was told Tuesday that the district'wide October 1 enrollment count was 4,000 students, a figure district staff will use as the basis for next year's staffing and budget planning.
Veronica, a district staff member, told the board the Oct. 1 count is the state'mandated number used for budgeting and accountability and that the class-size report in the board packet is intended to let trustees compare current class sizes against board policy. "The purpose of this is to give you information to compare class size to the board of education policy guidelines," Veronica said.
The report breaks class-size data into elementary, middle and high school groupings and notes that, overall, courses are "adequately…
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