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Matawan-Aberdeen superintendent reports rising enrollment; district begins redistricting planning and seeks capital lease for buses
Summary
Superintendent reported total enrollment of 3,869 and marked overcrowding at Strathmore Elementary; district hired a demographer and will propose redistricting. Board was briefed on a Monmouth County Improvement Authority capital-lease program to replace aging buses and equipment; municipal approvals are still required.
Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Superintendent Miss Perez told the board on Aug. 25 that the district expects substantial enrollment growth and has begun redistricting planning to balance classroom sizes.
Perez said the district has a total enrollment of 3,869 for the coming school year and is continuing to receive registrations. She identified Strathmore Elementary as the highest-enrollment elementary school, with 492 students and notably large third- and kindergarten-grade cohorts.
The superintendent said the district hired a demographer this spring to develop redistricting plans to relieve overcrowding. “We retained [a firm] to develop redistricting plans to balance enrollment across the schools because…
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