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Wayzata reports historic high enrollment, new hires and budget uncertainty at back-to-school update
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Chase Anderson told the Wayzata Public School District board that the high school passed 4,000 students and the district exceeded 13,000 K–12 students, prompting facilities projects, new hires and close attention to state funding changes.
Superintendent Dr. Chase Anderson gave the board a districtwide back-to-school update at the Sept. 8 Wayzata Public School District Board of Education meeting, reporting that the high school has, for the first time in district history, topped 4,000 students and that the district’s K–12 enrollment has surpassed 13,000.
Anderson said the growth is driving facilities work, new hires and attention to state funding changes. "For the first time in our school district's history, our high school has surpassed that 4,009 through grade 9 through 12, student mark for the first time in the history of our district," he said.
The presentation summarized human-resources activity, curriculum priorities, facilities projects and emerging budget pressures. Anderson told the board the district hired about 164 new staff members this…
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