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Granite superintendent orders conservative enrollment projections to avoid midyear staffing disruptions

3086817 · April 23, 2025
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Superintendent Horstley said Granite School District will use more conservative student-count projections and earlier staffing adjustments to avoid a "false surplus" that has required moving teachers after the school year begins. The district expects an enrollment decline of about 1,200 students.

Superintendent Horstley, Granite School District, said the district will adopt more conservative enrollment projections and shift staffing decisions earlier to avoid a “false surplus” that can force teacher reassignments after classes have started.

The change is intended to reduce midyear personnel moves that Horstley said are disruptive for students and teachers. He described the district's current process of converting projected student counts into full-time-equivalent (FTE) teacher positions and using the statewide October 1 enrollment count to reconcile staffing needs. Under the…

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