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District staff recommends external demographic refresh; board directs procurement to begin
Summary
Staff reviewed the district's annual enrollment-projection methodology and recommended engaging an external demographer for a full refresh; the board asked staff to start procurement to refresh demographic projections ahead of major planning decisions.
District enrollment and demographic staff reviewed the Salt Lake City School District's projection methodology at the Feb. 8 study session and recommended a full external refresh by an outside demography firm to provide a K'12 outlook to inform boundary, capacity and program planning.
Staff described the district's internal method: projections use average daily membership (ADM) as the funding-based baseline, cohort survival rates over three- and five-year spans and school-specific adjustments for transition years and boundary changes. Staff…
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