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District reports enrollment dip, testing gains and facility planning in February updates
Summary
Superintendent Grover reported a small overall enrollment decline driven in part by students moving to online and homeschool options; principals highlighted STAR testing gains and a robotics team advancing to state. Administrators also described a grant-funded facility audit RFP and a proposed vendor lease for game-day merchandise.
Superintendent Grover told the East Grand Forks Public School District Board that overall enrollment has slipped slightly and that the district is tracking student movement to other options, including online programs and homeschooling.
"We partnered with an online institution...Owatonna online," Grover said, noting the district has a contract that yields a reduced rate. He said roughly 15 students were added to that online count this month and the high school lost 11 students overall; of those, Grover said five went online, one returned to Crookston, one to Climax, one to Central and three are unlocated.
"There's a lot of competition for students," Grover said, adding the district is watching trends and will try to "provide good product, and hopefully,…
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