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Superintendent reports enrollment plateau, plans school-based family services and proposes staggered start times
Summary
Enid Public Schools administration updated the board on community engagement staffing and partnerships with Oklahoma Human Services, reported enrollment at about 7,327, proposed staggered school start times for next year, and announced a virtual day for some students during ACT testing.
The Enid Public Schools superintendent and staff delivered several operational updates to the Board of Education, including plans to expand family resource staffing and to adopt a school-based family services model in partnership with Oklahoma Human Services, an enrollment update, proposed changes to start times for next school year, and an April 2 virtual day for freshmen and sophomores during statewide ACT testing.
Why it matters: adding family-centered services and adjusting schedules affect day-to-day student support, transportation logistics and family routines. The proposals, if adopted, will influence staffing, routing and school-day operations for the 2025-26 school year.
Key updates presented - Family resource coordinator and school-based family services: Brenda Garcia, family resource coordinator for the district, told the board she has served in the role four years and that the district is partnering with Oklahoma Human Services to adopt a model of school-based family services. Garcia said the model aims to identify problems early and connect families to resources before issues escalate. The district plans to add two more staff members to the family resource team to expand reach.
- Virtual day for freshmen and sophomores on ACT testing day: The board was told the district will hold a virtual day for freshmen and sophomores on April 2 so juniors who are testing in-person will have a better testing environment. District leaders characterized the virtual day as an exception designed to clear buildings for testing.
- Enrollment and staffing: Administration reported a stable enrollment of 7,327 students at the time of the meeting; staff are beginning pre-enrollment and staffing plans for the next school year.
- Middle-school start times: Administration proposed staggering start and end times next year to ease transportation and drop-off conflicts. The proposed schedule presented to the board was: elementary 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; middle school 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.; high school 8:35 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. The presentation emphasized anticipated benefits for transportation and families but the board did not take final action at this meeting.
- Eisenhower Elementary update and fundraising: The board heard a recognition that Mayor George Pinkton helped raise $750,000 toward a new Eisenhower Elementary; administration said they were still awaiting one more letter from the Air Force Base before submitting required documentation into the funding portal.
Process and next steps - Staff said the start-time proposal would be implemented next year if approved; further details on routing and stakeholder engagement were not finalized at this meeting. - The special board meeting on March 27 (noon) was announced in connection with the upcoming bond sale; the board was asked to reserve time on that date.
Provenance (transcript excerpts used as evidence) - Brenda Garcia family services presentation: transcript block starting ~s:1132.075-e:1245.755. - Virtual day (April 2) announcement: transcript block starting ~s:1266.225-e:1305.68. - Enrollment report and start-time proposal: transcript blocks around ~s:1408.0549-e:1631.495. - Eisenhower funding mention and Mayor Pinkton recognition: transcript blocks ~s:960.895-e:1063.87.
Ending: Board members did not vote on the start-time proposal at the meeting; staff indicated further planning and committees will flesh out logistics before any final decision.
