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District outlines enrollment, funding drivers and housing developments as part of recovery effort
Summary
Finance and planning staff reviewed how pupil counts (ADM, adjusted pupil units and MARS reporting) drive state aid and local levies, and listed local housing developments that could affect future enrollment. Staff outlined outreach steps to grow enrollment, including a welcome center, realtor outreach and targeted marketing.
District finance and planning staff briefed the board on how enrollment figures drive state funding and local levies and summarized near-term housing developments and outreach strategies intended to support enrollment growth.
Marie, a finance staffer, explained key terms used for school funding—average daily membership (ADM), adjusted pupil units and the Minnesota Automated Reporting Student System (MARS)—and noted that October 1 counts and weighted pupil units…
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