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District presents school‑opening enrollment, ADM and staffing data; kindergarten decline and driver shortage noted

Orange County Board of Education · October 21, 2025
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Summary

District staff walked the board through school‑opening data and definitions (enrollment, membership, ADM), trends in student movement (inflows/outflows to charter/private schools), kindergarten declines, and staffing metrics showing improved hiring yet persistent shortages in bus drivers and some hard‑to‑fill licensure areas.

District staff presented detailed school‑opening and staffing data, defining enrollment, membership, average daily membership (ADM) and the principal monthly report (PMR), then reviewed current trends and implications for funding and operations.

Enrollment and ADM: Staff emphasized that enrollment (families who complete paperwork) is not identical to membership (state‑counted attendance) and that ADM funding uses the higher of month‑1 and month‑2 PMR counts. The district reported a 10‑year ADM comparison and preliminary school‑level ADM figures. Staff said 604 students who were enrolled in 2024–25 were not enrolled in 2025–26 as of the snapshot; 416 students newly enrolled in 2025–26 were not enrolled in 2024–25. Charter and private…

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