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Superintendent says enrollment is down about 40 students; district outlines facilities projects and $2.4M seismic grant

Junction City Council · September 10, 2024
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The superintendent told the Junction City Council that current district enrollment is 1,597 (about 40 fewer than last year), described stabilization in staffing, two 60-by-20 field houses under construction through grants and donations, and reported a $2,400,000 seismic rehabilitation grant for Laurel Elementary School.

The Junction City school superintendent reported to the City Council on Sept. 10 that district enrollment stands at 1,597 — about 40 students fewer than at the same time last year — and outlined plans for facilities and instructional improvements.

The superintendent said staffing totals about 250 employees and that the district has hired eight new licensed staff and roughly 18 classified staff this year, a step toward greater stability after earlier turnover. "Current enrollment, as we know it at this point is 1,597. This time last year was 1,636. We're down, we're down, about 40 students," the superintendent said.

On facilities, the superintendent described two field houses (each roughly 60 by 20 feet) being built with…

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