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Mill Valley board weighs interim lottery for school placements as parents press for extra Tam Valley class
Summary
Trustees heard hours of public comment and staff presentations on a proposed interim enrollment regulation that would replace the wait list with a randomized lottery and let families rank five choices; parents urged adding a third first‑grade class at Tam Valley and demanded clearer capacity figures before the policy is adopted.
The Mill Valley School District on Tuesday presented a draft interim regulation to change elementary school placement for 2025–26, proposing a priority registration period followed by a randomized lottery for oversubscribed schools and asking families to rank five choices.
Director Kate Sprague said the draft prioritizes siblings and children of district employees, then assigns new students by a random, unbiased lottery if demand exceeds capacity. "We're giving you the opportunity to pick your 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th choice," Sprague said during the presentation, describing the change as temporary while the district awaits a demographic study to support long‑run attendance zones.
The proposal aims to address what staff described as disproportionate displacement of some families under the current parent‑choice system. District staff said about 90% of families…
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