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Superintendent: school visits highlight differences amid declining enrollment; students build modular homes for local housing
Summary
Superintendent Anderson told the board the governance team visited elementary schools to study declining enrollment patterns and highlighted student-built modular homes (Apex program) and the New Vista High School ribbon cutting funded by the 2022 bond.
During the Nov. 18 meeting Superintendent Doctor Anderson reported that board members visited several elementary schools (Foothill, Mesa and Douglas) using an electric bus to study differences tied to declining enrollment and to observe classroom practice.
Anderson highlighted student-led efforts addressing community needs: Culinary Arts and career-and-technical students prepared meals for families affected by the SNAP freeze and job losses, and students at the Apex modular construction program partnered with Habitat for Humanity and local partners to produce net-zero modular home units destined for the Ponderosa neighborhood in North Boulder. "The units are continuing to roll through the assembly lines. This will [support] North Boulder in the coming months, providing affordable housing and a brighter future for our students and community in our Ponderosa neighborhood," Anderson said.
He also marked the completion of the new New Vista High School building and thanked voters for approving the 2022 bond that made the project possible. Anderson noted the district will seek to engage Boulder County commissioners on the new county mental health and wellness tax to support the district's Be Well action plan.
Board members asked follow-up questions about declining enrollment implications and thanked staff for organizing site visits; no formal action resulted from the report.
