Board lowers first‑grade out‑of‑district transfer cap to 20
Summary
Cherokee Public Schools trustees approved lowering the cap on out‑of‑district transfers for first grade from 25 to 20 to preserve seats for resident students; the change does not affect in‑district students who move in.
The Cherokee Public Schools board voted to reduce the first‑grade cap for out‑of‑district transfers from 25 to 20, a change administration said is intended to preserve classroom capacity given the current staffing and enrollment.
Unidentified Speaker 3 told trustees the change affects only out‑of‑district transfers and will not deny admission to students who move into the district; at the time of the discussion the first‑grade class had 19 students and a new student was expected to start the following day.
Board members discussed capacity across grade levels and confirmed that the reduction applies only to transfer admits, not to resident students. Speaker 5 moved to approve the district capacity change; the motion passed in a recorded vote.
The board’s action was framed as precautionary: the administration said the cap reduction provides flexibility as the district moves into the holiday break and anticipates enrollment requests after the new year.
