Board members and district staff on Thursday reviewed enrollment figures and discussed whether the district will need redistricting or classroom rebalancing.

Speakers said elementary class counts vary by grade and building; district figures cited several grades near 300–320 students per grade while current kindergarten enrollment was described as "incredibly small" at about 250. "This year's kindergarten is a 250," an unidentified board member said, noting the figure is well below other grade cohorts. District staff said the district typically picks up students between fifth and sixth grade as families transition from private to public schools, and that ninth grade can see some attrition.

Administrators and board members also discussed a recently signed state law changing the kindergarten eligibility date. "The 5 by September 30. Now it is 5 by the first day of instruction," an unidentified board member said, referring to the new requirement and warning the change will shift enrollment timing and could affect preschool and kindergarten planning. The change was linked in the meeting to House Bill 96, which was discussed as containing additional policy changes that may require district decisions on accelerated students and placement.

Board members said the district must keep flexibility—potentially including redistricting or reassigning sections at schools such as Buckeye, Parkside and Riverview—to balance class sizes across buildings as cohorts move through the system. Officials noted countywide population decline but said local development could reverse some trends; they agreed to continue monitoring and to include enrollment and redistricting discussion in future planning work sessions.