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Riverside Local reviews enrollment trends and flags state kindergarten-date change as a factor for redistricting
Summary
Board and staff discussed class-size patterns, demographic shifts in Northeast Ohio, and an immediate change in state law moving the kindergarten age cutoff to the first day of instruction; the district said the kindergarten cutoff change and ongoing enrollment fluctuations may require redistricting in coming years.
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…
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