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Parents urge board to revisit enrollment counts and recent school‑closure plans after new data; board says it will follow up
Summary
Community members asked the board to reconsider recent facility and closure decisions after updated enrollment data showed higher FTE at some schools; speakers warned regional‑unit students are being undercounted and that funding and rezoning decisions should be revisited in light of corrected numbers.
During public comment, Dion said official FTE counts and the facilities master plan did not reflect students in regional units at Howard Middle School and estimated tens of students were omitted from the figures used for funding and facility planning.
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