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Shorewood board proposes financial sustainability task force to study enrollment, facility options
Summary
Superintendent proposed a task force of staff, parents, community members and consultants to evaluate enrollment scenarios, facility configurations and long-term financial sustainability; the plan includes pre‑sessions, mailed surveys to recent homebuyers, and a timeline for orientation in Sept–Oct and scenario work in Jan–Feb.
At the June 24 meeting the superintendent proposed forming a financial sustainability task force to examine enrollment projections, facility uses and models for sustaining school operations in Shorewood. The proposed group would include 8–10 staff members, 25–35 parents and community members, two board members and consulting support to generate residential trend and enrollment projections.
The superintendent described a possible timeline: orientation and development of evaluation criteria in September–October; consultant presentations on residential trends and enrollment projections; community engagement sessions; and work on model scenarios in January–February. She said the consultant (identified in the materials as MD Roethurst/Roffers) would present enrollment trends and the group would develop metrics on academic impact, staffing implications, financial sustainability and equity.
Board members suggested several outreach approaches before the formal task force meetings: Zoom calls for alumni, mailed postcards to recent homebuyers (one to five years), and public pre‑sessions that would be open to people who are not formal task force members. Members emphasized including historical context by inviting former board members and village trustees who participated in earlier facility discussions.
The superintendent urged board members to suggest possible participants and noted staff will refine survey questions and outreach plans over the summer. She said staff will return with a financial forecast and that task force outcomes would be presented publicly for comment before any formal proposals are advanced.
