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West Des Moines schools brief Clive council on enrollment pressures, vouchers and a successful bond referendum
Summary
District leaders told the Clive council that enrollment declines and expanding education savings accounts are pressuring budgets; they also reported a $135 million bond referendum passed overwhelmingly and previewed preschool expansions and a green-space master plan RFP.
Leaders from the West Des Moines Community School District presented to the Clive City Council on April 9, outlining enrollment trends, funding pressures and local partnership projects.
Dr. Adams, the district superintendent, praised the city–district relationship and introduced Elizabeth Larson (board president) and Kurt Subra (CFO). Subra told the council that school funding is closely tied to enrollment and that the district experienced about a 3% loss…
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