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Board debates limited open enrollment to add up to 100 students as district faces $4.3M shortfall
Summary
Administrators proposed expanding limited open enrollment to gain roughly 100 students and generate about $1 million in revenue as the district plans for a projected $4.3 million structural deficit. Some board members welcomed a phased approach; one member criticized expansion as incremental erosion of community control.
District administrators proposed a limited expansion of school‑of‑choice slots to help close a projected $4.3 million structural deficit.
Mr. Lucido (speaker 13) presented data showing 492 current school‑of‑choice enrollments (about 117 are employees' children) and argued the district could increase elementary slots from 75 to 100 and add 25 seats at each secondary building for roughly 100 additional students. "Adding a 100 students to our open enrollment will generate 1000000 dollars worth of revenue," he said.
Administrators said the specialty programs (IB, Clarkson Virtual,…
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