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District outlines opt‑in and opt‑out options for signature schools, warns against mid‑program transfers
Summary
The district presented two enrollment models for signature schools—opt‑out (neighborhood students auto‑enrolled) and opt‑in (families choose)—and said the district will prioritize neighborhood→region→district→out‑of‑district; board members raised equity, communication and sibling/transportation questions.
The Des Moines district presented two competing enrollment models for new “signature schools” as part of its Reimagine Ed plan and asked the community to weigh the tradeoffs over the summer.
Dr. Harris described the two options: in an opt‑out model, signature schools retain neighborhood boundaries and any student who lives in that boundary is automatically enrolled unless families ask to transfer out; remaining seats would then be made available by region, district and finally out‑of‑district. In an opt‑in model, families would sign up for the signature…
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