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SchoolWorks report warns of about 2,000‑student decline; board adopts state‑funding resolution and policy updates
Summary
A SchoolWorks demographic report presented to the West Contra Costa Unified board projected a decline of just over 2,000 students in six years driven by lower birth cohorts and modest housing yields; trustees voted unanimously to adopt a resolution urging the state to release deferred education funding and adopted a package of policy updates.
At its April 15 meeting, the West Contra Costa Unified School District board received a demographic and enrollment presentation from consultant Ken Reynolds of SchoolWorks and took several formal actions intended to shore up district finances and governance.
SchoolWorks summarized ten years of enrollment history and projected six years into the future, forecasting a decline of just over 2,000 students. Reynolds said the decline flows from two principal factors: fewer births in recent years (statewide births fell from about 600,000 to roughly 400,000) and limited student yield from new housing. The study projected roughly 1,762 new homes over the next six…
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