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Agency official says classrooms are at capacity; proposes moving pre-K after referendum loss
Summary
An agency official told the meeting the district’s classrooms — especially at the elementary level — are at or beyond capacity, that music instruction is being held on carts or in cafeterias, and that the district, after a failed September referendum, is proposing to free classroom space by relocating pre-K programs.
An agency official said the school district is facing classroom overcrowding and is considering relocating pre-K programs to create immediate classroom space.
At the meeting the official said, "classrooms are at capacity some of them are a little Beyond capacity," and that several elementary schools have no additional classrooms available. The official added that some rooms are being used for multiple purposes.
The official described how music instruction is affected, saying some buildings "have music on a cart moving around the building" and that "some of our schools have instrumental music classes in the cafeteria," a condition cited as the reason for staggered lunches.
The presenter also referenced a previous funding effort, saying, "the initial referendum that we had back in uh in September was to address our needs longterm and that was voted down." Because that measure failed, the official said the district is now prioritizing current, shorter-term solutions.
One proposed option the official described is to "make additional spaces in the elementary schools by pulling out the prek classes," which they said "will address our our most pressing needs at this time." No formal vote or timetable for that change was recorded in the transcript.
The discussion focused on immediate space constraints and operational impacts in classrooms and common areas. The official framed relocating pre-K as a way to provide classrooms for core elementary instruction while longer-term facility solutions are reevaluated.
