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Board approves open-enrollment process, grants superintendent limited authority
Summary
The Park City Board of Education approved an open-enrollment plan for the 2026–27 school year that allows out-of-boundary students to enroll by application order and gives the superintendent limited authority to admit extra students if budget and staffing permit.
The Park City Board of Education on a voice vote approved a measure allowing out-of-boundary students to apply for enrollment for the 2026–27 school year and gave the superintendent authority to admit additional students if space, staffing and the proposed budget permit. The motion was made by a committee member (Committee member) and seconded; the board called for the question and the measure carried.
The board heard a presentation from district staff explaining the timetable and projections for open enrollment. Staff said the application window ran through Feb. 6 and noted kindergarten class-size targets of 20 students. The presentation showed projected out-of-boundary requests and flagged kindergarten as the most constrained grade, with one speaker noting a projection of 73 outboundary kindergarten students in a specific area and an earlier reference to roughly 190 requests across grades.
District staff cautioned that enrollment projections include “survival ratios” (grade-to-grade progressions and allowances for in‑migration) and that final budget impacts depend on the state funding formula. Staff offered a hypothetical illustration — roughly $900,000 in local revenue retention under one illustrative scenario — and stressed that figure is an approximate example based on rounded assumptions, not a guaranteed or finalized amount.
The board’s motion sets three conditions: (1) the maximum number of out-of-boundary admits will be determined by space availability at each school and grade, (2) priority will be given to applications received by Feb. 6, 2026, and (3) the superintendent may allow additional admits where space and adequate teaching staff can be funded within the proposed 2026–27 budget. Director-level staff said such additions would be implemented through the budget process if needed.
Board members questioned the budget and asked staff for concrete dollar figures; staff said precise numbers depend on final state funding calculations and demographic shifts. The district committed to return with budget-level details as projections firm up.
Next steps: the superintendent will exercise the delegated authority only within the parameters set by the board and any budget changes will be reflected in future budget documents brought to the board for approval.
