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Pillager board raises third‑ and fourth‑grade open‑enrollment caps to 110 for one year
Summary
Citing enrollment trends and waiting lists, the Pillager board voted to temporarily raise open‑enrollment caps for third and fourth grades from 105 to 110 and discussed hiring half‑time teachers to keep core reading and math group sizes lower.
The Pillager Public School District board voted to temporarily raise the open‑enrollment cap for third and fourth grades from 105 to 110 for one year, citing recent enrollment data and waiting‑list pressure.
District enrollment staff presented a grade‑by‑grade enrollment summary showing some declines across the year but specific waiting‑list pressure in third and fourth grades. Staff recommended increasing the caps to 110 and noted the budget already included funding for half‑time teachers to be deployed if needed; those half‑time positions would focus on reading and math instruction and reduce the number of students in core skill groups.
Board members debated timing — several urged waiting until July or the August meeting to confirm final August numbers before hiring — but approved the one‑year cap increase so that students on waiting lists could be enrolled without procedural delay. Staff said increasing enrollment by seven students would generate roughly $65,000 in revenue and would help justify the proposed half‑time positions.
What happens next: staff will monitor August PSO and enrollment figures and return with hiring recommendations if numbers warrant added half‑time teachers.
