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Consultants project slight enrollment growth; district proposes coaching and paraprofessional staffing changes
Summary
Plante Moran presented five-year enrollment projections showing modest district growth and steady elementary kindergarten counts; the superintendent proposed transitioning five instructional coaches and adding five elementary academic paraprofessionals as part of 2026–27 leadership priorities, and the board approved related resolutions.
Consultant Plante Moran told the Romeo Community Schools board on March 23 that the district is projected to see slight overall pupil enrollment growth over the next five years, with kindergarten counts remaining steady and middle- and high-school grades projected to increase slightly.
Plante Moran’s presentation summarized county birth and demographic data, household-income and home-value projections, and cohort-stability measures. The consultants reported declining county and statewide births but noted Romeo’s kindergarten cohorts have remained consistent and have even increased slightly compared with five years earlier. The firm also presented the district’s historical enrollment and the methodology used for projections.
Following the presentation, Mr. Murray (in the Superintendent’s Report) outlined eight leadership priorities for 2026–27 and a staffing plan that transitions five elementary instructional coaches and adds five elementary academic paraprofessionals to provide more targeted student support. Academic services staff (Ms. McFarlane) said rising numbers of elementary students for whom English is a second language support adding an ELA support teacher based on WIDA assessment needs.
The board approved related staffing resolutions during the meeting. The minutes record unanimous approval of the staffing items (resolutions #31a and #31b and #24 for EL support). The superintendent’s report also included early-childhood program reconfiguration: the toddler program for ages 12–29 months will close beginning the 2026–27 school year, Discovery 2 and 3 will offer full‑day programs, and the Discovery 4‑year‑old program will be dissolved.
The presentation and subsequent approvals set the district to move forward with hiring and program changes in advance of the 2026–27 school year; minutes indicate implementation steps will be managed by Academic Services and Business Services.
