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Board considers annual goals amid declining enrollment and plans for survey
Summary
Board members moved to approve annual goals for 2025–26 including a proposed 5% proficiency gain in math and ELA and an attendance focus; staff warned the district is down about 84 FTE and linked enrollment trends to housing availability and planning priorities.
A motion to approve the board’s annual goals for the 2025–26 year was made and seconded. Presenter outlined the administration’s recommended goals, saying the learning goal would aim for a 5% increase in math and English language arts proficiency where state assessments apply, otherwise relying on local assessments and shared data across grade spans.
Presenter emphasized attendance as a district goal and said the personnel committee recommended including attendance to signal its importance to families and the community. The presenter said the proposed goals would feed into department five-year plan updates and help guide transition work for an incoming district administrator.
Board members pressed on enrollment trends. The presenter said the district is down about 84 full-time equivalent students compared with the prior snapshot and noted the senior class and 4K enrollments as examples of the demographic shift. Presenter connected enrollment pressures to local housing availability and described it as a growing challenge for budgeting and long-range planning.
A motion to approve the goals was on the floor during the excerpt; no formal roll call vote is recorded in the provided transcript. Presenter said staff will share action steps and strategies in coming months to support the goals and that committees had vetted the proposals.
