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Superintendent: waiver request may preserve June 8 last day; district lost 36% of students since 2016
Summary
Superintendent Ed Evans briefed the board on a waiver request for missed days — which would keep the last student day at June 8 if approved — and gave a 10‑year enrollment picture showing a loss of 1,111 students (about 36%).
Superintendent Ed Evans told the board the district applied for a state waiver to excuse five days missed during a state of emergency; if the waiver is granted the last student day will remain June 8, otherwise the district may need to extend the school year by several days. "I asked for those 5 days waived... If they do waive those days for us, then our student last day will go back to being June 8," he said.
Evans also presented enrollment trends the board called "concerning": he said the district had about 3,200 students in 2016 and is "less than 2,100 now," a loss of approximately 1,111 students, or 36% over a decade. He warned continued decline could force consolidations if staffing falls below levels that ensure student and staff safety. The superintendent said the district will notify the public as soon as the state rules on the waiver and will return with calendar updates and any schedule changes.
