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Board debates nonresident transfers and class-size calculations as ADMW pressures rise
Summary
The Dufur board held an extended discussion of nonresident-student consent, class-size limits and ADMW (attendance daily membership weighted) impacts, with principal Kristen Wheeling warning state special-education funding (11% cap) doesn't cover the district's SPED population approaching ~19%.
Board members and district staff spent substantial time on policy JECBAR, which governs nonresident student consent and class-size thresholds. Principal Kristen Wheeling presented enrollment and ADMW breakdowns for each grade, noting the district's incoming 6th grade has an ADMW figure of about 50.25 and that the high-school attendance average was 89.12% this year. Wheeling told the board the district's special-education funding is capped by the state at 11 percent but the district's special-education population is approaching 19 percent, saying, "our SPED allocation from the state is capped at 11% funding...our spent population at Dufres School is approaching 19%. So we're in the hole."
Members debated administrative delegation, transfer-application timelines (applicant deadlines and June/July targets), and verification of residency for out-of-district students. The board asked staff to provide class-size tables with ADMW applied and requested a waiting-list breakdown for the June 23 meeting to inform decisions on whether to change consent limits or delegate more authority to administration.
