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Superintendent flags enrollment dip and plans to adjust instructional minutes under state rules
Summary
Superintendent provided Flow Analytics enrollment projections (middle scenario ~8,452 students) and previewed district priorities for next year, including attendance work, equity committee turnover, and plans to adjust bell times and instructional minutes to comply with state definitions.
Superintendent Dr. Ludwig told the board that district enrollment remains below the Flow Analytics middle projection for 2026–27, which the superintendent summarized as "the middle scenario is around 8,452 students." Ludwig said current enrollments (about 8,300 as reported during the meeting) leave the district roughly 100 students short of that central projection and that families continue to register through the summer, making early projections subject to change.
Ludwig framed the enrollment report inside several district priorities: an equity committee refresh, a renewed focus on purposeful technology use and screen‑time conversations, and adjustments to bell‑to‑bell hours to protect instructional time under a recent governor's executive order. "When we think about instructional hours…it's this combination of hours of instruction days of school," Ludwig said, describing steps already taken to add minutes for high school and make the primary last day a full day to meet Division 22 requirements. Board members asked for continued updates at August retreat and regular reporting on final fall counts.
