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Board asks staff to quantify 'transient' student population after trustees raise mobility concerns
Summary
Trustees pressed administration to provide a clear definition and estimate of transient students, noting staff cited a fluid figure and said the district had worked with roughly 90 families this year on mobility and transportation supports.
Board members questioned how much of Monroe's enrollment trends are driven by a transient population that moves in and out due to housing instability. A board member asked: "Where does that data come from? How are we seeing that and knowing that with these data points that are provided?" (S3).
Administration acknowledged the metric is fluid, saying it can change day to day depending on doubled‑up housing, shelter stays or families moving in from nearby cities. Staff committed to define the district's operational definition of "transient student" and to provide a numeric range or percentage and the source records used (homeless liaison caseload, summer enrollment and transportation rosters). As one staff member noted, the district has "worked with 91 families from the very beginning of this school year," a figure trustees used to estimate approximate percentages for planning.
