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Saint Helena Unified board conducts District of Choice lottery and adopts modified 2025–26 enrollment caps
Summary
Trustees ran the District of Choice lottery for 2025–26 and approved a modification to Resolution #24-25 to adopt enrollment caps that mirror 2024–25 levels. The modified caps total 1,301 seats across TK–12; families on the wait list will be notified by Jan. 31, 2025.
The Saint Helena Unified School District Board of Trustees conducted its District of Choice lottery for the 2025–26 school year and voted to adopt modified enrollment caps at its Jan. 9, 2025, meeting.
Superintendent Dr. Jodi McClay presented potential cap options and outlined trade-offs, including transitional kindergarten capacity, unfunded mandate implications and credentialing requirements for staff. Vice-President Lisa Pelosi and Trustee Jeannie Kerr conducted the lottery; according to the meeting record, "Families will be notified of the children's spot on the Wait List by Friday, January 31, 2025." Trustee Shawn Moura moved to modify Resolution #24-25 to reflect the caps used in 2024–25 and to include the trustees' submitted chart; Jeannie Kerr seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously (Aye: Jeannie Kerr, Lisa Pelosi, Laura Symon, Shawn Moura, Jeanmarie Wolf).
The modified resolution records grade-by-grade caps (as adopted): TK 16; K 70; Grade 1 70; Grade 2 70; Grade 3 90; Grade 4 90; Grade 5 95; Grade 6 100; Grade 7 100; Grade 8 100; Grade 9 125; Grade 10 125; Grade 11 125; Grade 12 125 — a total of 1,301 seats. The board's approval means the wait list created by the lottery will be applied against those caps when offers are made.
A public commenter identified in the record as S. Hernandez addressed the board during public comment on this item. The transcript does not include additional detail on the commenter's remarks.
Next steps: families on the lottery wait list will receive notice of their placement by Jan. 31, 2025, and the modified Resolution #24-25 will guide offers for District of Choice enrollment for 2025–26.
