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District reports stable enrollment, new externship applicants and Launchpad rollout
Summary
Administrators reported enrollment near budgeted levels across elementary and middle grades, some high-school variance, between five and ten applicants for new externships, and an upcoming Launchpad Canvas landing page for families rolling out in mid-February.
District staff told the board that January enrollment is close to budgeted expectations across elementary and middle grades, with high school counts slightly above projections. Staff cautioned that the state's choice-transfer portal is experiencing issues that require paper forms and slow processing.
"As of right now, we have 663 elementary kids approved for the February count," said the district staff member providing enrollment numbers (Staff member, SEG 726). The district is also reviewing five to ten applicants for new career-pathway externships that would give juniors and seniors work opportunities with K-12 departments for high school credit; staff planned to submit candidates to K-12 for consideration.
Staff also previewed a new "Launchpad" experience and a K-5 Canvas dashboard coming in mid-February that will provide families with a customizable landing page and easier one-click access into Canvas learning tools.
Why it matters: Stable enrollment supports current budget planning; the new externship opportunities and Launchpad rollout aim to expand student pathways and improve family access to digital learning.
Next steps: District staff will finalize externship candidate submissions, monitor the choice-transfer portal issues and deploy the Launchpad experience in mid-February.
