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Echo School District votes to remain closed-enrollment for 2025–26
Summary
The board voted to declare Echo School District closed enrollment for 2025–26, preserving local control over interdistrict transfers and enabling the district to revoke transfers for attendance or behavior concerns (not academics).
Chair (Speaker 3) moved to declare Echo School District a closed-enrollment district for the 2025–26 school year; the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor. The superintendent explained that closed enrollment allows the district to accept students only through interdistrict transfer agreements rather than open enrollment and preserves the district's ability to revoke transfers for attendance or behavior reasons.
The board recorded the motion and approval during the meeting with no public debate on the motion. The superintendent noted that a discussion about class-size adjustments will take place at the next meeting, and that this month’s action establishes enrollment status required for interdistrict-transfer policy.
