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Board hears enrollment decline — district lost about 306 in‑person students over three years
Summary
Board members raised concern about enrollment declines (306 fewer in-person students over three years, an 8.5% drop) and asked administration whether staffing or program changes are planned; administration said no furloughs are in the current budget and will study allocations.
A board member warned the board that active enrollments have fallen in recent years and that in‑person enrollment is down markedly: "In the last 3 years, we've gone on from 2,410 in person students down to 2,204 in person students. That's a loss of 306 in person students or 8.5% of our student body in 3 years," the member said.
Board members pressed administration on whether staff reductions or reassignments are planned to align with the student decline; administration answered there are no planned furloughs in the current budget and noted some students have shifted to the district's cyber program or to out‑of‑district placements, which affects how staffing is counted. The administration agreed to analyze how enrollments are reflected across active versus in‑person counts and to bring class‑size figures and staffing-impact analysis to a future meeting.
During the discussion the board also asked for school‑level detail to understand where enrollment losses occurred and requested a follow-up study on class sizes at the end of last year compared with current counts.
