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Committee recommends plan to add a second-grade section as enrollment rises
Summary
Facing unexpected elementary enrollment growth, the committee prioritized adding a fourth section to second grade and reviewed options that include repurposing internal space, leasing modular classrooms (~$160K/year), or building new classrooms (estimated $1–1.25M).
The Operations Committee recorded that growing enrollment at the elementary level requires immediate attention, with a recommendation to add a fourth section to second grade for the 2026–27 school year. Minutes state the committee's key priority is to "maintain small class sizes (15-17 students) while accommodating growth," and staff outlined short-term measures such as converting the guidance office or a sensory room into classroom space and reconfiguring rooms to balance class sizes.
Longer-term options presented to trustees included leasing modular classrooms at roughly $160,000 per year plus site preparation costs, constructing classrooms above the library with an estimated cost of $1.0–$1.25 million, or a west-side addition. Superintendent Mitch Wainwright was tasked with bringing a recommendation to the next month's committee meeting that would identify the preferred approach for the 2026–27 year.
