With 93 fifth graders moving up to middle school next year and only 56 kindergartners this year, we are going to see a reduction in staffing for next school year. What's unknown is how much of a reduction. Schools did receive office budget allocations for next year, which included a preliminary projection for Howard of 435 students, which seems WAY off considering we have 496 students currently enrolled (KG = 56, 1st = 82, 2nd = 95, 3rd = 78, 4th = 93, 5th = 91). Brooke agreed this seemed low and is looking at it. I think a projection of 460-470 seems more reasonable given out small kindergarten, even that number may end up being low. Given all of this, please let me know where you think our priorities should be for classrooms and/or classified staffing. All answers will be kept confidential and let me know if you have any questions.
