Exploring Calendar Changes to Meet Growth and Capacity Needs

Our district is evaluating ways to balance enrollment across schools to ensure all students have access to high-quality learning environments. The capacity at some of our multi-track year-round schools is underutilized, while some traditional-calendar schools are experiencing significant overcrowding due to growth.

To address school crowding and growth, we have implemented measures such as 'capping' enrollment and reassigning students to less crowded schools. While these strategies provide temporary relief, they also create uncertainty for families and place additional strain on our transportation system. At the same time, some multi-track year-round schools are not full, leading to underutilized facilities.

Recognizing the need for a more sustainable, long-term solution that balances school capacity while minimizing disruptions for families, we are exploring adjustments to school calendars. One approach is to convert multi-track year-round schools that are not full to a traditional calendar, and adjust some overcrowded traditional schools to a multi-track year-round model to create additional capacity.

In addition, recent feedback from families in our district indicates that changing the calendar of a school may be preferable to being reassigned to a different school. Review the frequently asked questions from the virtual information sessions.

Provide feedback on calendar conversions

As our district explores additional ways to use school calendars to address long-range planning concerns, we want to hear from you. What are the most important factors we should consider when making these decisions? Submit feedback via ThoughtExchange.

Lake Myra Elementary Calendar Conversion

On April 8, staff recommended the Board convert Lake Myra Elementary to a multi-track year-round calendar for the 2026-2027 school year. Converting Lake Myra Elementary to a multi-track year-round calendar will allow for the school system to utilize the additional capacity to accommodate the projected growth in the area. By operating on a multi-track year-round calendar, the school capacity will increase from 616 to 814. Watch the presentation on YouTube. Please share your thoughts and feedback via ThoughtExchange until April 18.

Virtual Information Session

A virtual information session was held on May 15 from 6 to 7 p.m. to discuss Lake Myra Elementary's calendar. Review the recording.