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The MPS Board of Education has proposed priorities to guide planning for increased enrollment:

• Strengthen academic programs
• Equity
• Impact on families & community
• Sustainability
• Financial impact

Possible strategies to manage enrollment increases are as follows:

• Increase class size
• Change and/or enforce pathways to schools/zones.
• Open/repurpose existing buildings
• Build new building
• Change attendance boundaries
• End Sibling Preference and Employee Preference

The Board has four main expectations for the summer months to aide in the planning process:

• Census data will be available
• Additional community meetings and discussions in the summer and fall of 2011
• Legislative impacts on education policies and funding that impact transportation and academic programs will be available after a Legislative Special Session (date to be determined)
• Engage participants from the May – June community meetings through e-mail, mail, website and SchoolMessenger to update on planning progress