San Antonio Schools Enrollment Is On The Decline, And Trend Is Expected To Continue - 0 views

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  #1 Mollerup Carlsson on 19 Nov 13

   

  The study findings were not positive, expecting declining enrollment inside the San Antonio schools to continue more than the next ten years with no discernible improvement..
  
  The findings of a demographic study, commissioned by Superintendent Robert Durn final fall and carried out by Harner and Associates, was presented to the San Antonio schools trustees in February. The study expense $51,000 and will support San Antonio schools officials to manage their declining enrollment problem.
  
  The study findings had been not positive, expecting declining enrollment within the San Antonio schools to continue more than the next ten years with no discernible improvement. It was discovered that enrollment has been on the decline for a decade with latest years seeing the most student departure. Amongst 2001 and 2002 school years, the San Antonio schools lost 864 students. Among 2005 and 2006 school years, they lost 1,340 students, representing about 18 percent of its student population. Some new student enrollment did aid to offset these departures.
  
  The study notes that the growing enrollment decline is not unusual for urban school districts. San Antonio schools, in distinct, have a shortage of new developments for these families exiting to the suburban areas. San Antonio schools also need to enhance their programs to attract new families and new housing can not take care of the difficulty alone.
  
  The present San Antonio schools enrollment is 55,364 students. The study predicts a worse case scenario of 51,669 students by the 2016-2017 school year. The very best case scenario is 54,574 students by the 2016-2017 school year. The common scenario of the worse and greatest case is 53,122 in ten years, which is the figure the San Antonio schools officials will use for organizing purposes.
  
  Some proposals presently up for discussion by the San Antonio schools officials are:
  
  School closures and consolidations, utilizing the study findings. With the continual departure of students from the San Antonio schools, this avenue is a offered for future organizing.
  
  San Antonio schools board Vice President James Howard has advised consolidating with neighboring school districts with enrollment declines, such as Edgewood, South San Antonio, and Harlandale. Such recommendations in the past have been met with controversy inside Bexar County, which has 16 school districts. As Howard pointed out to the San Antonio schools board, nevertheless, growth is to the north of the city. It demands to happen for everyones advantage.
  
  Lastly, Superintendent Durn and his staff are producing a new workplace within the San Antonio schools at a preliminary estimated cost of $200,000. In the previous, the San Antonio schools officials had made no effort to track departing students, though the Texas Education Agency has accessible resources for them to use. Clicking click probably provides tips you should give to your pastor. They knew that numerous of their students had been leaving the San Antonio schools for Northside, North East and Judson school districts, as well as abandoning the traditional public schools for charter and private schools. The new workplace will aid the San Antonio schools do a much better job of tracking student departures, gather information on households leaving the district, and survey those who remain. The purpose is to acquire a greater thought of what families require and want from the San Antonio schools. This proposal has however to go prior to the San Antonio schools board.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The study findings were not positive, expecting declining enrollment inside the San Antonio schools to continue more than the next ten years with no discernible improvement.. <br /> <br /> The findings of a demographic study, commissioned by Superintendent Robert Durn final fall and carried out by Harner and Associates, was presented to the San Antonio schools trustees in February. The study expense $51,000 and will support San Antonio schools officials to manage their declining enrollment problem. <br /> <br /> The study findings had been not positive, expecting declining enrollment within the San Antonio schools to continue more than the next ten years with no discernible improvement. It was discovered that enrollment has been on the decline for a decade with latest years seeing the most student departure. Amongst 2001 and 2002 school years, the San Antonio schools lost 864 students. Among 2005 and 2006 school years, they lost 1,340 students, representing about 18 percent of its student population. Some new student enrollment did aid to offset these departures. <br /> <br /> The study notes that the growing enrollment decline is not unusual for urban school districts. San Antonio schools, in distinct, have a shortage of new developments for these families exiting to the suburban areas. San Antonio schools also need to enhance their programs to attract new families and new housing can not take care of the difficulty alone. <br /> <br /> The present San Antonio schools enrollment is 55,364 students. The study predicts a worse case scenario of 51,669 students by the 2016-2017 school year. The very best case scenario is 54,574 students by the 2016-2017 school year. The common scenario of the worse and greatest case is 53,122 in ten years, which is the figure the San Antonio schools officials will use for organizing purposes. <br /> <br /> Some proposals presently up for discussion by the San Antonio schools officials are: <br /> <br /> School closures and consolidations, utilizing the study findings. With the continual departure of students from the San Antonio schools, this avenue is a offered for future organizing. <br /> <br /> San Antonio schools board Vice President James Howard has advised consolidating with neighboring school districts with enrollment declines, such as Edgewood, South San Antonio, and Harlandale. Such recommendations in the past have been met with controversy inside Bexar County, which has 16 school districts. As Howard pointed out to the San Antonio schools board, nevertheless, growth is to the north of the city. It demands to happen for everyones advantage. <br /> <br /> Lastly, Superintendent Durn and his staff are producing a new workplace within the San Antonio schools at a preliminary estimated cost of $200,000. In the previous, the San Antonio schools officials had made no effort to track departing students, though the Texas Education Agency has accessible resources for them to use. Clicking <a rel="nofollow" href="http://psychiccharlotte.net/">click</a> probably provides tips you should give to your pastor. They knew that numerous of their students had been leaving the San Antonio schools for Northside, North East and Judson school districts, as well as abandoning the traditional public schools for charter and private schools. The new workplace will aid the San Antonio schools do a much better job of tracking student departures, gather information on households leaving the district, and survey those who remain. The purpose is to acquire a greater thought of what families require and want from the San Antonio schools. This proposal has however to go prior to the San Antonio schools board.</div>

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