Enrollment and Proposed K-1 Size
Why is the proposed K-1 designed for 850 students when the 2025/26 year has 593 K-1 students enrolled? Adding full day K will not add 257 students.
· Glenwood - Student Capacity = 725 (with modulars)
· Rose Tree – Student Capacity = 525 (with modulars)
· Indian Lane - Student Capacity = 525
· Media - Student Capacity = 650
A quarter of the K-1 Center will include adult students ages 18-21 with special needs in Life Skills Support & students in the 9th-12th grade Autistic programs.
For scale: the YMCA on Route 1 is 80,000 s.f. & the new Hilton Hotel across the street is about 60,000 sq. ft. The proposed K-1 is more than twice that size at 125,670 sq. ft. An industrial size building sited in a neighborhood.
At the May 14, 2026 Work Session, the presenter said they looked at the number of registrations received so far for kindergarten & class size & are able to address the teacher need at Rose Tree elementary through a staff transfer. It was stated “class size is still very favorable across the elementary classrooms even with that one move.”
For the 2026/2027 school year, Media Elementary will have 3 first grade classrooms instead of the current 4.
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