.NicoleDenver7 Brady sat down with Douglas County School District Superintendent Erin Kane to talk about how the district is starting to plan for long-term challenges, including declining enrollment and a teacher shortage.
In the last month, the Douglas County School District has initiated discussions about declining enrollment in some schools, and plans to eventually pair some small schools together. It's the latest district to address issues with small schools because of declining birthrates and changing demographics.
Douglas County School District addressing declining enrollment, teacher shortage Nicole Brady: We want to talk about the reality that so many school districts are facing right now, having to close and consolidate some schools because of the demographic changes that are happening. We know birth rates on the whole are declining. Douglas County has some interesting demographic factors specific to different communities within the district.
NB: Some of these newer communities, like Sterling Ranch, there are few if any elementary schools there, is that correct? EK: First of all, these are never easy discussions. And I don't want to criticize the way other districts have handled it because these are really, really hard things to do. I will talk about a few of the steps that we feel are necessary. One is truly planning ahead. We're looking to make a 3-to-5 year plan. We’re not looking to do any pairings of schools next year, so that our families and our staff have plenty of notice as far as what the plan will be and what it will look like.
NB: And just to be clear, when you say a 3-to-5 year plan, that would mean no schools would be paired until the school year that starts in 2026?
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