Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District in Texas identified lower enrollment in pre-K and kindergarten as the biggest reason for reduced enrollment this year, and is trying to recruit families for next year through extensive outreach, including in-person visits. Ten districts are making a concerted effort to capture projected increased interest in pre-K and kindergarten.Others, like the District of Columbia Public Schools, are using community consultations and school-by-school outreach to actively engage families in decisions about reopening for future school years. Some, like North Dakota’s Bismarck Public Schools, are surveying their remote families on whether they would return in person in the fall, and plan to use the data to inform offerings in the next year. Seventeen districts are involving families in the decision-making process for next year.Duval County Public Schools in Florida created a live chat feature on its website to enable families to speak with a school choice specialist during the enrollment period. California’s Long Beach Unified School District converted enrollment and school information events (e.g., Education Celebration and KinderFest) to a virtual platform this year. Nineteen districts adapted to a remote setting by hosting virtual open houses and shifting their registration process online to better accommodate families and meet health and safety guidelines.How are districts tackling disenrollment among families? The Center on Reinventing Public Education’s latest review of 100 urban and large districts finds decidedly mixed results: About half (49) have communicated strategies or plans to re-engage pre-K and kindergarten families in the next school year and, hopefully, increase enrollment. For example, Prince George’s County Schools in Maryland not only expects to lose $34.6 million due to an enrollment shortage of approximately 1,700 students, it also expects other state funds to end, leading to a $170.5 million budget gap next year. Districts also face uncertainty stemming from other funding sources, which can lead to even more lost revenue. While districts will benefit from short-term federal relief next year, unaddressed enrollment losses could drive long-term revenue reductions. Others found stability by enrolling their children in new options, like virtual schools and learning pods.īecause enrollment dictates district revenues and budgetary planning processes, losing families has financial consequences. The percentage of Black families choosing homeschool jumped fivefold since last spring. Yet at all age levels, an unprecedented number of families chose to keep their children home during an uncertain year. California’s missing kindergartners, for example, are driving the state’s largest K-12 enrollment drop in 20 years. Pre-K and kindergarten have been hit especially hard. While most schools are back in person this spring, they continue to grapple with lagging enrollment. Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter. Not only will this significant building be rockin’ and rollin’, the Old First Ward in general is becoming quite the happening place to visit… and live.Get essential education news and commentary delivered straight to your inbox. Once complete, The Barrel Factory will be operating on all cylinders. The build-out of the restaurant is currently underway. “Bar Cultivar will be Buffalo’s first craft hard cider-focused establishment, adding a brand new component to the thriving craft beverage industry here,” said Bystran. Leonard Oakes Estate Winery will be opening a wine and cider bar called Bar Cultivar, which will dramatically add to the mounting buzz of the building. Interested parties can send an email to other Barrel Factory news, another watering hole component will soon join the laundry list of other commercial tenants. Rents for the units start at $1,000 – water and trash removal are included. Private, rooftop patio for residents planned.Restored, original hard maple factory floors.Apartments have approximately 14′ to 16′ ceilings.One bedroom two bedroom and two bedroom with large loft.“Our residents won’t have far to go to experience all the exciting things that the Old First Ward and Buffalo now have to offer, including the great amenities here onsite at The Barrel Factory,” said Steve Bystran, CEO, The Barrel Factory. The new living accommodations are located on a separate wing of the building, where tenants can easily access all of the in-house amenities.
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