By Linda Kor Business Manager Mark Ollerton went before the Snowflake Unified School District Governing Board last week and presented the capital plan summary for the district that outlined the projected ADM (Average Daily Membership) over the next 10 years. Currently, the preschool through sixth grade population is declining slightly, but grades seventh through 12th are increasing, with the overall ADM growing slightly. Recent enrollment shows 1,322 students enrolled in preschool through sixth grade, 420 students in seventh and eighth grades, and 825 students in the ninth through 12th grades. Projections for the next 10 years show a slight decrease in grades preschool through sixth of 45 students, or 3.4 percent; an increase in grades seventh and eighth grades of 65 students, or 13.4 percent; and in grades ninth through 12th, an increase of 161 students is projected, or 16.3 percent. Ollerton noted that Snowflake Junior High School may need evaluating as the school is close to being built out, or at capacity. The projections are based on new housing starts in the communities that are part of the district boundaries. In other business, the board: * Approved the employment of Tyler Parham, as the Snowflake Junior High School eighth grade softball coach. * Approved volunteer Janessa Elkins for Snowflake High School volleyball. * Approved a flat rate FFA membership fee of $55, which would cover state and national fees as well as a T-shirt. The fee may be made in payments throughout the school year. * Approved a sophomore class fundraiser of T-shirt sales with anticipated earnings of $1,000. * Approved the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) policy advisories Nos. 672, 673, 675 and 676. pertaining to staff personal security and safety, basic instructional program, parental involvement in education and visitors to school. Policy 674 pertaining to students and staff wearing a cloth face covering while on any district property was not approved. * Approved for first reading ASBA policy advisories Nos. 677 and 678 pertaining to sexual harassment. * Approved an updated district mission statement to read: The mission of SUSD No. 5 is to ensure that all students learn at high levels. * Approved foster care transportation. * Approved a Taylor Elementary School self-contained aide.
