Declining Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
To provide additional clarity and build shared understanding, we've compiled responses to a number of the common questions that we've heard from our community during our conversations over the past several months.
- Boulder County is growing. How is it possible that we have fewer kids?
- How can BVSD say it lacks resources when property taxes are high?
- Can we fundraise the money needed to keep schools open?
- When will decisions about school closures be made?
- Who will make the decision?
- What is the criteria for deciding what actions to take?
- Why isn’t school performance being considered?
- What is BVSD doing to attract students back from private schools and homeschooling?
- How are ILCs and special programs being taken into consideration in this process?
- What will happen to school buildings that are closed?
- Why aim for fuller schools if BVSD already has strong academic outcomes?
- How is the district considering communities impacted by the Marshall Fire?
- How is BVSD addressing housing affordability as a driver of enrollment decline?
- Why are there no listening sessions in Nederland? Will mountain schools be closed?
- What has the district learned from families who have left BVSD?
- How will equity be considered in decisions about school closures?
- What are the impacts on students when schools consolidate, and how will they be mitigated?
- Will larger schools lead to larger class sizes?
- How will BVSD ensure decisions are not driven only by the loudest voices?
