PORT ANGELES — Continued growth in enrollment, funding for new textbooks and exam results will be discussed at the Port Angeles School Board meeting Thursday.
The School Board will meet at 7 p.m. at Stevens Middle School, 1139 W. 14th St.
After years of declining enrollment, which led to the district closing two elementary schools in 2004 and 2007, the numbers of students have begun to rise and elementary school classrooms are becoming overcrowded, the district has said.
The board is scheduled to hear a report on November enrollment, which includes growth in elementary grades from 1,857 students in November 2011 — the lowest enrollment point in recent decades — to 1,972 students Nov. 2.
Overall enrollment, including students in Running Start and the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center, is steady, with 3,895 students Nov. 2, compared with 3,892 in November 2011.
The district also is seeking funds within its budget to purchase new textbooks for fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms.
A report on where the money may be available will be presented Thursday.
The board will hear a report from each of the school principals on the results of the 2015 student exams.
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