Cedar Rapids school board to hear enrollment, boundary report

The Cedar Rapids school district's discussions about enrollment and its impact on the future of the district will be the focus of tonight's school board meeting.

Rob Schwarz from RSP & Associates of Overland Park, Kan., is scheduled to give a presentation on enrollment and boundaries.

RSP & Associates was awarded a contract in November to provide services for the enrollment study. According to the contract timeline, RSP will complete an enrollment analysis report, a facility planning and analysis report and a demographic analysis during this school year.

The firm was hired for $148,000.

The school district is in beginning stages of two studies; one focuses on enrollment and the other on facilities. Superintendent Dave Benson has said its enrollment and facilities studies will take the 2010-11 school year to complete, saying the time is necessary so the best and most informed decisions can be made.

The district will conduct the two studies throughout the 2010-11 school year, with results expected to be presented to the board sometime next summer.The two studies will eventually be combined and the start of the 2011-12 school year will launch the public engagement process.

Benson has said the 2012-13 school year is the earliest for any implementation of any changes.

Tonight's school board meeting begins at 5 p.m. It will be held in room 305 at the Educational Service Center @ Kingston.