“We don’t want the barrier of a uniform, of transportation, to be in the way,” said Alena Zachery-Ross, Regional VP for Mosaica Education. “We will work with them to take that barrier away.”
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When less than 600 students showed up for class last Monday, the district used its parent liaisons to determine where the missing students were instead of in school, according to Alena Zachery-Ross, regional VP for Mosaica Education.
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With the last week’s spring student count day complete, Muskegon’s board of education revealed their spring head count numbers at Tuesday’s full board meeting.
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October’s official count day, which helps figure out what amount of state aid school districts receive, yielded a count of 1,222, in line with recruitment hopes but just over 200 students short of a projected number set forth in its budget projections.
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Regional VP Alena Zachery-Ross spoke positively about Saturday’s enrollment fair, which enrolled 80 students in one day and increased total enrollment to over half of the 1,200 anticipated by Mosaica.
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Direct mail and robocalls will be utilized, not just for residents of Muskegon Heights but an additional 3,000 to those with children in surrounding communities.
Read MoreThe meeting will be held in the performing arts center at Muskegon Heights High School and will run from 6 to 7:15 on Wednesday. Questions must be submitted in writing and should focus on topics relating to the district. Muskegon Heights High School Alumni Association President Joe Warren worked for months with others to get this meeting set. He challenged the community to “get off Facebook” and come to the meeting to hear facts and start taking action.
Read MoreA chain-of-command issue surrounding a fundraiser drew much attention to deeper concerns from the board concerning a lack of transparency: over four days after school districts in Muskegon County took official counts of their students, Muskegon Heights Public Schools has not reported its numbers to the public or, as Board Vice President Ronald Jenkins noted, to the district’s school board.
Read MoreAccording to Superintendent Jon Felske, the district originally anticipated 4671 students for this school year. This makes the unofficial headcount of 4763 students done on 9/19 only about 55% of the total loss that was expected.
Read More“We’re not the only ones that are taking a loss,” said Dr. Bryant
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