1. Recommendations for Schools of Choice 2017-2018 School Year
Kris Griffor
Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Instruction
Mark Dziatczak
Deputy Superintendent, Teaching and Learning
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2. Elementary Enrollment Projections Submitted by Fred Ignatovich
SCHOOL YEAR
KDG
PROJECTION
MOST LIKELY
ACTUAL
1ST GRADE PROJECTION
2014/2015
HIGH
827
915
AVERAGE
807
817
762
907
911
886
LOW
787
899
2015/2016
791
842
763
748
829
822
812
815
733
802
2016/2017
839
896
811
798
885
881
784
876
2017/2018
863
941
823
930
782
919

3. Elementary SOC Application Enrollment History
School Year
Number of Openings Advertised
Number of Applications Received
Enrolled Students
Kdg.
1st Grade 25 72 42 32 23 40 10 92 35 49 11 30 5 95 29 46 7 55 20 84 47 62 17
100 50
132
106
160
142 53
110 36
188 39
117
183 61
 98 27
133 74
156 98 15
165 34
TOTAL
860
305
1442
475
887
260

4. Schools of Choice Students
Elementary Buildings
School Year

5. Schools of Choice Students District-Wide by Grade Level 2016-2017 School Year

6. Data Summary: Elementary SOC vs Non-SOC Students 2016-2017 School Year
BUILDING
SOC
NON-SOC
% SOC
% CH
Barnard Elementary 84
411
16.9%
0.3%
Bemis Elementary 23
499
4.4%
-0.3%
Costello Elementary 53
307
14.7%
2.3%
Hamilton Elementary 63
452
12.2%
1.3%
Hill Elementary 67
255
20.8%
2.0%
Leonard Elementary 45
394
10.2%
0.7%
Martell Elementary 69
440
13.5%
-1.2%
Morse Elementary 22
457
4.5%
-2.0%
Schroeder Elementary 8
512
1.5%
-0.2%
Troy Union Elementary 24
443
5.1%
-0.6%
Wass Elementary 72
356
16.8%
1.0%
Wattles Elementary
477
TOTAL
552
5003
9.9%
0.2%
GRADE
SOC
NON-SOC
% SOC
% CH
Kindergarten
100
798
11.1% 0%
First
113
769
12.8%
1.8%
Second 83
758
9.8%
-1.1%
Third 90
864
9.4%
0.3%
Fourth 86
920
8.5%
-0.3%
Fifth 80
894
8.2%
0.6%
TOTAL
552
5003
9.9%
0.2%
ETHNICITY
SOC %
% CH
NON-SOC
American Indian
0.0% 0% 6
0.1%
-0.1%
Asian
133
24.1%
1,922
38.4%
1.9%
Black 60
10.9%
-0.9%
181
3.6%
-0.3%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 5
0.9%
0.2% 12
Hispanic 7
1.3%
105
2.1%
0.3%
Multi-Ethnic 35
6.3%
132
2.6%
-0.4%
White
312
56.5%
2,645
52.9%
-1.5%
TOTAL
552
100% NA
4,996
SUBGROUP
SOC %
% CH
NON-SOC
ELL
108
19.5%
2.1%
1493
29.8%
2.3%
Free/Reduced Lunch 82
14.9%
1.4%
527
10.5%
0.2%
Special Ed 20
3.6% 0%
484
9.7%
0.4%

7. Enrollment History Non-Schools of Choice Student (Current Grade/Year)
Kindergarten
1st Grade
784
811
804
793
775
830
739
817
752
785
727
832
768
795
766
814
700
787
755
728
798
769
Non-Schools of Choice Students by Grade
School Year
Kdg.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
TOTAL CH
798
769
758
864
920
894
927
903
985
875
887
914
947
11,441
222

8. Projected Schools of Choice Sibling Preference Placement for Kindergarten, 1st Grade and Baker MS Students
A survey was ed to current Schools of Choice families requesting information on siblings
who would be eligible for Kindergarten, 1st Grade and 6th, 7th and 8th Grade students for the
School Year.
Number of Kindergarten students that plan to attend: 51
Number of 1st Grade students that plan to attend: 4
Number of Baker Middle School students that plan to attend:
15 – 6th Grade
7 – 7th Grade
4 – 8th Grade

9. Enrollment projections, patterns and trends
The following factors were considered in making the recommendations for the Schools of Choice Program for
school year:
Current enrollment
Enrollment projections, patterns and trends
Numbers and percentages of Schools of Choice students currently in the district
Projected number of Schools of Choice siblings who would be age-eligible to enter the district in if the decision is made to admit a “Limited” number of kindergarten, first and sixth through eighth grade students (Baker Middle School) under Schools of Choice
Available elementary classrooms
After analyzing the data and factors referenced above, we recommend that the district:
Use Fred Ignatovich’s 1.5 enrollment projection numbers, with his recommended formula (most likely + low/2) as the foundation for determining the number of Schools of Choice (SOC) students to admit for the school year. Please note when reviewing “Document 1,” that our “actual” enrollment as of the February Count for both kindergarten and first grade students was above both Mr. Ignatovich’s “Most Likely” and “Low” enrollment projections.
Accept SOC applications for 100 Kindergarten and 30 First Grade students. Based upon the number of applications to kindergarten received for the school year, we anticipate attracting more than 100 applicants. This would allow us to admit 100 kindergartners initially, with the option of admitting additional students, if space allows, in the third week of August. While this is quite close to the opening of school, we have found in the past that some families still welcome the opportunity to enroll their child in the Troy School District.
Limit Schools of Choice kindergarten applicants to the full-day kindergarten program.
Accept “Sibling Preference” applications only for siblings of current SOC students (to attend Baker Middle School only). Our current estimates for enrollment next year approximate to Accepting 15 applications during the initial application process will bring us extremely close to an ideal total student population at Baker, while allowing an option to admit more students in August if space permits.
DATE: February 2, 2017
TO: Dr. Richard Machesky, Superintendent
FROM: Kris Griffor
Mark Dziatczak
SUBJECT: Schools of Choice Recommendations
for the School Year
The following factors were considered in making the recommendations for the Schools of Choice Program for school year:
Current enrollment across the Troy School District
Enrollment projections, patterns and trends
Numbers and percentages of Schools of Choice students currently in the district
Projected number of Schools of Choice siblings who would be age-eligible to enter the district in if the decision is made to admit a “Limited” number of kindergarten, first and sixth through eighth grade students under Schools of Choice
Available elementary classrooms
After analyzing the data and factors referenced above, we recommend that the district:
Use Fred Ignatovich’s 1.5 enrollment projection numbers, with his recommended formula (most likely + low/2) as the foundation for determining the number of Schools of Choice (SOC) students to admit for the school year.
Accept SOC applications for only 55 Kindergarten and 5 First Grade students. Based upon the number of applications to kindergarten received for the school year, we anticipate attracting many more than 50 applicants. This would allow the District to admit 55 kindergartners initially, with the option of admitting additional students, if space allows, in the third week of August. While this is quite close to the opening of school, we have found in the past that some families still welcome the opportunity to enroll their child in the Troy School District.
Limit SOC applications to kindergarten and first grade only. Baker Middle School has grown in enrollment to the point that it cannot accommodate additional students without adding additional, instructional FTE.  And, as the District continues to rebound with natural residential growth, all four middle schools will need the appropriate amount of space for residential students.