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School enrollment is one student less than last year
Auburn School District enrollment for the start of the 2008-09 school year is 1,420, one student less than last year's total.
The numbers include 409 in grades K-3; 311 in the middle school (grades 4-6), 227 in the junior high at Divernon (grades 7-8)
and 454 in the high school.
Last year, K-3 had 416 students, the middle school 319 the junior high 251 and the high school 454.
The numbers do not include Early Childhood, but do include 19 in special education, opposed to 17 last year.
By grades the enrollments are, with last year in parenthesis: Kindergarten 109 (107), first grade 108 (101), second grade 96
(98), third grade 96 (110), fourth grade 103 (109), fifth grade 106 (106), sixth grade 102 (104), seventh grade 108 (124), eighth
grade 119 (127) freshmen 132 (98), sophomores 98 (116), juniors 122 (101) and seniors 102 (102).
The district has adhered to keeping classrooms on the lower grades in the 20-22 range. This year, Kindergarten through sixth
grade, which has one section at Divernon and five at Auburn, are all in that range although Divernon is usually lower than 20.
Grades 4-6 are broken into five sections each which means class sizes of 21-22.
The only space problem this year is at the high school where two teachers are sharing a classroom. But, next year will be a
different story with the need to add a new required special education class.
"We are looking at all possible ways to utilize the present space but we may have to look into portable buildings," says Supt. of
Schools Kathy Garrett. "A lot of districts have had to do this such as New Berlin and Ball-Chatham."
Two years ago before the merger with Divernon, the high school had 342 students in 2006. Last year that total jumped to 418.
This year it is 454. It could continue to rise if the entire eighth grade class of 119 enters high school next year replacing the
present 102.
Garrett reminds parents of the Family Access Program that was introduced last year by which parents can learn daily about their
child's progress, test scores, completing home work, assignments, etc.
To get the program, parents just have to call the tech director and sign up for a password. The email address is
daves@auburn.k12.illus.
One area of the new curriculum introduced last year continues to be working well. It's the Advisory Hour, a 35 minute last of the
day "study hall" at the high school.
"It's working better than we could have anticipated" said high school principal Darren Root. "It has allowed peer tutoring and
also about a dozen high school students are tutoring middle and elementary school kids."
Basically the high school day has seven periods for studies plus a lunch break, Early PE and the Advisory. There are no old style
study halls other than for a few upper grade students.
The Advisory allows instant relief and assistance each day. Teachers issue passes at the end of a class period to students who
need help. They then meet the teacher at the end of the day.
Auburn School District enrollment for the start of the 2008-09 school year is 1,420, one student less than last year's total.
The numbers include 409 in grades K-3; 311 in the middle school (grades 4-6), 227 in the junior high at Divernon (grades 7-8)
and 454 in the high school.
Last year, K-3 had 416 students, the middle school 319 the junior high 251 and the high school 454.
The numbers do not include Early Childhood, but do include 19 in special education, opposed to 17 last year.
By grades the enrollments are, with last year in parenthesis: Kindergarten 109 (107), first grade 108 (101), second grade 96
(98), third grade 96 (110), fourth grade 103 (109), fifth grade 106 (106), sixth grade 102 (104), seventh grade 108 (124), eighth
grade 119 (127) freshmen 132 (98), sophomores 98 (116), juniors 122 (101) and seniors 102 (102).
The district has adhered to keeping classrooms on the lower grades in the 20-22 range. This year, Kindergarten through sixth
grade, which has one section at Divernon and five at Auburn, are all in that range although Divernon is usually lower than 20.
Grades 4-6 are broken into five sections each which means class sizes of 21-22.
The only space problem this year is at the high school where two teachers are sharing a classroom. But, next year will be a
different story with the need to add a new required special education class.
"We are looking at all possible ways to utilize the present space but we may have to look into portable buildings," says Supt. of
Schools Kathy Garrett. "A lot of districts have had to do this such as New Berlin and Ball-Chatham."
Two years ago before the merger with Divernon, the high school had 342 students in 2006. Last year that total jumped to 418.
This year it is 454. It could continue to rise if the entire eighth grade class of 119 enters high school next year replacing the
present 102.
Garrett reminds parents of the Family Access Program that was introduced last year by which parents can learn daily about their
child's progress, test scores, completing home work, assignments, etc.
To get the program, parents just have to call the tech director and sign up for a password. The email address is
daves@auburn.k12.illus.
One area of the new curriculum introduced last year continues to be working well. It's the Advisory Hour, a 35 minute last of the
day "study hall" at the high school.
"It's working better than we could have anticipated" said high school principal Darren Root. "It has allowed peer tutoring and
also about a dozen high school students are tutoring middle and elementary school kids."
Basically the high school day has seven periods for studies plus a lunch break, Early PE and the Advisory. There are no old style
study halls other than for a few upper grade students.
The Advisory allows instant relief and assistance each day. Teachers issue passes at the end of a class period to students who
need help. They then meet the teacher at the end of the day.
Issue Date: Nov. 27, 2008
