Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

CC/E board discusses open enrollment

Members also officially change board elections

The Clay Central/Everly school board on Monday discussed ways to potentially reduce the number of students who open enroll out of the district.

According to discussion, at least one open enrollment application on the agenda came from a student who will be in sixth grade next year and wanted to begin the transition to Spencer, where CC/E has a tuition-out agreement for grades 7-12. Director of Student Services Michelle Huntress said the parents of the student want their child to get acquainted with Spencer and make new friends before seventh grade, as they feared the change would be too drastic...