Growth committee recommends not expanding student enrollment at Oasis
The city of Cape Coral’s municipal school system will likely not be expanding anytime soon.
The Oasis Charter School Growth and Expansion Committee has reached a unanimous consensus: Stay with the status quo for the time being.
A formal presentation will be given to the Oasis Charter Schools governing board in May.
The committee was formed to address student enrollment and the popular municipal school system’s wait list.
The committee looked at various options for the four-school system – including a hybrid of virtual models, Schools of Hope and a reduction in enrollment.
Superintendent Jacquelin Collins said after doing some research their approach will be to slowly reduce enrollment at the middle school and high school over time.
“It doesn’t require a budget change, or cutting teachers,” Collins said. “Let’s be cautious. There is no rush or hurry to expand at this point in time, and we would like to take that approach.”
The system has a lot on its plate right now, one of which is their new sports complex, both affording, and maintaining the facility, she added.
“Let us make our formalized presentation and then decide how to proceed,” Collins said. “The city is struggling to balance their budget moving into the next fiscal year. There’s a lot going on in the state of Florida that we need to be mindful of.”
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