Hartford School Choice and Enrollment Dynamics

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering student demand, enrollment trends, legal obligations, and district staffing issues in the Hartford public and magnet school systems.

According to the transcript, demand includes applicants who selected at least one magnet school plus Open Choice or __________.

CTAC

CTAC is defined as the technical education system in __________.

Connecticut

Under the agreement measures, the target is for __________ of applicants included in demand to receive a placement offer.

$$95\%$$

In Chapter 2, the plaintiff's calculations show an estimated historical unmet demand of __________ seats for resident minority students.

$$3,300$$

Of the estimated unmet demand calculated by the plaintiffs, __________ were entry level students.

$$1,500$$

Entry level students accounted for in the unmet demand calculations include those entering __________ or better.

kindergarten

Resident minority students with unmet demand wanted a seat in an __________ school if it was made available.

integrated

The transcript notes that Hartford resident students typically number about $20,000$ or __________ attending school right now.

$$25,000$$

Planners estimated that $10\%$ or __________ of Hartford resident students would attend one of these regional choice schools by $2022$.

$$15\%$$

The estimate projecting that $10\%$ to $15\%$ of Hartford students would attend choice schools was targeted for the year __________.

$$2022$$

In Chapter 3, the lecturer references the latest year discussed as __________.

$$2026$$

A provision required the state department to implement a major __________ plan for regional school choice opportunities.

marketing

In Chapter 3, the plaintiff noted that there are __________ resident students who represent unmet demand.

$$3,200$$

Hartford Home School System enrollment has declined to approximately $12,000$ to __________ students.

$$14,000$$

Enrollment in the Hartford Home School System decreased because many students transferred to the __________ program.

chef

The Hartford school system infrastructure was originally built to accommodate __________ students.

$$30,000$$

To cope with smaller student numbers, Hartford has been shutting down schools and __________ schools.

consolidating

Hartford currently operates __________ traditional high schools in the city.

$$3$$

In addition to traditional high schools, Hartford also faces enrollment competition from regional __________ high schools.

magnet

Not hiring new teachers means the school system misses out on bringing in __________ teachers.

younger

The transcript states that halting the hiring of new teachers negatively affects organizational vitality and educational __________.

quality

The Hartford board hired a private consulting company named __________ to recruit students who had enrolled in magnet schools.

K twelve

Hartford hired an external company to __________ students back into the Hartford Public School System from magnet schools.

recruit

Financial support and funding from the city of Hartford is pegged directly to the __________ of students enrolled.

number

When Hartford attempted to recruit students back from magnet schools, the __________ intervened and ruled that it was not permitted.

state

CTAC refers to the __________ education system in Connecticut.

technical

Student demand refers to applicants who select at least one magnet school plus Open Choice or __________.

CTAC

Under the signed agreement, measures were established to ensure that __________ of applicants included in demand receive a placement offer.

$$95\%$$

The plaintiff's calculations showed a historical unmet demand of __________ seats for Hartford resident minority students.

$$3,300$$

Of the historical unmet demand seats calculated by the plaintiff, __________ were entry-level seats for kindergarten or better.

$$1,500$$

Hartford resident students typically number about __________ in total.

$$20\text{ or }25,000$$

It was estimated that __________ of Hartford resident students would attend integrated choice schools by 2022.

$$10\text{ or }15\%$$

The agreement aimed to reach its target percentage of student placements into integrated schools by the year __________.

$$2022$$

The latest timeline year mentioned in Chapter 3 regarding state department provisions is __________.

$$2026$$

A provision was set in place for the state department to execute a major __________ plan for regional school choice opportunities.

marketing

In Chapter 3, the plaintiffs stated that there were __________ resident students who represented unmet demand.

$$3,200$$

The Hartford home school system enrollment decreased to approximately __________ students as many transferred to choice schools.

$$12, 14,000$$

Many Hartford students left the local district system to enroll in the __________ program.

chef

The Hartford school system infrastructure was originally constructed to accommodate __________ students.

$$30,000$$

To cope with declining enrollment, the Hartford district has consolidated schools and engaged in __________ older buildings.

shutting down

The Hartford district currently operates __________ traditional high schools.

$$3$$

Instead of executing formal layoffs, the district managed staff reductions by allowing teachers to __________.

attrit

Relying on staff attrition meant the district had to stop hiring new, __________ teachers.

younger

The Hartford board hired a private consulting company named __________ to recruit students back to the district.

K twelve

The goal of the private consulting company was to recruit students who had previously left for __________ schools.

magnet

Financial support for the Hartford school system from the city and state is directly pegged to the __________.

number of students

The state questioned Hartford's budget by arguing that funding should match its current enrollment of only __________ students.

$$12,000$$

When the Hartford board attempted to re-recruit students from magnet programs, the __________ intervened to stop it.

state

The state informed the Hartford district that attempting to recruit students back was a __________ of the agreement.

violation

A resident applicant is counted as part of demand when they select at least one __________ school on their application.

magnet