What did the New York BOCES enrollment projections cost, and were they worth the expense?
The School Administration spent well over $40,000 for enrollment projections from an out of state consultant. The consultant they chose was from New York school district encompassing Somers, New York, the town where our Superintendent worked prior to arriving here. The BOCES enrollment projections were questioned by the State of New Jersey because they did not use state approved methodology. In contrast, the 2005 demographic study conducted by widely used New Jersey demographer Sara Weissman, using New Jersey state approved methodology, cost less than $500. Why did the school district feel the need to spend so much money on projections that now appear to have overestimated enrollment by almost 1,000 students by 2010.
