The Hendrick Hudson Board of Education received a district presentation June 4 on enrollment and staffing projections for the 2025–26 school year.

Dr. Margaret Reller, the district’s executive director for curriculum and instruction, led the report with principals and cabinet members. She said that, if the district opened today, total elementary enrollment would be roughly unchanged — “we would be down one student” — and that kindergarten registration currently stood at about 111 students. Reller noted that registration remains open and that kindergarten enrollment could increase “by 40 or so students” as families complete registration; she also emphasized that Universal Pre‑K (UPK) rollovers and families moving into or out of the district will affect final counts.

At middle school level, presenters said a small fifth‑grade cohort moving up would shift counts: middle‑school enrollment was expected to decline as that group moved through and the district indicated BMMS (Blue Mountain Middle School) would lose approximately 37 students from the elementary pipeline, resulting in two fewer sections overall and anticipated reductions in ELA and reading sections.

At the high‑school level staff reported a modest drop in projected enrollment and described staffing adjustments by certification area. The district also separated CTE (career and technical education) students from general‑education class‑size calculations to avoid skewing averages.

Officials highlighted partnership constraints with BOCES: Southern Westchester BOCES and other BOCES partners are at or near capacity for CTE programs, and district leaders said BOCES is exploring ways to expand capacity, including purchasing space within component districts or more extensive capital projects, though those require multi‑district support.

Trustees asked about class sizes and program delivery; administrators said they will continue to monitor enrollment and use contingent positions included in the current budget to preserve flexibility. They also reported that AP French was the lowest‑enrolled course this year (5 students) with a projected enrollment of 6 for the coming year.

The district will update staffing and class‑size plans as final registrations are completed and will return to the board with any staffing changes needed before school opens.