Dawson ISD in Welch has seen a 40-percent increase in enrollment this year and will be reinstating basketball, according to Superintendent Layne Sheets.
Those were among the items discussed by Sheets during a called meeting of the Dawson school trustees on Monday evening.
Sheets said the school currently has a total enrollment of 138, compared to 98 at one point this past May.
“While we are very excited about the growth of the school district, we also want to make sure that we are prepared for the increased student growth,” Sheets told the Press-Reporter by email on Tuesday.
“It will be critical moving forward ...