Question.5368 - Module 4:Enrollment - AssessmentPlease cite and reference the readings when responding to the items below. Please analyze, delineate, and explain the importance, role, and function of forecasting enrollment in developing operating and capital budgets. Please assess, delineate, and discuss how enrollment forecasts are used to determine the mix of students and district personnel by school, grade, and type of student. Please analyze, delineate, and discuss the two major enrollment forecasting methods: Trend Line Analysis and Cohort Survival. The Cohort Survival enrollment forecasting method is considered the Gold Standard and is used nationwide. Please compare and assess the “pros & cons” of the Cohort Survival enrollment forecasting method with the Trend Line Analysis method. Please assess, delineate, and discuss the three main approaches to counting the number of students: ADM, ADA, and FTE. In addition, please compare and assess the “pros & cons” of each approach. Please assess and explain how personnel and facility projections are made based on enrollment forecasts. Please assess and explain the probable adverse impacts and consequences if enrollment forecasting is flawed or improperly performed.
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