School board discusses enrollment, building projects

During the first Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees meeting of the 2012-2013 school year, the board got an idea of how the school year is starting, in enrollment, the budget and last year's assessments.

Superintendent Andy Carlson explained how enrollment numbers have risen over the past few weeks to more comfortable levels.

While still not the official fall count that happens next month, Tuesday night's figures were higher than the estimates Carlson shared on the schools' first day last month.

Last year's 185 kindergartners have become 178 first-grade students. Currently 160 students are...