Attendance Boundary 2020 Public Information Presentations
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name What we will be doing today ● Reviewing attendance boundaries ● Getting feedback on some scenarios ● Hearing your thoughts/reactions/suggestions
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name What are attendance boundaries? ● Determine your “home” school based on where you live ● Students are guaranteed space in their home school ● Transportation is provided to your home school (if you live outside the walk area)
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Current elementary attendance boundaries
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Why change attendance boundaries ● With two fewer elementary schools & one fewer middle school, it’s needed ● It’s been more than 20 years since boundaries were last changed
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Goals & requirements for new boundaries ● Create better racial & economic equity among our schools ○ Each school gets resources it needs ○ Better results for students ● State requires that we don’t create inequity (racially isolated) ● Address capacity issues ● Be more efficient so we can spend money on better programs
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Other considerations ● Monitor the number of students affected ● Keep designated areas together as possible ● Consider impact on transportation ● Each elementary with capacity for pre-kindergarten
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name What we won’t be doing today ● Deciding on variances ● What is a variance? ○ When a student attends a school other than their “home” school. Right now, parents put in a request & if there is space, they can attend the school of their choice. Generally, no transportation is provided. ○ Magnet schools = variance
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name More on variances ● Will decide after attendance boundaries are decided ● Why? Remember - we have to show that we are not causing more racial and economic segregation ● Board guidance on handling variances (current and future) after boundaries are set
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Attendance Boundary Scenarios ● All options are based on student addresses ● AGAIN - WE MUST NOT CREATE RACIALLY ISOLATED SCHOOLS ● Focus on elementary boundaries because middle boundaries=feeder schools ● Presenting two elementary scenarios ● Both are viable - meet our goals, no major increase in transportation
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Review Goals & Requirements ● Create better racial & economic equity among our schools ○ Each school gets resources it needs ○ Better results for students ● State requires that we don’t create inequity (racially isolated) ● Address capacity issues ● Be more efficient so we can spend money on better programs
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Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Elementary Scenarios Compared
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Elementary Scenarios Compared
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Elementary Scenarios Compared
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Middle School Scenario ● Nicollet Middle ○ Vista View, Sky Oaks, Gideon Pond, William Byrne, Rahn ● Eagle Ridge Middle ○ Hidden Valley, Harriet Bishop, Edward Neill
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Middle School Scenario
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Middle School Scenarios Compared
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Review Goals & Requirements ● Create better racial & economic equity among our schools ○ Each school gets resources it needs ○ Better results for students ● State requires that we don’t create inequity (racially isolated) ● Address capacity issues ● Be more efficient so we can spend money on better programs
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Discussion: Prompt 1 ● What are your reactions to the attendance boundary scenarios? ● What questions do you have? What needs clarification?
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Discussion: Prompt 2 ● What suggestions do you have?
Attendance Boundary Information Presentation Name Next Steps: ● We will review the Suggestions, Questions and Concerns you provide to see if other scenarios meet the goals & requirements. ● If another scenario is found, it will be presented to the Board of Education on Jan. 23.
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