GROWING FORWARD : RE-THINKING CISD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOUNDARY LINES March, 2018
Goals/Objectives/Rationale • Anticipating Growth • Alleviating Overcrowding (Reyes Elementary) • Maximizing Facilities
Process Current enrollment numbers Input from a boundary committee (campus & district representatives, including parents) 4 Recommendations reviewed by the steering committee (narrowed to 2)
Process, cont’d • CISD contracted Geographic Information System (GIS) Specialist, Mr. Joe Hernandez, to merge the student data into maps to show real-time student information.
Steering Committee • Associate Superintendent, Dr. Veronica Vijil • Facilities & Transportation Executive Director, Mr. Bruno Vasquez • GIS Specialist – Mr. Joe Hernandez • IT Systems Analyst – Ms.Estela Jimenez • Transportation Supervisor – Mr. Ben Brooks
Capacities & Enrollment
Considerations • Anticipated Housing (see letter); Sent to PTO Presidents of affected campuses + social media • Long range planning for additional growth • Two campuses have lower enrollments than others (DDE, BCE) • Student transfers impact the numbers (more intra-district currently – students who live in the district)
Housing Letter
Current Boundaries
Scenario One (#2B), Elementary Schools
Scenario Two (#3B), Elementary Schools
Scenario One (2B MS), Middle Schools
Scenario Two (3B MS), Middle Schools
District’s Recommendation: • We recommend #2B because: – It leaves room for growth at RES where we anticipate more growth in the future, – It distributes the numbers more evenly, – It utilizes the facilities we have.
Grandfather Considerations • Incoming 5 th grade and 8 th grade students (and their siblings for one year only) may remain at the campus they are currently attending, however, no CISD transportation will be available.
Intra-district Transfers • Transfer window is open currently. • Form is sent to the home campus and the home campus sends to the next campus. • Final approval of all transfers is at the discretion of the Associate Superintendent and will be based on space. • Transfer deadline is May 1, 2018.
What’s Next? • Community Meetings (March) • Growing Forward: Boundary Update page to be added to the CISD website • Survey opened: March 23 – March 25, 2018 (CISD website) • Board meeting: March 27, 2018
Board Involvement • March: BOT Meeting to Present Community Input and Final Recommendation for Boundary Changes • Board of Trustees will vote to approve or decline proposed changes • Families are informed if changes are approved
Schedule of Meetings • Monday, March 19, 2018, 6:00 pm, Garcia Elementary • Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 6:30 pm, Reyes Elementary • Wednesday, March 21, 9:00 am, Alderete Middle • Wednesday, March 21, 6:00 pm, Damian Elementary • Thursday, March 22, 9:00 am, Canutillo Middle • Thursday, March 22, 6:00 pm, Canutillo Elementary
Questions? • Please write your questions on an index card. We will collect all questions and answer them on the district’s web page on Friday, March 23, 2018. • Thank you.
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