School Board Meeting July 24, 2017 Follow-up from July 10, 2017
0-5+ year discussion Today’s Reality Process - DRAFT • Convert 6 th grade center back • The 2018-19Transition plan requires School Board establishes attendance attendance areas be re-drawn. area parameters to an elementary • The Community needs ongoing Proposed scenarios developed • Convert High School to 9 th - communication/information around the 12 th grades School Board selects “best” scenario by process & topic (9-12 transition, 6-8 DATE __________. transition, Pearson, and the addition of • Convert Jr. High Schools (7 th – the 6 th elementary school) • 4 phases of process 9 th ) to Middle Schools (6 th - • This is a positive situation… our 1. Parent Task Force Study & Review 8 th ) elementary schools will have space to 2. Preliminary – Public input • More recently, plan to move grow, allowing for comfortable 3. Intermediate – Public input movement without overcrowding. 4. Final – School Board to a Career Academy model • Pearson transitions back to its original across the district Parent Task Force Study & Review design as an elementary school. DATE(S) August 15 & 24, 2017. • Current Elementary schools, • These changes while planned for, and • Feedback reviewed… scenario over capacity, as anticipated. positive, are challenging as well. updated if necessary. Attachments to current schools are real, Preliminary - Public Listening Session(s) and the change will be difficult for some. DATE(S) September 14, 2017. • Attendance areas will be developed • Feedback reviewed … scenario based on school board parameters. updated if necessary. • Capacity/balance Intermediate – Public Listening Session(s) • Student demographics • Walking distance per district policy DATE(S) October 23, 2017 • Goal of areas lasting 3-5 years • Feedback reviewed … scenario • Efficient transportation updated if necessary. • Growth via new developments Final Approval by School Board DATE • Middle School areas will incorporate 11/13/17. “feeder” elementary schools if possible.
Proposed criteria/parameters per School Board and prior practice • Geographic: Walking distance to school per district guidelines/policy • Elementary - 0.5 miles, Junior High – 1.0 mile, High School – 2.0 miles • Safety considerations per policy.. major roads, high speed roads, sidewalks … • Demographic Balance • Transportation: Efficient, effective, cost factors…. Bus company review of impact • Building capacity • Recognition of proposed growth/developments • Feeder schools if possible (Elementary to Middle) • Lasts 3- 5 years … better 5-7 years
Governance Direction Needed (5-22-17) • Timeline… when will the attendance areas be finalized? • Current thinking November 13 allows for more community input, housing development progress, re-run of the scenario with fall 17-18 enrollment data, and recommended by elementary principals • Intra-district transfers • Allowed? If yes, criteria (daycare, others ….) • “Batched” • “Grand - fathered” in students • Current Thinking: Allow daycare requests, grand- father in current requests, “batch” others with specific deadlines • Process for submitting questions and getting answers • Online q & a for questions received by any means • Questions documented at listening sessions with responses posted online • Individual responses • School start times? When determined and how? • Current thinking: Leave as is as much as possible for existing buildings • Pearson start time to be determined
Current Elementary Attendance Areas
Current Jr. High Attendance Areas
Current Elementary to Jr. High feeder/movement pattern Mainly WJH: EC,JA,SW EJH: RO, SP
Current: statistics, student breakdown…
Scenario 1A: RO Area North of 4 th Ave to EC Current All 1,071/3,680 moves (29%) 732/3,680 moves (20%)* EC SP triangle, RO Eagle Creek Blvd. JA SW Bonnevista EC Downtown & EC southwest, SW S of 10 th , JA E P of Independence & JA SE RO EC Savage SP EC W of Canterbury SW EC Downtown, JA small arm area
Scenario 1A: 4-21-17 Layered scenario All 222/1,977moves (11%) 193/1,977 moves (10%)* EJH Eagle Creek, Former JA SE, Some SP walkers WJH Sun Path, Some P walkers EJH: Eagle Creek, Pearson, Red Oak WJH: Jackson, Sun Path, Sweeney
Scenario 1A Elementary to MS feeder/movement pattern Mainly WMS: JA, SP, SW EMS: EC, P, RO A working assumption to maintain the “current reality” walking assignments for the Jr. Highs lead to a few open items for discussion. The close proximity of the schools also contributes to this topic. 1) Some Pearson students are walking to WMS instead of EMS as they should be based on this proposed feeder pattern. 2) Some Sun Path students are walking to EMS instead of WMS as they should be based on this proposed feeder pattern.
Scenario 1A projected statistics, student breakdown…
Scenario 2A: RO Area North of 4 th Ave to SP All 912/3,680 moves (25%) 573/3,680 moves (16%) EC RO EC Blvd. JA SW Bonnevista EC Downtown, SW S of 10 th , JA E of P Independence & JA SE RO EC Savage SP RO N of 4 th Ave. SW EC Downtown, JA small arm area
Scenario 2A: 4-28-17 minimize student move priority 81/1,977moves (4%) All 52/1,977moves (3%)* EJH EC Savage, Former JA area of P (formerly at WJH) WJH Some P walkers EJH: Pearson, Red Oak, Sun Path WJH: Eagle Creek, Jackson, Sweeney
Scenario 2A Elementary to MS feeder/movement pattern Mainly WMS: EC, JA, SW EMS: P, RO, SP A working assumption to maintain the “current reality” walking assignments for the Jr. Highs lead to a few open items for discussion. The close proximity of the schools also contributes to this topic. 1) Some Pearson students are walking to WMS instead of EMS as they should be based on this proposed feeder pattern. 2) Students along Eagle Creek Blvd attending Eagles Creek, based on proposed feeder model should attend WMS are currently assigned to EMS.
Scenario 2A projected statistics, student breakdown…
Scenario 2B: Switch JA areas assigned to Pearson All 965/3,680 moves (26%) 573/3,680 moves (17%) EC RO EC Blvd. JA SW Bonnevista EC Downtown, SW S of 10 th , JA E of Spencer W of P Marshall RO EC Savage SP RO N of 4 th Ave. SW EC Downtown, JA small arm area
Scenario 2B 4-28-17 minimize student move priority 85/1,977moves (4%) All 56/1,977moves (3%)* EJH EC Savage, Former JA area of P (formerly at WJH) WJH Some P walkers EJH: Pearson, Red Oak, Sun Path WJH: Eagle Creek, Jackson, Sweeney
Scenario 2B Elementary to MS feeder/movement pattern Mainly WMS: EC, JA, SW EMS: P, RO, SP A working assumption to maintain the “current reality” walking assignments for the Jr. Highs lead to a few open items for discussion. The close proximity of the schools also contributes to this topic. 1) Some Pearson students are walking to WMS instead of EMS as they should be based on this proposed feeder pattern. 2) Students along Eagle Creek Blvd attending Eagles Creek, based on proposed feeder model should attend WMS are currently assigned to EMS.
Scenario 2B projected statistics, student breakdown…
Note: I left Scenario 4A (the next 4 slides) in this document since it is so similar to the new scenario 2B. The only difference between them is the inclusion of the small “arm” shaped area south of Vierling, north of 169 and west of Adams. This area is currently assigned to Jackson. In 2A and 2B it moves to Sweeney. The area has about 50 elementary students. 2B 4A
Scenario 4A: RO north of 4 th Ave. to SP All 929/3,680 moves (25%) 590/3,680 moves (16%) EC RO EC Blvd. JA SW Bonnevista EC Downtown, SW S of 10 th , JA E of Spencer W of P Marshall RO EC Savage, SP RO N of 4 th Ave. SW EC Downtown
Scenario 4A: 5-2-17 minimize moves – straight Pearson All 99/1,977moves (5%) 70/1,977moves (4%)* EC Savage, Former JA area of P (formerly at WJH), EJH Some EC walkers around EC Blvd. WJH Some P walkers (downtown) EJH: Pearson, Red Oak, Sun Path WJH: Eagle Creek, Jackson, Sweeney
Scenario 4A Elementary to MS feeder/movement pattern Mainly WMS: EC, JA, SW EMS: P, RO, SP
Scenario 4A projected statistics, student breakdown…
Junior High – Walking Example that impacts feeder Schools East JH • Pearson • Red Oak • Sun Path West JH • Eagle Creek • Jackson • Sweeney
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