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Attendance Boundary Realignment

FONTANA UNIFIED. SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance Boundary Realignment. November 19, 2008. 11 · 19 · 08. Why do we need boundary changes?. New school openings Reduce school overcrowding Re-align feeder patterns

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Attendance Boundary Realignment

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  1. FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Attendance Boundary Realignment November 19, 2008

  2. 11 · 19 · 08 Why do we need boundary changes? • New school openings • Reduce school overcrowding • Re-align feeder patterns • Neighborhood population changes (more or fewer children living in new or existing homes)

  3. 11 · 19 · 08 How do we make boundary changes?

  4. Objectives 11 · 19 · 08 Establish attendance areas for Jurupa Hills HS opening in 2010 and future ES #29 opening in 2011 Re-align feeder patterns Develop potential future attendance area boundaries for future planned schools for use as a planning guideline

  5. Current Feeder Patterns 11 · 19 · 08 Current Elementary, Middle, and High School boundaries not aligned

  6. Board Goals 11 · 19 · 08 • All schools single-track as space allows • Desired school sizes: • 750 student Elementary schools • 1,200 student Middle schools • 2,500 student High schools • Clear feeder patterns (minimize split feeders) • Foster neighborhood schools • Equitable programs and facilities to support learning environment and student achievement • Develop potential future attendance area boundaries for future schools as a planning guideline

  7. Assumptions 11 · 19 · 08 • Jurupa Hills High School • Opens in 2010 • Initially serves grades 9 and 10 • Adds one grade level each year until serves 9-12 • Elementary School #29 • Opens in 2011 • Serves grades K – 5 • Future Schools phased in as funding becomes available and as housing units are built

  8. Evaluation Criteria 11 · 19 · 08 Uses natural and geographic boundaries (major streets and highways, industrial centers, mountains, etc.) Relieves overcrowding at existing schools Minimizes transportation costs Aligns feeder school boundaries Promotes neighborhood school concept Stable for the foreseeable future Accommodates future growth Student populations as close as possible to desired school size limitations Allows conversion of all elementary schools to single-track Student safety Educational programs Community input

  9. 11 · 19 · 08 New Boundary Adoption – Process & Timeline

  10. Boundary Change Assistance: Consulting Services 11 · 19 · 08 Due to the size and scope of the current Boundary Change, expert assistance was sought A Request for Proposal was sent to seven firms as well as posted on the District website Four Proposals were received and evaluated

  11. Consultant Selection Selected Firm: 11 · 19 · 08

  12. The DecisionInsiteManagement & Consulting Team Mike Regele Over 20 years experience designing and delivering geo-demographic information solutions Strategic planning consultant Served nearly 11 years as a school board member Dean Waldfogel, PhD Over 30 years of educational leadership Former Superintendent of Irvine Unified School District Mathematician and designs enrollment projection engines Tony Ferruzzo Over 30 years of educational leadership Former principal and Director of Secondary Education; opened one new middle school and two new high schools Mathematician and Senior Consultant

  13. Boundary Review Committee 11 · 19 · 08 • Established by the Board to review possible attendance boundary scenarios and recommend the preferred scenario for Board approval • Broad, District-wide representation: • Member and an alternate from each District school • Business Services Division recommending the BRC be changed to an Ad Hoc Advisory Committee to be established when boundary changes are needed: • Eliminate unnecessary meetings • More focused Committee with a specific task in mind • Increased participation due to reduced number of meetings • Second reading of policy change to Ad Hoc Advisory Committee is on the agenda for Board adoption

  14. Boundary Review Committee: Appointment of Members 11 · 19 · 08 • Requirements • One member and one alternate member representing each school site • Member/alternate must reside within the attendance area of the school they are representing • Desirable for member/alternate to be a parent/guardian of a student currently attending the school • Nominated by school Principals, approved by the Board • List of Members and Alternates is on the agenda for Board approval

  15. 11 · 19 · 08 Process Calendar

  16. Attendance Boundary Realignment FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT November 19, 2008

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