Catawba County Schools Board Meeting Redistricting Proposal October 27, 2008

1. Catawba County SchoolsBoard Meeting Redistricting ProposalOctober 27, 2008

2. Redistricting Goals GOALS: Provide High Quality educational opportunities for ALL students Avoid dividing neighborhoods Prevent changes to high school or middle school districts Remove as many mobile classroom units as possible Have safe, fuel efficient bus routes Have balanced school enrollment Provide space for future growth (WPCOG projections)

3. What is happening? • Sweetwater Elementary is closing. • This is our oldest building. • The school has a limited capacity. • The school is not up to par with other facilities. • A new school is opening. • Snow Creek is scheduled to open in 2009. • It has a larger capacity than Sweetwater.

4. Review of Redistricting Timeline Redistricting plan/map shared with Board 9/8/08 Board review and discussion at Board Retreat 9/22/08 (Preliminary approval for Community Meetings) School Community Meetings Sweetwater Elementary 10/7/08 Clyde Campbell Elementary 10/9/08 St. Stephens Elementary 10/14/08 Webb Murray Elementary 10/16/08

5. Review of Redistricting Timeline(continued) Input from Community Meetings regarding Redistricting Plan shared with Board at 10/27/08 meeting Discussion of comments, recommendations, final Board Plan proposal at Board Meeting 10/27/08 Make changes as recommended by the Board of Education and complete a final numbers review 11/08 Board approval of Redistricting Plan on 12/1/08 Redistricting plan takes effect in fall of 2009

6. Why All of the Changes? St. Stephens’ district enrollment exceeds capacity. We need to reduce the number of trailers. Instructional issues Safety issues The new school is in a different geographical area than Sweetwater

7. Current and Future Capacity Without a New School(Includes Transfer Students)

8. 2009-2010 Projections

9. Before Redistricting After Redistricting

10. Changes to Webb Murray

11. Murray to Snow Creek = 182 students Adams St. back to Murray = 46 students Sweetwater (Dogwood Hills) to SSES = 41 students

12. Changes to Clyde Campbell

13. Snow Creek to Campbell = 22 students SSES to Campbell = 23 students

14. Changes to St. Stephens

15. SSES to Campbell = 23 students Adams Street to Murray = 46 students Sweetwater to SSES = 17 students Sweetwater (Dogwood Hills) to SSES = 41 students

16. Changes to Sweetwater

17. Sweetwater to SSES= 17 students Sweetwater (Dogwood Hills) to SSES = 41 students

18. Changes to Snow Creek

19. Snow Creek to Campbell = 22 students Murray to Snow Creek = 182 Students

20. Redistricting Summary of Affected Students

21. Schools Redistricting Proposals for Board consideration Grandfather rising 6th graders to their current schools Not separate siblings when grandfathering rising 6th graders Once the redistricting plans are finalized, any elementary student who is out of district must reapply for a student transfer. Students given option for “School of Choice” (2004-2005) under No Child Left Behind guidelines may remain at that school Additional Information Bus routes made available in spring Teachers and staff for each school determined by Human Resources (process begins in early 2009) Final district lines submitted to Catawba Geospatial Information Services (GIS)

22. Possible Adjustments Based upon comments and written feedback

23. Considerations Used for Proposal • Any line change in one area will necessitate a shift somewhere else. • Any adjustments must allow room for growth at all schools. • All elementary schools should be around 90% capacity • Any adjustments should not push a school over its established capacity. • Not all people will be satisfied. • Line changes will be based upon: • Original goals (slide 2) • School capacity • Best for ALL students

24. Questions?