Elementary School Redistricting Process & Scenarios

1. Elementary School Redistricting Process & Scenarios Board of Education March 8, 2012

2. Redistricting processCommittee Members • Steven Archer, Union Chapel ElementarySusan Buckles, Graden ElementaryMichael Cross, Chinn ElementaryKyle Elliott, Prairie Point ElementaryShawn Fitzmorris, Chinn ElementaryBetsy Greim, Line Creek ElementaryLuAnn Halverstadt, Graden ElementarySandy Hemaya, Hawthorn ElementaryKylie Henn, Union Chapel ElementarySuzanne Johnson, Southeast ElementaryPaul Kelly, District Office (Chair) • Mark Miles, District OfficeWes Minder, Line Creek ElementaryBrian Van Batavia, Renner ElementaryJay Niceswanger, Prairie Point ElementaryJames Rich, District OfficeKerry Roe, English Landing ElementaryDiane Simpson, Southeast ElementaryAaron Thatcher, English Landing ElementaryTeresa Tulipana, Renner ElementaryBeverly Vogt, Hawthorn Elementary

3. Redistricting processCRITERIA HIGHER • Socioeconomic Balance A balanced socio-economic condition for all school attendance areas will exist that is representative of the entire community. • Enrollment Balance & Future Growth Considerations Enrollment will be balanced among all elementary schools. Boundaries will be established that anticipate residential growth and economic trends throughout the community. • Maintain Neighborhoods and Subdivisions Boundaries will be structured to maintain district subdivisions within one school attendance boundary. • Transportation Distance and Safety Students will be organized in attendance boundaries such that transportation distance is minimized, and so that the safety and health of students is prioritized. • Minimal Attendance Area Changes The number of students that change schools will be minimized. WEIGHT LOWER

4. Redistricting processPublic INPUT/Feedback Opportunities Public Feedback Meetings Monday, February 27, 2012Prairie Point Elementary School5:30 to 7 p.m.Tuesday, February 28, 2012Line Creek Elementary School5:30 to 7 p.m.Thursday, March 1, 2012 English Landing Elementary School5:30 to 7 p.m. • Committee Application Process • Applications • Feedback on Criteria • Committee Meetings • Open to Public • Web Site • Public Feedback Meetings • Park Hill Redistricting Feedback Form • Board Meetings

5. Redistricting processPublic INPUT/Feedback • Feedback Statistics • Feedback Type • 392 Anonymous Submittals • 613 Submittals with Contact Information • Elementary Families • 698 Submittals From Patron with Elementary Student(s) • 177 Submittals from Patrons without Elementary Students • Current Schools • Hawthorn Families (234) • Line Creek Families (111) • Renner Families (29)

6. Redistricting processPublic INPUT/Feedback • CRITERIA • Maintain Neighborhoods and Subdivisions • Boundaries will be structured to maintain district subdivisions within one school attendance boundary. • FEEDBACK • Maintain Neighborhoods and Subdivisions (286) • Do not divide Neighborhoods • Do not split Wildwood, Wildwood West & Ashford Manor • Do not divide Coves neighborhood

7. Redistricting processPublic INPUT/Feedback • CRITERIA • Minimal Attendance Area Changes • The number of students that change schools will be minimized. • FEEDBACK • Minimal Attendance Area Changes (264) • Do not move Northmoor from English Landing Elementary and/or Keep With Riverside • Grandfathering 5th Graders • Minimize Number of Children Changing Schools

8. Redistricting processPublic INPUT/Feedback • CRITERIA • Transportation Distance and Safety • Students will be organized in attendance boundaries such that transportation distance is minimized, and so that the safety and health of students is prioritized. • FEEDBACK • Transportation Distance and Safety (147) • Concerned with Street Safety Issues • New School in Scenarios Too Far From Current School

9. Redistricting processPublic INPUT/Feedback • CRITERIA • Socioeconomic Balance • A balanced socioeconomic condition for all school attendance areas will exist that is representative of the entire community. • FEEDBACK • Socioeconomic Balance (134) • Concerned with Socioeconomic Balance Among Schools

10. Redistricting processPublic INPUT/Feedback • CRITERIA • Enrollment Balance & Future Growth Considerations • Enrollment will be balanced among all elementary schools. Boundaries will be established that anticipate residential growth and economic trends throughout the community. • FEEDBACK • Enrollment Balance and Future Growth Considerations (1) • Union Chapel Will Have Crucially Low Levels of Enrollment

11. Redistricting processPublic INPUT/Feedback • OTHER FEEDBACK (264) • Concerned with Possible Bus Time Change (Multi-tiered Bussing) • Concerned with Southeast Elementary NCLB Status • Concerned with Standardized Testing Scores District Wide • Disappointed with Public/Committee Meeting Times • Incomplete • Looking Forward to Redistricting Changes • Patron Needs Boundary Clarification • Pleased with Proposals • Potential Change to Secondary Boundaries • Prefers Scenario 3A • Prefers Scenario 3B • Request to Put Redistricting Information Online • Thank You for Making Maps Available • Thank You to Committee • Wants Future District Growth Projection Information

12. Redistricting processKey Dates • Committee Meetings • March 13, 2012 – Review/Analyze New Scenarios • March 14, 2012 – Committee Members Submit Recommendation to Committee Chair • March 26, 2012 – Final Recommendation to the Board of Education • Map Refinement • March 15 through March 23, 2012 -- Preferred Map Reviewed By District Staff & First Student (Transportation) for Street/House Level Edits • Board Meetings • March 8, 2012 –Feedback Report to Board of Education • March 29, 2012 – Recommendation for Board Action

13. Elementary School Redistricting Process & Scenarios Board of Education March 8, 2012