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Attendance Boundary Realignment – Public Hearing on Recommended Boundaries. FONTANA UNIFIED. SCHOOL DISTRICT. New Boundary Adoption – Process & Timeline. Board Goals. All schools single-track as space allows Desired school sizes (but may vary depending on school capacity):
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Attendance Boundary Realignment – Public Hearing on Recommended Boundaries FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT March 4, 2009
New Boundary Adoption – Process & Timeline March 4, 2009
Board Goals • All schools single-track as space allows • Desired school sizes (but may vary depending on school capacity): • 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 March 4, 2009
Assumptions • 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 2012 • Serves grades K – 5 March 4, 2009
HIGH SCHOOL BOUNDARIES March 4, 2009
Current HS Boundaries 2008-2009 March 4, 2009 7
Recommended HS Boundaries(Red outline) March 4, 2009
HS Boundary Enrollment Comparisons March 4, 2009 9
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOUNDARIES March 4, 2009
Current ES Boundaries2008-2009 March 4, 2009 11
Recommended ES Boundaries(Blue outline) March 4, 2009
Current Boundaries 9 ES split to 2 or more MS 13 ES split to 2 or more HS 2 MS to one HS 5 MS split to HS 2 split to 2 HS 2 split to 3 HS 1 split to 4 HS 12 Elementary School populations stay together K-12 Recommended Boundaries 3 ES split to 2 or more MS 5 ES split to 2 or more HS 0 MS to one HS 7 MS split to HS 6 split to 2 HS 0 split to 3 HS 1 split to 4 HS 22 Elementary School populations stay together K-12 Feeder Pattern Improvements, cont. March 4, 2009
ProposedES #29 Boundary(Yellowdash outline)[portions of Palmetto, Maple, S. Tamarind] ES#29 NOTE: Numbers include SDC and out-of-district students March 4, 2009 14
Recommended ES Boundaries with ES #29(Blue outline) ES #29 March 4, 2009
MIDDLE SCHOOL BOUNDARIES March 4, 2009
Current MS Boundaries2008-2009 March 4, 2009
Proposed MS Boundaries(Green outline) March 4, 2009 18
Implementation March 4, 2009
3-year process-JHHS Yr 1—Grades 9 &10 Yr 2—Grades 9-11 Yr 3—Grades 9-12 4-year process-other HS Yr 1—Grade 9 Yr 2—Grades 9-10 Yr 3—Grades 9-11 Yr 4—Grades 9-12 Recommended Implementation-High School • For other HS • Students who had previously attended a particular HS under the old boundaries would continue at their original HS. • New 9th graders in 2010 in the new attendance boundary would attend HS according to the new boundary • One year only sibling option, if requested, for siblings of students completing their last year at the school. Sibling must move to new school the following year March 4, 2009 20
Recommended Implementation-Middle and Elementary School • Middle recommended implementation • Existing 6th graders (going into 7th) attending a MS have option of staying at current middle or moving to school of new attendance area • Existing 7th graders (going into 8th) stay at previous site for their last year • One year only sibling option, if requested, for siblings of students completing their last year at the school. Sibling must move to new school the following year • Elementary recommended implementation (same as new school openings for Binks and Beech Avenue) • If requested, students who will be either 5th or 6th graders (depending on if the school is a K-5 or K-6) can complete their last year at their existing school • One year only sibling option, if requested, for siblings of students completing their last year at the school. Sibling must move to new school the following year • For all schools: Application process for intradistrict transfer based on consideration of hardship circumstances on a limited, case-by-case and space available basis March 4, 2009
Recommended Implementation-General Begin parent notifications in approximately Fall 2009 New boundaries Implementation schedules Specific guidelines for transportation to be provided Hardship intra-district transfer request procedures Re-review boundaries for ES #29 and surrounding schools prior to ES #29 opening for possible minor changes (due to current uncertainty of new housing development phasing and neighborhood population fluctuations) March 4, 2009 22
Public Hearing / Questions March 4, 2009