Student Assignment Plan Update

This update on the Student Assignment Plan was posted today.

Comments

Anonymous said…
My God, man! What does it say!?!?! I see the words on the screen, but what does it say? Ahh... district communications strikes again... they want us to know nothing...

PapaPete
8/24/07, 8:55 AM
Charlie Mas said…
It pretty much says, as the superintendent announced at the Board meeting on the 15th, that as far as K-8 is concerned, the new assignment plan is a year away from being ready and two years away from implementation.

As far as high school is concerned, they will phase in the implementation with some elements coming in 2008-2009 but most of it happening for 2009-2010.
8/24/07, 1:15 PM
Anonymous said…
Don't they also say that 1) no one will have to leave a school they already attend (though transportation might be phased out) 2) sibling preferences will still apply and 3) they _will_ be making some form of "reference areas" for high school? (the last is a real guess).
8/28/07, 9:22 AM
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