Growth Boundaries Meetings Coming Up
Soup for Teachers had a notice up at their Facebook page about the upcoming community meetings on Growth Boundaries. These meetings were announced back in August but they are coming up fast. Here's the schedule:
Join us at one of five community meetings this fall to learn more about the upcoming school boundary changes for the 2017-18 school year. Interpretation services will be available; see the schedule below for languages. (Download the meeting flyer, including translations.)
Thursday, Sept. 22 , 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Eckstein Middle School (Lunchroom)
3003 NE 75th St reet
Languages: Spanish, Vietnamese, Somali
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Hamilton International Middle School (Commons)
1610 N 41st Street
Languages: Spanish, Vietnamese, Somali
Thursday, Sept. 29 , 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Mercer International Middle School (Library)
1600 S Columbian Way
Languages: Spanish, Somali, Tagalog, Chinese, Vietnamese, Amharic, Tigrigna
Monday, Oct. 3 , 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Viewlands Elementary School (Library)
10525 3rd Avenue NW
Languages: Spanish, Vietnamese, Somali
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Denny International Middle School (Library)
2601 SW Kenyon St reet
Languages: Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese
Previously, community meetings were held on these boundary changes in April 2016. The meetings provided an opportunity for the district to share information with the community on the upcoming changes, and for the community to provide feedback on any changes that could affect the boundaries that were approved in 2013. Download a copy of the Spring meeting presentation.
Join us at one of five community meetings this fall to learn more about the upcoming school boundary changes for the 2017-18 school year. Interpretation services will be available; see the schedule below for languages. (Download the meeting flyer, including translations.)
Thursday, Sept. 22 , 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Eckstein Middle School (Lunchroom)
3003 NE 75th St reet
Languages: Spanish, Vietnamese, Somali
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Hamilton International Middle School (Commons)
1610 N 41st Street
Languages: Spanish, Vietnamese, Somali
Thursday, Sept. 29 , 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Mercer International Middle School (Library)
1600 S Columbian Way
Languages: Spanish, Somali, Tagalog, Chinese, Vietnamese, Amharic, Tigrigna
Monday, Oct. 3 , 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Viewlands Elementary School (Library)
10525 3rd Avenue NW
Languages: Spanish, Vietnamese, Somali
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Denny International Middle School (Library)
2601 SW Kenyon St reet
Languages: Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese
Previously, community meetings were held on these boundary changes in April 2016. The meetings provided an opportunity for the district to share information with the community on the upcoming changes, and for the community to provide feedback on any changes that could affect the boundaries that were approved in 2013. Download a copy of the Spring meeting presentation.
Comments
Other than the opening of JAMS, this is very different approach from how boundary changes and new schools have been implemented since the NSAP. In the past, split siblings was the hot topic, because older siblings were grandfathered at their existing schools. This time, kids may be re-assigned to a completely different "neighborhood school" for 2017-18.
Some of the boundary change areas for 2017-18 are huge, and the largest change areas fall in high-poverty neighborhoods. I wonder how many students will be uprooted from their established schools, due to reassignment, or because they are dependent upon yellow bus transportation?
We were told that more information regarding grandfathering would be available at the September/October meetings.
-North-end Mom
Licton
-sleeper
Thinking Outloud
Nobody wins when elementary HCC is housed with another program. HCC students are guaranteed a seat - which inevitably leads to overcrowding.
Licton
-sleeper
Licton
HP
years at Lincoln. The neighbors are fine with it. Don't make trouble where it isn't.
Pebbles
-moving on
Yellow Jacket
MS Parent
Fed Up
Lowell was no palace. The District wanted to close it in 2009 because it was in such bad shape.
Total Chaos