Seattle Schools Community Forum

My comment here is that this information about community meetings was posted yesterday.  I don't know when the letters went out and I know these are changes already proposed and approved.  But it would have been nice for families to have more advanced notice about these meetings. From SPS Communications: Planning is underway for the implementation of boundary changes (Growth Boundaries) for 2015-16. Families who live in the specific areas where attendance area boundaries will change recently received a letter. The letter included information about the change, what it could mean to them, and how to get more information. Translated versions were included. Community meetings are scheduled on Oct. 6, 7 and 8 , so that affected families can learn more and get questions answered. Information about the meetings, maps of the changes, Frequently Asked Questions and copies of the letters sent to families are on the Growth Boundaries website. These boundary changes were...

There was no press release on this from SPS so I checked and here's what's at the Growth Boundaries website on Walk the Boundaries (bold/color mine): "Community Input — Walk the Boundaries As part of the process, community members are invited to "Walk the Boundaries" and record their observations between September 18 and October 1, 2013. This provides a public, feet-on-the-ground review of the proposed boundaries. Partipants will drive or walk the attendance elementary school boundaries and provide feedback to the Growth Boundaries team. Your Participation For this project, please look for geographic barriers or local features that separate a specific area from the rest of the attendance area. IMPORTANT: These are not walk zone boundaries. You are being asked to review the proposed attendance area boundaries for the school. (The City of Seattle School Traffic Safety Advisory Committee, which includes the district's risk manager, establishes ...