Student Reassignment Committee

Meeting Tuesday, May 29, 2012

6:00 p.m.

Scenario Review and Revision

District Reassignment Committee 

Meeting

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STUDENT REASSIGNMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

Media Center, Nash Central High School

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 6:00 pm

 Call to Order Victor Ward Sr.

Roll Call

Approval of the Minutes from the April 30, 2012 meeting

Committee Operating Procedure Carina Bryant

Scenario Review and Revision Discussion Student Reassignment

Committee

Report to School Board 6/4/2012

Questions

Next Meeting  Scenario Review and Revision

* Tuesday, June 12 or Thursday, June 14

6:00 pm

AGENDA

Communications

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools

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TIME-LINE

Jan-Aug 2012

Committee Deliberations/

Monthly Reports to the School

Board

Aug - 2012Committee

Recommendations Presented to

the School Board

Aug – Dec 2012

Public Input/ Community Engagement

Board of Education Approval

August 2013Implementatio

n

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PROCESS IS EVERYTHING

Board of Education

Community Feedback

Committee

Committee Chairs

Public Engagement

Technical Support

OREDStaff

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Contiguous boundaries: Attempt to maintain contiguous school boundaries without using satellite

attendance areas.

Respect neighborhoods: Avoid dividing easily recognized “neighborhoods” or identified

“developments” or “sub- divisions” unless it is necessary to meet other guidelines. Whenever possible and practical use major highways, railroads, rivers, and streams as natural boundaries.

Proximity to schools: While it is recognized that all students cannot be assigned to their closest

school, consider students proximity to other schools when creating school boundaries.

 

School Board Priorities

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Modify feeder systems: In order to maximize facility use and establish reasonable numbers of students at each site,

consider the use of 6 middle school feeder systems instead of 5. This would allow smaller, more instructionally suited middle schools and less dependence on mobile classrooms.

Stay within enrollment capacities: Unless it is likely that a school enrollment will be declining, assign students to the four high

schools in a way that their enrollments are under established capacities.

Consider anticipated growth: Enrollment growth patterns should be taken into consideration, where feasible, to ensure that

anticipated growth will not adversely impact one school significantly more than the others.

Enrollment balance: In keeping with the intent of SB612, attempt to balance the percentage of academic and

economic populations at each middle and high school.

School Board Priorities

IPSAC – Timeline

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February 13 – Understanding the Optimization Process

March 26 – Out of Capacity table and Scenario Data 

April 30 – Scenario Review and Revision

May 29 – Scenario Review and Revision Discussion

*June 12 or June 14 Scenario and Revision

June 25 – Final Scenario Presentation

TransparentLines of CommunicationsCommittee Meetings

Open to the publicGround Rules

Website Information posted immediately after each meeting

E-mail/ Phone LineAn e-mail address to answer questions/ receive feedback

etc has been established to ensure seamless communication and to make all information readily available to the public.

A phone line has been established for those with limited or no internet access to provide feedback to the committee.

COMMUNICATIONS

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Do we find the Revision 1 map(s) acceptable ?What are the benefits?What are the concerns at each level?

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools

Questions to Consider:

Current Zones

No reassignment impact to students

Reasonable balance in student metrics

???

Balances facility utilizations for all schools

Transportation?????

Strengths: HS Attendance Zones

Revision 1 Zones

Current Zones

Current RMHS Zone not suitable for new school site

Unbalanced utilization of high school facilities

Overcrowding at SHSSome long student travel

distancesLack of clean feeder for

some MS > HS???

Potentially impacts 1300+ high school students

Greater disparity in student metrics*

Lack of clean feeder for some MS > HS

???

Weaknesses: HS Attendance Zones

Revision 1 Zones

* Metrics calculated by residence from 2011-12 geocode

Current Zones

Excess capacity in RMHS zone

???

Potential growth in SHS zone

May provide capacity “buffer” for growth in other high schools

???

Opportunities: HS Attendance Zones

Revision 1 Zones

Current Zones

Further growth in SHS zone cannot be easily accommodated

???

Community concerns???

Threats: HS Attendance Zones

Revision 1 Zones

 February13 – (4:00-5:30)*

 

March26 (6:00)

 

April30 (6:00)

 

May29 (6:00)

 June

25 (4:00–5:30)* 

August/ Sept TBD

MEETING SCHEDULE

QUESTIONS