Boundary Changes

Committees

Steering Committee: co-chaired by a parent/community member and Assistant Superintendent Jim Sarchet, develops scenarios regarding possible boundary changes. Steering Committee includes four elementary principals/teachers and six parents/community members representing elementary schools and three junior high and two high school principals/teachers and six parents/community members representing secondary schools.

Review Committee: comprised of parent/community members and principals or assistant principals from each school, gives feedback to the Steering Committee.

High School Objectives/Guiding Principles (focus for 07-08 will be high school boundary changes):

• Balance individual school enrollments in relation to individual school capacities throughout the District and provide for optional or choice programs in schools.
  A. Balance enrollment and adjust for district-wide optional or choice programs.
  B. Work to establish contiguous boundaries.
  C. Consider balance of socio-economic and at-risk status of students.
• Accommodate projected student population growth and/or decline.
• Provide efficient use of bus transportation and minimize bus ride times for students.
• Strive for efficient and effective use of instructional facilities with all of our school sites.
• Align feeders in conjunction with proposed grade reconfiguration. Develop incremental steps to align select feeder systems and phase in moves to limit the number of students impacted.

Tenative Timeline, Committee, Activities,  & Decision-Making Process	Critical Background Information	Ongoing Communication, Sources, and Contacts
Aug. 2007: Staff and demographer develop possible high school scenarios, using current and projected enrollment data and trends. Sept. – Oct. 2007: Steering Committee reviews, discusses, and modifies preliminary scenarios. Nov. – Feb. 2008: Steering Committee narrows scenarios and presents recommendations to Review Committee for discussion and input. Jan. – Feb. 2008: Steering Committee begins forming a boundary recommendation. Early-Mar 2008: Committee members, principals and school representatives review preliminary scenarios with community at public input meetings at each high school location. Mid-Mar. – Apr. 2008: Steering Committee uses school community and Review Committee feedback to update and propose scenarios.  May 2008: Steering Committee finalizes recommendation given input; final recommended scenarios presented to Superintendent who approves the final scenario. June – July 2008: Families of students impacted are informed about boundary changes. Fall 2009: Boundary changes are implemented.	1. High school boundaries are being studied first. 2. Grade configuration changes may require adjustments to boundaries. 3. Given enrollment fluctuations, boundaries are continually updated in all school districts. 4. PSD has experienced flat to limited enrollment growth for 6 years, and this trend is expected to continue for another 4 years. 5. Due to School Choice, boundaries alone can’t address all enrollment concerns.  Percentage of students attending School Choice schools or programs (outside of their home boundary areas) is high, currently approx. 33%, including charter schools.	•Two High School Boundary Options Being Considered (67 KB) • Boundary Scenario A1 Map (517 KB) - high school • Boundary Scenario B1 Map (308 KB) - high school • Boundary Change Process •Monthly Updates and Minutes • Meeting Schedule (21 KB)    • Timeline (53 KB) • Committee Members (8 KB) • Information: ssiple@psdschools.org or call 490-3501

The Boundary Change process is dynamic and the timeline may be updated to reflect changes, as needed.