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YCJUSD District Boundary Committee Final Recommendations

YCJUSD District Boundary Committee Final Recommendations. Ted Alejandre – Committee Chair Assistant Superintendent, Business Services April 24, 2007 . AGENDA. Committee Members. Ted Alejandre Chair Dave Stevenson Co-Chair Lisa Hanes Parent Mary Drexler Parent

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YCJUSD District Boundary Committee Final Recommendations

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  1. YCJUSDDistrict Boundary CommitteeFinal Recommendations Ted Alejandre – Committee Chair Assistant Superintendent, Business Services April 24, 2007

  2. AGENDA

  3. Committee Members • Ted Alejandre Chair • Dave Stevenson Co-Chair • Lisa Hanes Parent • Mary Drexler Parent • Deborah Walls Parent • Lidia Alvarez Parent • Tom Weldon CSEA • Kathryn Elliott YCEA • Lucia Hudec Educational Services • Bernie Cavanagh Secondary Rep • Melissa Moore Secondary Rep • Linda Moffatt Elementary Rep

  4. Review of Process • Process began with Committee Meetings to develop preliminary recommendations to Board of Education • Committee held (4) meetings to develop preliminary recommendations • Committee presented recommendations to Board of Education on January 13, 2007 • Board directed Committee to conduct (2) Community-Wide meetings to share preliminary boundary recommendations and obtain input from community members • (2) Community-Wide meetings held

  5. Review of Process • Community informed of key components used to determine boundaries: • Students should live as close to their school as possible (neighborhood schools) • Safety Issues (minimizing crossing of major streets/highways) • Student enrollment should match with design capacity of schools • Minimize transportation • Try to keep students together as they move between schools (clean feeder patterns) • Balance schools by socioeconomic status, ethnicity, etc.. (to the extent possible)

  6. Overview of Community Meetings • Two Community-Wide meetings held: • Valley Elementary – March 8, 2007 • Park View Middle School – March 15, 2007 • Notification: • Letters sent home to all students • Reminder notices sent out • Schools provided information in their school newsletters • Boundary Maps printed in News Mirror • “Chatter” Messages given to parents in District

  7. Overview of Community Meetings • Input from Community Included: • Intra-District Transfer opportunities for those that want to stay at their previous school • No mandatory movement of students at any site until schools are opened • Concerns about future high school boundaries • Transportation support for new boundaries • “Open House” provided to parents prior to enrolling in new school • Ensure proper placement of crossing guards for ES #8

  8. Overview of Community Meetings • Other Community Input: • “Thanks for opening up this discussion with the parents and community at large.” • “Good job on the boundaries.” • “Thank you for the presentation and allowing parents to express concerns and ask questions.” • “I came to the meeting, not happy, but better understand the reasons behind the change now.”

  9. Final Elementary Recommendations • ES#8 Boundary includes students from MCES, VES, RES, and DES • WES, YES, CES not affected • Next slide includes new elementary school boundaries • Link to Elementary Boundaries Map Effective Fall 2008 (.pdf)

  10. Final Middle School Recommendations • DES, VES, WES, and CES to attend MVMS • ES#8, RES, YES, and MCES to attend PVMS • Boundaries allow for comparable enrollments at both Middle School sites • Next slide includes new middle school boundaries • middleschoolboundaries.pdf

  11. Additional Recommendations • Intra-District Requests: • Give priority to students affected by new boundary if they are in their final year at previous school • Give priority to distance if within close proximity to previous school • Safety: • Have District Safety Officer work with City of Yucaipa to review crossing guard placements and add additional stops as necessary • Open House: • Request Principals at affected elementary sites to host “Open House” in Spring of 2008 for students whose boundaries have been changed • Continue with Middle School orientations for incoming 7th graders

  12. Implementation Schedule • Elementary Boundaries: • Parents to be notified this fall of new boundaries and projected implementation for August, 2008 • Parents will receive final notification in January, 2008 as we will have construction schedule finalized at that time • Middle School Boundaries: • Parents will be notified this fall of new boundaries and projected opening timeline

  13. Questions/Comments • Special thanks to all committee members who committed their time and efforts to this important process!

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