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APPROVED NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL ZONES. Neighborhood Schools. The neighborhood school concept is an idea that has been suggested and considered for a long time. The re-designation of Weymouth Elementary as a child development center is an opportune time to implement this idea.
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Neighborhood Schools • The neighborhood school concept is an idea that has been suggested and considered for a long time. • The re-designation of Weymouth Elementary as a child development center is an opportune time to implement this idea. • Students will be placed in a neighborhood school zone.
WEYMOUTH STUDENTS • Using numbers from the current school year, Weymouth students will be transferred as follows: 78 to Parkview 36 to Washington 80 to Galewood 52 to Middle School
CHALLENGES & ADVANTAGES • We will consider the challenges and advantages in changing to the neighborhood school concept. • Change is not always easy but may be an opportunity.
P0TENTIAL CHALLENGES • Some students will be required to change schools. That change will look like: 1. Galewood: 67 to Parkview 42 to Washington 2. Washington: 49 to Parkview 28 to Galewood 3. Parkview: 79 to Washington 48 to Galewood
POTENTIAL CHALLENGES • School assignment will be based upon the home address only, because of permanency and consistency. • Transportation will be based upon one address only.
POTENTIAL CHALLENGES CHILDCARE • CPS can no longer afford to provide personalized service to each childcare provider across the district.
POTENTIAL CHALLENGES CHILDCARE • Unknown number of child care providers and their locations across our district. • CPS can provide transportation if home address and child care address are within the student’s neighborhood school zone.
POTENTIAL CHALLENGES CHILDCARE • Childcare providers with students outside of their neighborhood zone will need to make other transportation arrangements.
POTENTIAL CHALLENGES CHILDCARE • St. Mary’s daycare program is subject to transportation arrangements the same as all the other daycare providers.
DATA COLLECTION Transportation Address Form • A form will be available at the (2) parent meetings, for parents to indicate a desire to use their childcare provider address as their transportation address for purposes of school assignment.
DATA COLLECTION Internal School of Choice Form • A form will be available on the same dates for parents desiring internal schools of choice for their students. • Forms will also be available on the District website, www.charlottenet.org and at each elementary building.
DATA COLLECTION • The purpose of this is to ascertain the feasibility of accommodating such requests. • Forms are due without exception, no later than March 9th, 2009, to an elementary school office or the District office.
ADVANTAGESESTIMATED COST SAVINGS • Eliminating the Elementary “strips” Driver hours: $ 16,340 Mileage: $ 4,725 Total $ 21,065 • Eliminating bus runs Driver hours/mileage: $ 25,490 • Student AM & PM Supervision $ 6,000 • Reducing one new bus replacement $ 75,000 Combined Total = $ 127,555
ADVANTAGES • Simplicity Parents will know what school their elementary children will attend when they live or move into our school district.
ADVANTAGES Less Confusion No elementary bus strip. Children will ride one bus directly to their school in the morning and one bus directly home in the afternoon.
ADVANTAGES • Walk Zones Remain the Same Students that live in a walk zone will now attend that assigned school. This will reduce the number of students that need to be transported. • Elementary - .5 mile • Middle School - .8 mile • High School - 1.3 miles (The State of Michigan distance requirement is 1.5 miles for all ages)
ADVANTAGES • On Time Delivery Buses will not need to arrive and drop students off early at schools and transfer other students to different schools.
ADVANTAGES • Direct Routes There will be a bus with a direct route to the Potterville area and north that will deliver students to Galewood and home again in the evening in much less time.
ADVANTAGES • Reduction In Ride Time Direct routes will result in a reduction in ride time for all students. It is anticipated that we will have all students home 20 to 30 minutes earlier than in the past.
CURRENT TRANSPORTATION PROCESS • Currently there are no specific guidelines of what school a student will attend as you can see from the following maps:
SCHOOL ZONES • Following are the recommended school zones in our District. • Criteria are based on: • Student safety • School size • Class size • Simplicity • Walk zones • Transportation efficiency
UNKNOWN VARIABLES • Enrollment Fluctuations – for 1st thru 4th grades • Kindergarten enrollment numbers
Student Achievement is our Primary Focus • Quality Staff • Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum • All teachers are Balanced Literacy Trained • Common Assessments • Professional Learning Communities • Interventions • Instructional Consultation Teams
Transition Committee • Proactive Response - re-establishing school environments • Community Presentations • Provide Consistent Communication (newsletters, news articles etc.)
Additional Information Contact: Mark Rosekrans, Associate Superintendent of Operations PH: 541-5100 E-mail: rosekrm@charlottenet.org FAX: 541-5105
