SAN MARCOS SCHOOL DISTRICT

RECOMMENDED

ATTENDANCE AREA REVISIONS

2008-2009

Why are we revising our school attendance areas?1. Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary is opening in August of

2008

2. Paloma is overcrowded

3. San Elijo Elementary needs room for growth

4. Discovery is slightly overcrowded

5. San Marcos Elementary will be modernized and the last phase is planned to open in the Fall of 2010 with increased enrollment capacity

THE PROCESS

Community information meetings were held at each elementary school in January to present attendance area drafts and collect community comments

Committee with representatives from each elementary and San Elijo Middle convened beginning January 30th. Representatives included parents, administrators, and teachers

Committee met two afternoons and developed its recommendation for the School Board

Why did we have draft scenarios?

Created as examples of what would work: Board Policy, school enrollments, transportation

Created a starting point for the committee

Developed by district office staff and principals

ATTENDANCE AREA GOALS

SCHOOL BOARD POLICY

Proximity of students to schools

Educational needs of students

Safety of students

Nature of educational program

Current Enrollment

ALVIN DUNN 907

CARRILLO 805

DISCOVERY 926

KNOB HILL 870

LA COSTA MEADOWS 747

PALOMA 1,143

RICHLAND 941

SAN ELIJO 943

SAN MARCOS ELEMENTARY 473

TWIN OAKS 918

The Committee’s Process

1. Divided into six working groups with varied representation of administrators, teachers, parents, and schools

2. Groups reviewed comments from community meetings

3. Each group was provided with maps, policies, enrollment numbers, the district scenarios, and enrollment targets for schools sites

4. District staff was available to answer questions

The Committee’s Process

5. Each group developed a draft scenario

6. Each group shared their draft and rationale

7. District staff noted similarities and differences and shared these with the committee

8. The entire committee discussed the differences and agreed to one scenario

9. The committee discussed potential policy change recommendations

SCENARIO 3

RECOMMENDED

ELEMENTARY

ATTENDANCE

AREA CHANGES

JOLI ANN LEICHTAG

JOLI ANN LEICHTAGPROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT

From Alvin Dunn 474

From Carrillo 192

From Paloma 30

TOTAL 696

ALVIN DUNN

ALVIN DUNNPROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT

At Alvin Dunn 454

From Paloma 191

From Carrillo 4

TOTAL 650

CARRILLO

CARRILLOPROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT

At Carrillo 611

From San Elijo 200

From La Costa Meadows 19

TOTAL 830

SAN MARCOS ELEMENTARY

SAN MARCOS ELEMENTARYPROJECTED ENROLLMENT

For 2008-09At San Marcos 399

From Discovery 115

TOTAL 514

For 2010-11From Richland (2010-11) 109

OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT

Discovery 821

Paloma 908

San Elijo 802

La Costa Meadows 733

MIDDLE

SCHOOLS

MIDDLE SCHOOLSPROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT

San Marcos 1288

San Elijo 1301

Woodland Park 1374

What about policy changes?

The committee recommended against “grandfathering” current students because it would not work fairly for all schools.

The committee did not recommend any changes to the current intra-district transfer policy.

ATTENDANCE AREA REVISIONS

Questions?