Attendance Boundary Committee

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Attendance Boundary Committee
Thomas Elementary 1-26-09

• 2008 Lamar CISD

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Lamar CISD Attendance Boundary Committee (ABC)

• Meeting Agenda
• January 26, 2009
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• Welcome - Representatives from Campbell
  Elementary, Wessendorff MS, Dickinson Elementary,
  Lamar JH, Meyer Elementary, Lamar CHS, Williams
  Elementary, Navarro MS , Velasquez Elementary ,
  George JH, Terry HS
• Introductions
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• Review of Zoning Process
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• Administrative Recommendations
• Discussion
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• Time Line Schedule Public Meeting
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• Questions
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• Adjourn

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ZONING OBJECTIVES/CRITERIA

• The following 12 objectives should be used when
  developing
• new attendance zones. All of the 12 objectives
  should be given
• equal weight when making boundary decisions.
• Efficient/effective use of school facilities.
• Reduce overcrowding of campuses.
• Plan for future growth.
• Keep neighborhoods and feeder schools tracking
  together when possible.
• Minimize rezoning neighborhoods
• Reflect the diversity of the district (secondary)
• Proximity to a campus and safest routes
  available.
• Involve the community in defining the
  objectives/criteria for rezoning.
• Fair and objective rezoning process.
• Doing what is in the best interest of students.
• Communicate zoning information effectively to all
  students and families that
• may be impacted.
• Consider fiscal impact of changes.

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Option 2
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Option 3
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Option 4
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We would like to see option 5 with the following
changes Move Canyon Gate (187) to Velasquez to
alleviate congestion coming from that part of
762. These people have no way to get to Williams
except out of their neighborhood on to Crabb
River, right on 762 and then a mile or so to
Williams - no back way to get there Move the
neighborhoods Summer Lakes and/or River Run to
Thomas to keep those people from having to cross
the railroad tracks (not sure of - 100?) - that
particular intersection is very dangerous,
especially when there is a train Take the
Williams boundary out to the east of Royal Lakes
to include Royal Lakes and Brazos Lakes in the
Williams area
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Options 2 4
Option 3
Option 5
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The zoning process

• Step 1 The administrative team will present all
  options to be considered for rezoning. The
• Board will charge the administration with
  rezoning priorities to be considered by the ABC
• and approve the ABC membership roster for that
  year.
• Step 2 Involve parents and community members in
  the process through the district
• Attendance Boundary Committee (ABC). The ABC will
  review the supporting data and
• options presented by the administration and work
  to propose possible zoning
• recommendations for Board consideration and
  approval.
• Step 3 The plan(s) will be shown at a Community
  Forum(s) for parent input.
• Step 4 Based on parent input from the Community
  Forum(s), the ABC will make any
• needed modifications to its recommendations.
  Modified ABC recommendations can be
• presented orally or in a written format to the
  Board.
• Step 5 Additional Community Forum if needed to
  allow for parent comments on any ABC
• changes to the original recommendation.
• Step 6 ABC will submit final recommendation to
  the Board Zoning Committee

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Master Plan PrinciplesAdopted by the Board May
15, 2003

• To maximize enrollment at all campuses
• Elementary schools - 750 maximum
• Middle schools (6) 750 maximum
• Junior high schools (7-8) 1400 maximum
• High schools 2000 maximum
• To embrace the neighborhood school concept for
  all elementary students who reside in LCISD.
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• To house grades PK-5 in all elementary school to
  insure parents and students that they can enjoy
  six years of attending school on the same campus.
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• To reflect the ethnic balance of the school
  district in grades 6 12.
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• To locate schools with grades 6 12 in the same
  general area.
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• To minimize the alteration of high school zones.
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• To provide adequate space for school/community-bas
  ed education programs.

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Draft Time Line

• Monday meetings in Board Room
• Set dates for Public Input at schools
• Goal of making elementary decisions by March 26
  Board Meeting

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Adjourn
Thank you for your service to our district!!
Lamar CISD is a great place for kids - any way
you slice it!