New Student Assignment Plan

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New Student Assignment Plan
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• School Assignments
• Every student needs an assignment
• Seattle Public Schools makes assignments

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• What happens today?
• Students must apply
• Application process is complicated
• Creates disadvantages

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• What do families want?
• Predictability
• Equity
• Ease of understanding

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• What do families want?
• Greater family participation
• Services closer to students
• Foster diversity
• Cost-effective implementation

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• New Student Assignment Plan
• Begins 2010-11 school year
• Starts with entry grades
• No changes for 2009-2010

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• What is changing?
• Attendance area assignments
• Assignments based on address
• School choice still available
• Current students can stay in their schools
• Plan starts with entry grades in 2010-2011 school
  year

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• What Comes Next?
• Proposed boundary maps
• Coming this fall
• We want your feedback!

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• What Comes Next?
• Review community feedback
• Submit boundaries, including any revisions, to
  Board
• Board vote November 18, 2009

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• What Changes In 2010-2011?
• Current students can stay in their schools
• Entry-grade students will receive an initial
  attendance area assignment
• Students can still apply to
• Other attendance area schools
• Option schools

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Tell Us What You Think!
Interpretation services wil be available at all
meetings.
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• Tell Us What You Think!
• www.seattleschools.org
• newassign_at_seattleschools.com
• Seattle Public SchoolsMS 11-0102445 3rd Avenue
  SouthSeattle, WA 98134

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New Student Assignment Plan