SAN MARCOS SCHOOL DISTRICT

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SAN MARCOS SCHOOL DISTRICT

• RECOMMENDED
• ATTENDANCE AREA REVISIONS
• 2008-2009

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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

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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

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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

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ATTENDANCE AREA GOALS

• SCHOOL BOARD POLICY
• Proximity of students to schools
• Educational needs of students
• Safety of students
• Nature of educational program

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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
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The Committees Process

• Divided into six working groups with varied
  representation of administrators, teachers,
  parents, and schools
• Groups reviewed comments from community meetings
• Each group was provided with maps, policies,
  enrollment numbers, the district scenarios, and
  enrollment targets for schools sites
• District staff was available to answer questions

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The Committees Process

• Each group developed a draft scenario
• Each group shared their draft and rationale
• District staff noted similarities and differences
  and shared these with the committee
• The entire committee discussed the differences
  and agreed to one scenario
• The committee discussed potential policy change
  recommendations

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• SCENARIO 3
• RECOMMENDED
• ELEMENTARY
• ATTENDANCE
• AREA CHANGES

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JOLI ANN LEICHTAG
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JOLI ANN LEICHTAGPROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT

• From Alvin Dunn 474
• From Carrillo 192
• From Paloma 30
• TOTAL 696

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ALVIN DUNN
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ALVIN DUNNPROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT

• At Alvin Dunn 454
• From Paloma 191
• From Carrillo 4
• TOTAL 650

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CARRILLO
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CARRILLOPROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT

• At Carrillo 611
• From San Elijo 200
• From La Costa Meadows 19
• TOTAL 830

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SAN MARCOS ELEMENTARY
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SAN MARCOS ELEMENTARYPROJECTED ENROLLMENT

• For 2008-09
• At San Marcos 399
• From Discovery 115
• TOTAL 514
• For 2010-11
• From Richland (2010-11) 109

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OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPROJECTED 2008-09
ENROLLMENT

• Discovery 821
• Paloma 908
• San Elijo 802
• La Costa Meadows 733

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• MIDDLE
• SCHOOLS

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MIDDLE SCHOOLSPROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT

• San Marcos 1288
• San Elijo 1301
• Woodland Park 1374

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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.

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ATTENDANCE AREA REVISIONS

• Questions?