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Teri Timpson, Administrator of Schools, Herriman and Riverton Feeder Systems
Anthony Godfrey, Administrator of Schools, Bingham and Copper Hills Feeder Systems
Report of Activities
Additional Information
Summary of Patron Feedback
Recommendation
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Meetings held with School Community
Councils to discuss procedures:
 December 2011 at Eastlake, Daybreak, Rose
Creek, and Welby
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Meetings held with Board of Education to
review proposed options, timeline, and
process:
 December 13, 2011
 January 3, 2012
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Letters providing survey and open house
information sent home with every student
(grades K-6) and mailed to every student home.
Letters encouraged patrons to access boundary
information and respond to a survey at
www.elementaryschoolboundary.com.
Link to survey emailed to all parents through
Skyward.
Links to boundary information website posted on
main District Web page.
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Online survey and boundary information website
activated on January 4, 2012.
Response will be made by email and/or phone to every
patron completing the survey.
Calls made to address questions, concerns, and
misunderstandings expressed in comments portion of
survey.
Over 860 survey responses to date.
Responses analyzed and summarized for the Board of
Education in this presentation.
All written responses from patrons will be provided to
the Board, along with a copy of this presentation.
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Two open houses held at Elk Ridge Middle School:
January 11
Total Attendees – 33
January 12
Total Attendees – 28
Total Attendees: 61
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Computer labs available for patrons to give
feedback through the survey.
Assistance given in completing surveys.
Review of options using large, printed version
of maps.
One-on-one contact and discussion with
patrons at open houses.
Sharing of viewpoints among patrons.
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All enrollment projections are calculated
based on:
 Enrollment history
 The number of K-5 students currently enrolled in
area schools as of October 1
 Anticipated growth
 Current and future development projects
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None of the boundary options would result in
a change of calendar for any school involved.
All three options involve boundary changes
for Welby and would delay a change to a
traditional calendar indefinitely.
Boundary options that involve Daybreak and
Rose Creek include the same neighborhoods.
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Permits would be very limited at Eastlake and
at any schools involved in the final boundary
change.
Dual immersion students will have the
opportunity to continue in the program.
All three options provide only temporary
relief for the overcrowding at Eastlake.
Total Survey
Responses: 858
Eastlake
Responses: 465
52
64
Daybreak
Responses: 209
108
Rose Creek
Responses: 54
Welby
Responses: 52
Area Responses:
As indicated
on map
144
137
209
12
54
Patron Responses by Category
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Current boundary
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Boundary option and enrollment projections
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Considerations
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Average overall ratings 1 (least favorable) to
5 (most favorable)
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Average ratings by neighborhood
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Representative comments
Current
Boundaries
Option A
Considerations:
Permits:
Extremely limited
Boundary Longevity:
3 years
Transportation:
Cost increase:
$40,000
JSD increase:
$16,000
Some new Daybreak
students would no longer
be eligible for busing.
All new Rose Creek
Students would be bused.
Most new Welby students
would now be eligible for
busing.
Feeder Alignment:
Secondary school feeders
would no longer be
aligned for new students
at Rose Creek.
High school feeders would
no longer be aligned for
Daybreak and Welby.
Option A
Option 1
Overall Average
Rating: 2.19
Option A
2.60
4.65
Option A
Ratings by Area
1.29
Option A
Overall Average:
2.19
3.05
1.07
2.05
1.60
2.15
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“I like this option because it will give the most amount of time
for Eastlake to be within enrollment capacity.”
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“I do not think this boundary option is the best for the students
in the Jordan Farms neighborhood because the feeder patterns
do not work.”
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“This option keeps my Daybreak neighborhood, North Shore,
within Eastlake’s boundary.”
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“Option A allows for the longest time frame before boundary
changes will be required again.”
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“I think this option impacts the most schools and students. I
feel that the boundary change should impact the least amount
of schools and students while still achieving the goal.”
Current
Boundaries
Option B
Considerations:
Permits:
Extremely limited
Boundary Longevity:
2 years
Transportation:
Cost increase:
$20,000
JSD increase:
$8,000
Some new Daybreak
students would no longer
be eligible for busing.
All new Rose Creek
Students would be bused.
Some new Welby
students would now be
eligible for busing.
Feeder Alignment:
Secondary school feeders
would no longer be
aligned for new students
at Rose Creek.
High school feeders would
no longer be aligned for
Daybreak and Welby.
Option B
Option B
Overall Average:
2.61
Option B
4.02
1.30
Option B
Ratings by Area
4.69
Option B
Overall Average:
2.61
3.46
1.17
2.15
2.22
2.34
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“This option may provide the least expense of the
options presented, but it divides neighborhoods and
separates kids when they are sent to their feeder
schools.”
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“This is more favorable. You have children who live in
close proximity attending the same schools. It is
more likely the children can walk to school which
would reduce the need for busing.”
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“I really like this boundary change. I feel that it is
central and will keep our neighborhoods together.”
Current
Boundaries
Option C
Considerations:
Permits:
Extremely limited
Boundary Longevity:
2 years
Transportation:
Cost increase:
$40,000
JSD increase:
$16,000
Most new Welby
students would now be
eligible for busing.
Feeder Alignment:
High school feeders
would no longer align for
Welby.
Option C
Option C
Overall Average:
3.43
Option C
2.39
3.83
Option C
Ratings by Area
1.30
Option C
Overall Average:
3.43
2.25
4.84
4.12
4.20
4.04
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“This is the best option of the three. It follows major roads. It
balances the enrollment better and also cuts down on
additional portables.”
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“I personally like that fewer schools are impacted which means
less chaos overall.”
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“This is the best option for my students at Rose Creek. I feel like
we have been too crowded for many years.”
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“This plan has a neighborhood that is close enough to walk to
Eastlake being bused to Welby.”
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“This is not the best option because it splits up neighborhoods.”
After a review of a number of considerations
including, but not limited to:
 Patron feedback
 Boundary student populations
 Neighborhood configurations
 Transportation costs
the administration recommends:
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Received highest rating from patrons.
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Utilizes the capacity at Welby.
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Helps manage growth at Eastlake.
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Impacts the least number of schools.