Transcript Elementary Rezoning Heathrow/Lake Mary

Elementary Rezoning
~North Phase~
Seminole County Public Schools
2012
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AGENDA
I. Welcome
II. Rationale for Rezoning
III. Core Values & Beliefs
IV. Core Committee’s Role & Purpose
V. Committee Member Introductions
VI. Meeting/Process Guidelines
VII. Government in the Sunshine
(GITS)
VIII.Overview of Policy & Process
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Board Policy
Procedures
Parameters
Target Capacity Factors
Expectations
Outcomes
IX. Rezoning Process
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Communications
Steps to a Final Decision
Timeline—North Phase
X. Core Committee Questions
XI. Rezoning Tool Demonstration
XII. Public Input
XIII.Rezoning Tool Practice &
Work Session
XIV.Next Meeting – December 10,
2012 at 6:00 p.m.
XV. Adjournment
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Rationale for Rezoning
Balance enrollment
among schools
Accommodate future
enrollment growth
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Core Values/Beliefs
School Board Policy 2.60 Excellence & Equity
The Seminole County School Board believes
that a high quality education is a fundamental
right of every child, that all children can learn,
and that every student should have the
opportunity to succeed. The Board is committed
to maintaining a high quality school system that
provides excellence and equity for all students.
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Core Values/Beliefs
School Board Policy 2.60 Excellence & Equity
In particular, the Board believes, and research
supports, that quality education is most effective
in a diverse setting. In Seminole County, this
diversity includes socioeconomic status, gender,
race/ethnicity, English Speakers of Other
Languages (ESOL), and disability. One of the key
educational benefits associated with diversity is
improved achievement for all students.
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Core Committee
The Core Committee is an advisory committee
established by School Board Policy 5.30 School Student Attendance Zones, Revision of
Attendance Zones, and Inter-zone Transfers
Representatives include:
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PTA Representatives
SAC Representatives
District Level Staff
Principals participate in an advisory capacity
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Core Committee Role
• Develop and evaluate proposed plans for
elementary attendance zones in the North
Phase
• Consider public input (plans & suggestions)
• Keep the local community informed of the
progress
• Recommend plan(s) to the Superintendent
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Committee Members
School
Bentley ES
Crystal Lake ES
Heathrow ES
Highlands ES
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Member
Position
John Wilson
SAC
Ann Sieloff
PTA
Ron Nathan
Administrator
Niki Voyles
SAC
Tracy Demetree
PTA
Jo LeBlanc
Administrator
Lisa Donovan
SAC
Michelle Wilson
PTA
Dr. Heidi Gooch
Administrator
Diana Tompkins
SAC
Erica Bolton
PTA
Lenore Logsdon
Administrator
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Committee Members
School
Idyllwilde ES
Lake Mary ES
Layer ES
Wicklow ES
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Member
Position
Anjanette Kerr
SAC
Carmen Garcia
PTA
Carol Ann Darnell
Administrator
Steve Kuiper
SAC
Traci Olson
PTA
Chris Peacock
Administrator
Craig Wells
SAC
Melony Whittle
PTA
Dr. Kelly Novak
Administrator
Glenn Reid
SAC
Christine Vinson
PTA
Dr. James Russo
Administrator
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Committee Members
School
Wilson ES
Winter Springs ES
Woodlands ES
Greenwood Lakes MS
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Member
Position
Kevin Jackson
SAC
Melissa Ireland
PTA
Dr. Sallie Jenkins
Administrator
Jack Bradshaw
SAC
Lorena Pierson
PTA
Michelle Morrison
Administrator
Nick Benedico
SAC
Val Woldman
PTA
Dr. Kathy Phillips
Administrator
Nakia Taylor
SAC
Julia Kauffman
PTA
Debra Abbott
Administrator
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Committee Members
School
Indian Trails MS
Markham Woods MS
Millennium MS
Milwee MS
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Member
Position
Jennifer Amato
SAC
Darla Dowdy
PTA
Lois Chavis
Administrator
Lisa Donovan
SAC
Lori Patricelli
PTA
James Kubis
Administrator
Jennifer Stickel
SAC
Dia Adams
PTA
Kate Egloff
Administrator
Helene Fernandez
SAC
Renee Finegan
PTA
Dr. Michelle Walsh
Administrator
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Committee Members
School
Rock Lake MS
Sanford MS
South Seminole MS
Member
Position
Mark Thush
SAC
Wanda Chandia
PTA
Pamela Shellman
Administrator
Traci Olson
SAC
Amy Goldberg
PTA
Mark Russi
Administrator
Barbie Coleman
SAC
Stephanie Huff
PTA
Dr. Mia Coleman-Baker Administrator
District Staff
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Dr. Marian Cummings
Facilitator
Dr. Beth Sharpe
Facilitator
Ms. Joan Clowney
Transportation
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MEETING/PROCESS GUIDELINES
• Work together
• Respect perspectives of all Core Committee
members
• Consider input from the public
• Each meeting will include designated time to
receive written input from the public
• The public may communicate with Core
Committee members between meetings
• Expedite the process
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SCOPE OF THE SUNSHINE LAW
• Florida’s Government in the Sunshine Law, commonly
referred to as the Sunshine Law, provides a right of access to
governmental proceedings at both the state and local levels.
The Law is equally applicable to elected and appointed
boards and has been applied to any gathering of two or more
members of the same board to discuss some matter which
will foreseeably come before that board for action.
• Advisory boards created pursuant to law or ordinance or
otherwise established by public agencies are subject to the
Sunshine Law, even though their recommendations are not
binding upon the agencies that create them.
** The term “Board” as used herein includes the Core Committee. The term
“Board Member” includes the members of the Core Committee.
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THERE ARE 3 BASIC REQUIREMENTS
1. Meetings of public boards (Core Committee) or
commissions must be open to the public.
2. Reasonable notice of such meeting must be given.
3. Minutes of the meetings must be taken, promptly
recorded and open to public inspection.
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THE SUNSHINE LAW
• Board members may not use e-mail or the telephone to conduct a private
discussion about board business. Board members may send a “one-way”
communication to each other as long as the communication is kept as a
public record and there is not response to the communication except at an
open public meeting. Accordingly, any “one-way” communications (for
example one board member wants to forward an article to the board
members for information) should be distributed by the board office so that
they can be preserved as public records and ensure that any response to
the communication is made only at a public meeting.
• Board meetings should be held in buildings that are open to the public.
This means that meetings should not be held in private homes.
**The term “Board” as used herein includes the Core Committee. The term
“Board Member” includes the members of the Core Committee.
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Board Policy 5.30 – School Student Attendance
Zones, Revision of Attendance Zones,
and Inter-zone Transfers
• Rezoning - A rezoning is a realignment of
school geographical attendance based on a
student‘s residence.
• This policy can be found under Elementary
Rezoning on the SCPS Home page.
www.scps.us (Home page)
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Procedures
• Identify specific geographic areas or study
areas/cells that could shift from one attendance
zone to another.
• Utilize demographic data for each cell (student
enrollment, free/reduced lunch %).
• Core Committee will develop plans for
consideration and evaluate each plan relative to
meeting the targets established for school
capacity and free/reduced lunch (to the extent
practicable).
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Parameters
School Board Policy 5.30, Section D, Step 5
The committee will review target enrollments
recommended by district staff, develop
alternative plans and measure each plan
against Policy 5.30 and the following
parameters:
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Parameters
School Board Policy 5.30, Section D, Step 5 - Continued
1.The plan creates attendance zones that reflect the
diversity of the District to the extent practicable
consistent with Constitutional requirements.
2.The plan keeps subdivisions and small
neighborhood units in the same attendance zone to
the extent practicable.
3.The plan assigns students to the closest school to
the extent practicable.
4.The plan creates compact attendance zones with
few or no island areas.
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Parameters
School Board Policy 5.30, Section D, Step 5 – Continued
5.The plan includes target enrollments that allow
for growth and anticipated changing demographics.
6.The plan complies with feeder patterns (no more
than two schools) to the extent practicable.
7.The plan does not place a transportation burden
on any identifiable diversity subgroup
(socioeconomic, race/ethnicity, ESOL, or disability).
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Target Capacity Factors
Factors used to determine target capacity at each
school include –
1. Permanent FISH (Florida Inventory School
Houses)
2. Capacity Class Size Adjustments
3. PreK Programs
4. Anticipated Residential Growth
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Expectations
Balance enrollment among schools by
moving as close as possible to the
designated targets in the North Phase for:
1. Capacity
2. Free & Reduced Lunch
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Important Note!
There should be substantial movement
towards the target Free and Reduced Lunch
range, with serious consideration given to
race/ethnicity, English Speakers of Other
Languages (ESOL), and students with
disabilities.
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Outcomes
It can take a minimum of 1-2 years for
currently enrolled students to move through
the system due to variables such as
siblings, rising 5th graders, etc.
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Communications
• The School Board’s web-site, Seminole
Government TV, and local media will be
utilized for communication.
• The Elementary Rezoning webpage will have
updated information and minutes from the
core committee meetings.
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Steps To A Final Decision
• The Core Committee submits proposed plans
to the Superintendent.
• The Superintendent may develop alternative
plans for consideration by the Board.
• The Superintendent shall submit a
recommendation to the Board.
• The Board will take action on the
Superintendent’s recommendation and
makes the final decision.
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Timeline – North Phase
December 3
December 10
January 9
January 14
Core Committee Meeting 1
Core Committee Meeting 2
Core Committee Meeting 3
Core Committee Meeting 4
January 22*
Board Work Session – Committee’s
Proposed Plans
February 12*
Regular Board Meeting – Superintendent’s
Recommended Plan
February 17*
Advertisement of Selected Rezoning Plan
March 19*
March 19*
Public Hearing
Special Board Meeting – Adoption of Plan
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*Tentative dates
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Questions
• Core Committee
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DEMO!!
Rezoner.com
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Public Input
• Questions/Comments from public
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