Transcript Elementary Rezoning Heathrow/Lake Mary

Elementary Rezoning
~East 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—East Phase
X. Core Committee Questions
XI. Rezoning Tool Demonstration
XII. Public Input
XIII.Rezoning Tool Practice &
Work Session
XIV.Next Meeting – December 12,
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 East
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
Carillon ES
Eastbrook ES
Evans ES
Geneva ES
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Member
Position
J. P. Harkins
SAC
Gretchen Flynn
PTA
Dr. Analyn Jones
Administrator
Alice Hickey
SAC
Michele Degrazio
PTA
Rick Carver
Administrator
Kristi Murphy
SAC
Benita Meyer
PTA
Robert Navarro
Administrator
Alison Warren
SAC
Dean Price
PTA
Dr. Tina Erwin
Administrator
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Committee Members
School
Keeth ES
Lawton ES
Partin ES
Rainbow ES
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Member
Position
Dan Finley
SAC
Alicia Beers
PTA
Pete Gaffney
Administrator
Karen Gibbons
SAC
Autumn Kansitras
PTA
Brian Emmans
Administrator
Lisa Prieto
SAC
Katie Champlin
PTA
Dr. Maria Katz
Administrator
Heidi Kennedy
SAC
David Reiff
PTA
Vickie Hallstrom
Administrator
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Committee Members
School
Red Bug ES
Stenstrom ES
Sterling Park ES
Walker ES
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Member
Position
Bill Collester
SAC
Chris Borglum
PTA
Mary Branyon
Administrator
Jennifer Walsh
SAC
Stacey Kowalski
PTA
Dr. Sharon Tanner
Administrator
Dianne Couch
SAC
Patricia Ladan
PTA
Frank Haynie
Administrator
Robert Bankers
SAC
Keisa Sensabaugh
PTA
Mike Pfeiffer
Administrator
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Committee Members
School
Chiles MS
Jackson Heights MS
Tuskawilla MS
District Staff
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Member
Position
Karen Penna
SAC
Pam Beer
PTA
Maggie Gunderson
Administrator
Leslie Kleeb
SAC
Christina Wydra
PTA
Timothy Hurd
Administrator
Laura Joralemon
SAC
Laura Joralemon
PTA
Ted Johnson
Administrator
Mr. Tim Harper
Facilitator
Dr. Michael Blasewitz
Facilitator
Ms. Julie Murphy
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
• Utilize demographic data for each cell (student
enrollment, free/reduced lunch %).
• Identify specific geographic areas or study
areas/cells that could shift from one attendance
zone to another.
• 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 East 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
Understanding 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 – East Phase
December 5
December 12
January 9
January 16
Core Committee Meeting 1
Core Committee Meeting 2
Core Committee Meeting 3
Core Committee Meeting 4
January 29*
Board Work Session – Committee’s
Proposed Plans
February 26*
Regular Board Meeting – Superintendent’s
Recommended Plan
March 3*
Advertisement of Selected Rezoning Plan
April 2*
April 2*
Public Hearing
Special Board Meeting – Adoption of Plan
*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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