SAN MARCOS SCHOOL DISTRICT
RECOMMENDED
ATTENDANCE AREA REVISIONS
2008-2009
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
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
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
ATTENDANCE AREA GOALS
SCHOOL BOARD POLICY
Proximity of students to schools
Educational needs of students
Safety of students
Nature of educational program
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
The Committee’s Process
1. Divided into six working groups with varied representation of administrators, teachers, parents, and schools
2. Groups reviewed comments from community meetings
3. Each group was provided with maps, policies, enrollment numbers, the district scenarios, and enrollment targets for schools sites
4. District staff was available to answer questions
The Committee’s Process
5. Each group developed a draft scenario
6. Each group shared their draft and rationale
7. District staff noted similarities and differences and shared these with the committee
8. The entire committee discussed the differences and agreed to one scenario
9. The committee discussed potential policy change recommendations
SCENARIO 3
RECOMMENDED
ELEMENTARY
ATTENDANCE
AREA CHANGES
JOLI ANN LEICHTAG
JOLI ANN LEICHTAGPROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT
From Alvin Dunn 474
From Carrillo 192
From Paloma 30
TOTAL 696
ALVIN DUNN
ALVIN DUNNPROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT
At Alvin Dunn 454
From Paloma 191
From Carrillo 4
TOTAL 650
CARRILLO
CARRILLOPROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT
At Carrillo 611
From San Elijo 200
From La Costa Meadows 19
TOTAL 830
SAN MARCOS ELEMENTARY
SAN MARCOS ELEMENTARYPROJECTED ENROLLMENT
For 2008-09At San Marcos 399
From Discovery 115
TOTAL 514
For 2010-11From Richland (2010-11) 109
OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT
Discovery 821
Paloma 908
San Elijo 802
La Costa Meadows 733
MIDDLE
SCHOOLS
MIDDLE SCHOOLSPROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT
San Marcos 1288
San Elijo 1301
Woodland Park 1374
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.
ATTENDANCE AREA REVISIONS
Questions?