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DORAVILLE UNITED ELEMENTARY REDISTRICTING
ROUND 2 P U B L I C M E E T I NGOC TOB E R 1 6 , 2 0 1 9 7 : 0 0 PMCHAMB L E E C HA R T E R H S
AGENDAWhy Redistricting?
Redistricting Process
Redistricting Criteria
Enrollment Forecast & Round 1 Comments
Redistricting Options
Round 2 Small Group Feedback
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WHY REDISTRICTING?
New Doraville Unite Elementary SchoolOpening Fall 2020950 seats of additional capacity
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WHY REDISTRICTING?Overcrowding of surrounding schools
AGENDAWhy Redistricting?
Redistricting Process
Redistricting Criteria
Enrollment Forecast & Round 1 Comments
Redistricting Options
Round 2 Small Group Feedback
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REDISTRICTING PROCESS
Community meeting processEveryone participates equallyMeetings starts with large group presentationDivide into small‐group break‐out sessionsSmall‐groups facilitated by trained staffEquity in the processFocused discussion on the criteria
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REDISTRICTING PROCESS
Rounds 1‐3 will include public meetings and online commentwww.dekalbschoolsga.org/redistricting
Round 1Introduction &
Feedback
(Sep 25, 2019)Chamblee Charter HS
Round 2
Alternative Options
(Oct. 16, 2019)Chamblee Charter HS
Round 3
Staff Recommended
Plan(Nov. 19, 2019)
Chamblee Charter HS
BoardFirst Read
Superintendent Recommendation
(Jan. 2020)AIC
BoardApproval
Superintendent Recommendation
(Feb. 2020)AIC
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REDISTRICTING PROCESS
First Round – Chamblee Charter HS – September 25, 2019
Objective: Collect community input within the board approved criteria
Second Round – Chamblee Charter HS– October 16, 2019
Objective: Collect community input on presented redistricting options based on board approved criteria
Third Round – Chamblee Charter HS– November 19, 2019
Objective: Collect community input on Staff Recommended Plan based on board approved criteria
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REDISTRICTING PROCESS
All options presented would go into effect in August 2020Students rising into the 5th grade will have the option to continue in their former school, with no transportation providedThe Superintendent’s Recommendation is based on feedback from all three rounds of public engagement and may look nothing like the options presented tonight (round two)
AGENDAWhy Redistricting?
Redistricting Process
Redistricting Criteria
Enrollment Forecast & Round 1 Comments
Redistricting Options
Round 2 Small Group Feedback
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REDISTRICTING CRITERIA
Board Policy AD: Alteration of School Attendance Areas defines primary and secondary criteria
Primary Criteria, based on logistics1. Geographic proximity 2. Instructional capacity3. Projected enrollment
Note: Students may not always be assigned to their closest school, since other criteria must also be considered.
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REDISTRICTING CRITERIA
Secondary Criteria, when the primary criteria indicate more than one option for action1. Safety and traffic patterns2. Previous redistricting3. Balancing of special programs, (i.e., ESOL,
school choice, etc.)4. School feeder alignment5. Intact neighborhoods6. Efficient and economical operations
AGENDAWhy Redistricting?
Redistricting Process
Redistricting Criteria
Enrollment Forecast & Round 1 Comments
Redistricting Options
Round 2 Small Group Feedback
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ENROLLMENT FORECAST
574 559 552 547647
734
830827
1,163
1,193
900
794
790784
786792
1,183
1,171
978
980 964
1,0201,062
1,055
493 492529 529 529 508 522 517
377402 379
971 941 939
1,1281,171
860 820
765 695 691684
754 763730
734
782
826898
870
1,041 1,0451,011
950 901
662 641 611
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
1,100
1,200
1,300
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Cross Keys & Chamblee Clusters Elementary Schools
Ashford Park Elementary School Cary Reynolds Elementary Sch Dresden Elementary School Huntley Hills Elementary
John Lewis Elementary School Montclair Elementary School Montgomery Elementary School Woodward Elementary School
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COMMENTS FROM ROUND 1
Concern about pedestrian safety around Doraville United ES
No more portable classrooms particularly in the Cross Keys Cluster
Keep Oakcliff Theme ES a choice school
AGENDAWhy Redistricting?
Redistricting Process
Redistricting Criteria
Enrollment Forecast & Round 1 Comments
Redistricting Options
Round 2 Small Group Feedback
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CONSIDERED BUT UNUSED OPTIONS
Oakcliff Theme ES becomes neighborhood school Not presented in Round 2 options due to community feedbackOther relief, such as changes to feeder schools, will be considered outside of the redistricting process
Move Kittredge Magnet to Doraville United ES and re‐open Nancy Creek ES Idea proposed by community in Round 1 Potential to provide some relief to Dunwoody Cluster Not presented in Round 2 options due to failing to effectively achieve the District’s goal of relieving Cary Reynolds ES and Dresden ES
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TWO REDISTRICTING OPTIONS
Option 1: Focus on Dresden ES & Cary Reynolds ES Relief
Option 2: Relief to Dunwoody Cluster via Hightower ES
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Option 1: Focus on Dresden ES & Cary Reynolds ES Relief
A. 223 Cary Reynolds ES Students to Doraville United ES
B. 398 Dresden ES Students to Doraville United ES
C. 95 Huntley Hills Students to Doraville United ES
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Option 1: Focus on Dresden ES & Cary Reynolds ES Relief
D. 47 Montgomery ES Students to Doraville United ES
E. 18 Ashford Park ES Students to Doraville United ES
F. 37 Montgomery ES Students to Huntley Hills ES
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Option 1: Focus on Dresden ES & Cary Reynolds ES Relief
G. 49 Montclair ES Students to Dresden ES
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Option 2: Relief to Dunwoody Cluster via Hightower ES
A. 221 Cary Reynolds ES Students to Doraville United ES
B. 398 Dresden ES Students to Doraville United ES
C. 20 Cary Reynolds ES Students to Dresden ES
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Option 2: Relief to Dunwoody Cluster via Hightower ES
D. 20 Montgomery ES to Doraville United ES
E. 20 Huntley Hills ES to Doraville United ES
F. 18 Ashford Park ES Student to Doraville United ES
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Option 2: Relief to Dunwoody Cluster via Hightower ES
G. 106 Hightower ES Students to Doraville United ES
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Option 2: Relief to Dunwoody Cluster via Hightower ES
H. 49 Montclair ES Students to Dresden ES
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FEEDER PATTERNS
None of the proposed options will affect middle or high‐school attendance areas, creating split feeder patterns
Option 1: Students in Areas A & B will continue to feed into Sequoyah MS and students in Areas C, D, & E will continue to feed into Chamblee MS Students in all areas will continue to feed into Chamblee Charter HS, except for a few students in Area A who will continue to feed into Cross Keys HS.
Option 2: Students in Areas A, B, & C will feed into Sequoyah MS. Students in Areas D, E, & F will feed into Chamblee MS. Students in Area G will feed into Peachtree MS. Students in Areas A, B, D, E, & F will feed into Chamblee Charter HS, except for a few students in Area A who will feed into Cross Keys HS. Students in Area C will feed into Cross Keys HS. Students in Area G will feed into Dunwoody HS.
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REDISTRICTING OPTIONS
Option Description Student Moves
Portable Reduction
1 Option 1: Focus on Dresden ES & Cary Reynolds ES Relief 867 ‐40
2 Option 2: Relief to Dunwoody Cluster via Hightower ES 852 ‐37
AGENDAWhy Redistricting?
Redistricting Process
Redistricting Criteria
Enrollment Forecast & Round 1 Comments
Redistricting Options
Round 2 Small Group Feedback
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ROUND 2 SMALL‐GROUP FEEDBACKOBJECTIVE
Collect input based on Board approved criteria
Series of questions for discussion
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1. Which option/focus do you feel best serves students in the area?
2. What are the pros and cons of each option?Option 1: Focus on Dresden ES & Cary Reynolds ES ReliefOption 2: Relief to Dunwoody Cluster via Hightower ES
ROUND 2 SMALL‐GROUP FEEDBACKQUESTIONS
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ROUND 2 SMALL‐GROUP FEEDBACKGROUND RULES
Facilitators are objective participantsCan only consider input related to the criteriaDCSD commits to receiving and considering all appropriate inputStaff must balance multiple perspectives and logistical limitations in developing plans, thus not all input can be accommodatedRespect each others’ opinionsPlease write questions on note cardsQuestions will be addressed on the website at www.dekalbschoolsga.org/redistricting
THANK YOU FOR COMING!NE X T M E E T I NG :
ROUND 3 P U B L I C M E E T I NGNOV EMB E R 1 9 , 2 0 1 9 7 : 0 0 PM
CHAMB L E E C HA R T E R H S
www.dekalbschoolsga.org/redistricting