Elementary Rezoning

~West Phase~Seminole County Public Schools

2012

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AGENDA

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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• Board Policy• Procedures• Parameters• Target Capacity Factors• Expectations• Outcomes

IX. Rezoning Process• Communications• Steps to a Final Decision• Timeline—West Phase

X. Core Committee Questions

XI. Rezoning Tool Demonstration

XII. Public Input

XIII.Rezoning Tool Practice & Work Session

XIV.Next Meeting – December 13,

2012 at 6:00 p.m.

XV. Adjournment

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 believesthat 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 researchsupports, 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

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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:

•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 theWest 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

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School Member Position

Bear Lake ES Carmen Hamilton SAC

Traci Kuveke PTA

Alex Agosto Administrator

Forest City ES Steve Grieger SAC

Jamie Sexton PTA

Tony Arena Administrator

Sabal Point ES Carolyn Baksa SAC

Alison Tate PTA

Paul Senko Administrator

Spring Lake ES Jill Wharton SAC

Tandre’ Moody PTA

Shana Rafalski Administrator

Committee Members

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School Member Position

Wekiva ES Lisa Romine SAC

Todd Kozak PTA

Marjorie Adamczyk Administrator

Teague MS David LaMontagne SAC

Trisha Tamm PTA

Adrienne DeRienzo Administrator

District Staff Dr. Robin Dehlinger Facilitator

Mr. Jason Wysong Facilitator

Ms. Gwen Warga Transportation

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

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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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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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Parameters

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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Target Capacity Factors

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Expectations

Balance enrollment among schools bymoving as close as possible to the

designated targets in the West Phase for:

1. Capacity

2. Free & Reduced Lunch

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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Important Note!

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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Outcomes

Communications

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• 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.

• 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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Steps To A Final Decision

December 6 Core Committee Meeting 1December 13 Core Committee Meeting 2January 10 Core Committee Meeting 3January 17 Core Committee Meeting 4

February 5* Board Work Session – Committee’s Proposed Plans

March 12* Regular Board Meeting – Superintendent’s Recommended Plan

March 17* Advertisement of Selected Rezoning Plan

April 16* Public HearingApril 16* Special Board Meeting – Adoption of Plan

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Timeline – West Phase

Questions

• Core Committee

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DEMO!!

Rezoner.com

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Public Input

• Questions/Comments from public

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