Challenging redistricting successfully?
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Anonymous
It is extremely simplistic, convenient, and judgemental to imply that anyone who challenges a boundary study is because of this reason. Majority of my black and brown neighbors (I am one of them) strongly opposed getting redistricted to a bad school. We went from a majority minority school with a GS rating of 8 to one that is rated 3. |
Anonymous
NP here - I would go to your Board member as a group and plead your case. Use all the reasons you laid out here. The odds aren't great that you will get a change but it is worth a try. FWIW- my kids go to a school with a lower GS rating and their experience has been very good. The school puts all the higher achieving kids into one class so the teacher can align instruction to their abilities. My kids have gone on to be straight A students in a TAG middle school so quality of instruction wasn't an issue. I think I know the schools you are talking about. Objectively if you have two schools that are less than a mile apart, it's hard to justify having one school at 140% capacity while another school is at 75%. I have heard that Whitehall is so overcrowded that they have kids running laps in the hallways during PE. My advice is to work with your neighbors and get as involved as you can in the new school. Parent involvement, a strong PTA and neighborhood support can do a lot to improve a school. Good luck! |