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I mean this in the nicest way. What should we do? Because this thread is a perfect example of the nonsense when it comes to making decisions. We are doing things to avoid blow back from parents who don't want certain populations in their schools, we are getting blow back from parents and board members who want to pursue changes but only if we make sure we are taking into account poverty. I spent hours in meetings where we basically go back and forth. We have the data to do a massive boundary change now to essentially have no school over 110 percent capacity (so, minimum modulars and trailers folks). It is basically dead in the water. Because building more is an easy yes and I am just doing my job and I really have no power to make these choices where blow back is inevitable. [/quote]

Unfortunately, there's no pleasing all of the people all of the time. 
 I don't envy anyone in this situation who is actually trying to do their job.

Present your best recommendations with the evidence to justify them. Have a back up or two that may be less unpopular if you anticipate massive resistance, and let the school board make their decision.

I too notice that, assuming you are who you say you are, that some school board members are willing to waste money on an outside consultant.[/quote]

While I sympathize even if they present what's "best" for everyone even showing the data to back it up, individual families will always look out for their child(ren) first. Those with means who don't like the new changes will leave. No matter what happens the affluent will be least impacted. And like it or not the children of the affluent are what drives test scores which is what drives overcrowding to get to the best schools.[/quote]

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