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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do think this process is necessary. We almost certainly won’t be affected (other than my kids losing friends,) but we went through a recent smaller boundary thing and I was still on board  even if it meant a non-preferred solution for us.

The county isn’t doing everything well, but they need to be able adjust things to improve the overall logistics of the county. [/quote]

No.  THIS process is not necessary.  From where I sit, this is not improving things at all.

I still don't see where they are addressing the immediate and serious need for Coates, and maybe others, that need attention now.  [/quote]

Coates and park lawn boundary changes were delayed for the comprehensive boundary review. They delayed making changes to address actual needs at those schools to allow themselves to make unnecessary changes.

You can’t make this stuff up. Rank incompetence.[/quote]

That is looking at something strategically and for a longer term rather than just fixing a pocket of need.[/quote]

But they aren't looking at it from the longer term. The draft maps they've released look at the school populations for this year. And then they move kids around based on that. They're not looking at what happens in years after that, most likely because CIP numbers are notoriously incorrect. And if you're going to switch 30 kids from one school to another to "fix" overcrowding, that's a problem because the CIP numbers at some schools are routinely off more than that figure in any given year.

This is a mess. I have no problems with them doing a comprehensive review. But they seem to be using this as an opportunity to switch thousands of kids around to make things look better on paper, when the changes don't make sense in real life. And with no guaranteed grandfathering, they're just going to rip kids away from their communities and friends for no good reason.

Fix Coates and Park Lawn because those schools are legitimately overcrowded. But leave others alone unless there's a really pressing need for a change AND the community agrees with it.[/quote]

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