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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just bet that they will have some funky redistricting when ES #5 opens up where some neighborhoods have to pass 3 ESs to get to their home school, like how it is now for those in the Fallsgrove area.  Oh, I can't wait to see how they redistrict.  I'm sure it will be even more convoluted than it is now.[/quote]
Well,[b] Fallsgrove passes closer ESs because they are in a different cluster[/b].  RP is about as easy as a commute from Fallsgrove as Beall or College Gardens would be, and certainly much closer than Twinbrook.

As for the zoning of ES#5, I'm sure the reallocation from the current four ESs will be based mostly on geographic considerations, with some SES balancing thrown in as well.[/quote]

Um... that's my point.  They are in a different cluster but have to pass 3 ESs  on the way (2 of which are under capacity).  So, with ES#5 why not make the whole of RP geographically based.  And my other point about the income disparity was that if they don't want to rezone by geography because of the income disparity, then rezone lower SES to a much richer area like in Churchill.  If income disparity is a factor, then this kind of zoning would make way more sense than what they have now.  Either way, income disparity or geography, the way it is now doesn't make *any* sense.[/quote]
I don't really follow you here.  The ESs that are closer to Fallsgrove aren't in the RM cluster - that's why Fallsgrove travels to RP.  They go to the ES that's closest to them within their cluster assignment.  Hence, the same should apply with ES#5.

In terms of redistricting between HS clusters, you and I know that's a larger topic that's difficult for many reasons.  In any event, the geographic burden on Fallsgrove isn't much different that what it would be for the best geographic candidates for an exchange (which would likely be parts of Fallsmead or Cold Spring).  No matter what you do, some kids will always have longer geographic commutes at ES, MS or HS.  This is true in almost every cluster.[/quote]

My point is that with ES#5 they are going to have to rezone the RM cluster.  So, while they are doing that, I really don't see why rezoning one geographic area to another HS cluster would be so difficult.  The school bus is only for that neighborhood, so I really don't think busing is the issue.  So, then, what could be the issue?[/quote]
Yes, they will have to rezone the RM cluster internally at the ES level, which they will do.  Nothing will change at the MS or HS level.  Why you think they need to do rezone between RM and Wootton at that point (as opposed to any point in the past) is unclear to me.  What part of Wootton would be a better geographic fit to be in RM?  You'd be creating change for change's sake, but the new portion assigned to RM would likely have the same geographic issues that Fallsgrove has today.  Put another way, what specific change would you make in a RM/Wootton or RM/Churchill swap?[/quote]

It would make more sense for Fallsgrove to go to any of the ESs in the Wootton cluster that they pass by on the way to RP.  I think they need to rezone also because it's ridiculous for those kids to have to pass by 3 mostly under utilized ESs in order to get to RP.  Put them in schools closer to home.

I don't understand why income disparity is an issue in the RM cluster so much so that they've zoned it in this manner.  Why isn't this an even bigger issue in the Churchill/Wootton cluster?  If they are trying to make RM more balanced from an SES stand point, why aren't they doing more to balance Wootton/Churchill?  That's my point, too.[/quote]

Exactly.  Send Twinbrook to Wootton.  That will straighten things out quickly.  [/quote]

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