My apologies, the May 20-22 Boundary Viewings will be open to feedback from the public.
Thanks!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Boundary Review Committee Meetings
Hi Everyone,
A few of us attended the Boundary Committee meeting last night. Below, is listed the future dates of the upcoming meetings. They will be held from 6:00PM - 8:30PM in the Annex Building (the same location as the School Board Meetings). Please attend as many of these as you can; we need people from the Highlands at these meetings!
Boundary Review Committee dates:
Final public meetings will be held on:
October 1st enrollment info for the school year of 2008 will be the critical marker for the final decisions = the Board will need to assess for any major swings in enrollment. If there are no major changes, then one final meeting will be held to confirm up the boundaries.
Students will be placed back in their "home schools" as a starting point for the committee to work with. In addition, they will utilize enrollment projections, student generation factors, and housing development growth trends to facilitate the process.
Please keep in mind, there is no guarantee that those that live closest to their neighborhood school will be able to attend it!
It will be interesting to see if the committee follows the facilitator's (hired per the School District) comment, "We DO NOT want parents saying that their child cannot attend his/her neighborhood school because of another child from outside the area is attending it...." This comment was made in reference to ALL schools!
Open enrollment (if there is room) for all schools will be available once the schools have the allocated students in place.
Thanks to everyone who has supported this issue!!!!
Leslie Warrick
A few of us attended the Boundary Committee meeting last night. Below, is listed the future dates of the upcoming meetings. They will be held from 6:00PM - 8:30PM in the Annex Building (the same location as the School Board Meetings). Please attend as many of these as you can; we need people from the Highlands at these meetings!
Boundary Review Committee dates:
- March 5
- Mach 19
- April 2
- April 16
- April 30
- May 7
Goal: Preliminary recommendations by May 7th
A public viewing of proposals (not open for public discussion - basically will be telling us what their recommendations will be) will be held at the 3 District High Schools on the following dates:
- May 20
- May 21
- May 22
Final public meetings will be held on:
- June 4
- June 18
October 1st enrollment info for the school year of 2008 will be the critical marker for the final decisions = the Board will need to assess for any major swings in enrollment. If there are no major changes, then one final meeting will be held to confirm up the boundaries.
Students will be placed back in their "home schools" as a starting point for the committee to work with. In addition, they will utilize enrollment projections, student generation factors, and housing development growth trends to facilitate the process.
Please keep in mind, there is no guarantee that those that live closest to their neighborhood school will be able to attend it!
It will be interesting to see if the committee follows the facilitator's (hired per the School District) comment, "We DO NOT want parents saying that their child cannot attend his/her neighborhood school because of another child from outside the area is attending it...." This comment was made in reference to ALL schools!
Open enrollment (if there is room) for all schools will be available once the schools have the allocated students in place.
Thanks to everyone who has supported this issue!!!!
Leslie Warrick
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
670 and counting...
To the 670 who have already signed the petition to keep Issaquah Highlands elementary students together at Grand Ridge, thank you.
If you haven't already, click on the link on the sidebar titled "boundary petition" to be taken to the petition page.
Thank you!
If you haven't already, click on the link on the sidebar titled "boundary petition" to be taken to the petition page.
Thank you!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Volunteers Needed!
Hello everyone,
Last night’s meeting at Blakely Hall went well. We have decided to go ahead with the door-to-door signature collection process. The Boundary Review committee will meet on Feb 27. We would like to have most of the signatures collected by the 26th, if possible, so we could present the petition to the committee the next day. I know that does not give us much time but together we can do this.
I came across the voting group map showing different neighborhoods in Issaquah Highlands. Each volunteer will be in charged with one neighborhood on the map. We already have 6 volunteers but we still need more help. The weather is looking good for the next few days. I myself will be out there. If anyone is interested in helping out, please contact me at dai.phan@camannson.com and I will assign you an “unclaimed” territory. Who knows! You might end up working in your own neighborhood. Please remember that we can collect more than one signature at the door. Any adult who resides in IH can sign.
Thank you so much for your help!
Dai Phan
Last night’s meeting at Blakely Hall went well. We have decided to go ahead with the door-to-door signature collection process. The Boundary Review committee will meet on Feb 27. We would like to have most of the signatures collected by the 26th, if possible, so we could present the petition to the committee the next day. I know that does not give us much time but together we can do this.
I came across the voting group map showing different neighborhoods in Issaquah Highlands. Each volunteer will be in charged with one neighborhood on the map. We already have 6 volunteers but we still need more help. The weather is looking good for the next few days. I myself will be out there. If anyone is interested in helping out, please contact me at dai.phan@camannson.com and I will assign you an “unclaimed” territory. Who knows! You might end up working in your own neighborhood. Please remember that we can collect more than one signature at the door. Any adult who resides in IH can sign.
Thank you so much for your help!
Dai Phan
Monday, February 4, 2008
Save the Date: Issaquah Highlands Community Meeting re. possible Grand Ridge Boundaries
Please save the date for an important community meeting about possible Grand Ridge boundary changes.
When: February 13th, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Blakely Hall
Expect the following:
We look forward to seeing you there.
-sara winnick-
When: February 13th, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Blakely Hall
Expect the following:
- An update about the recent School Board decision to build E-15 and keep Clark Elementary open
- Discussion about the next steps to keep the Highlands together at Grand Ridge Elementary
- An action plan for those who want to get involved, including a petition
We look forward to seeing you there.
-sara winnick-
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