Fall 2008 Boundary Review Committee Update
The Boundary Review Committee is ready to go back out and meet with the
community this fall to share its most recent revised boundary scenario.
Committee members will also discuss recommendations they developed this
summer. Community input and suggestions were used to develop this
scenario and these recommendations.
The scenario to be discussed and the recommendations listed below have
not been approved, but committee members believe they meet the
district’s goals and are sensitive to the feedback they heard. We
look forward to meeting with the community to further discuss this
issue.
Dana Jones, Co-Chair
Chris Gardea, Co-Chair
Boundary Review Committee Recommendations
- New recommendation based on feedback
- Investigate possibility of new home for preschool programs
- Grandfather option for 2009 -- 4th and 5th grade students
- Open enrollment priority for 2009 -- 1st to 3rd grade students
- Consider revising middle school boundaries
Revised Boundary Scenario (Fall 2008) (PDF)
Revised Boundary Scenario Demographics (PDF)
Fall Meeting Dates:
- Wednesday, Sept. 10 7 p.m. Green Park
- Wednesday, Oct. 1 7 p.m. Blue Ridge
- Wednesday, Oct. 29 7 p.m. Prospect Point
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Boundary Review Committee
Dana Jones, Co-Chair
Chris Gardea, Co-Chair
Roger Bairstow
Dondi Cortinas
Anne Golden
Kurt Hoffman
Mike Lambert
Katrina Manning
Tim McCarty
Steve Olson
Donna Painter
James Payne
Laure Quaresma
Julie Sievertson
Peter Swant
Staci Wanichek
Nancy Withycombe |
Why is the district adjusting school boundaries?
The opening of the new Edison Elementary School in 2009 provides Walla Walla Public Schools with an opportunity to re-examine current elementary boundaries and make adjustments to maximize building capacity and facilitate lower student enrollment in schools that have experienced growth.
A Boundary Review Committee was formed last fall to study these issues. It was charged with gathering information, getting input from the community and ultimately making recommendations to the school board for consideration.
The committee consists of representatives from each elementary school, elementary principals, district administrators, the school board, and the community at large.
Boundary Review Committee kept the following goals in mind:
- Increase Edison Elementary enrollment for new school
- Maintain neighborhood schools
- Balance enrollment in district elementary schools
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