Superintendent Makes Case for Redistricting Map #9
Decatur Metro | December 9, 2010 | 11:51 amIn a note to the Decatur School Board prior to next week’s meeting (see Agenda Item “e” at this link), Superintendent Phyllis Edwards details the process and reasoning that resulted in her recommendation of K-3 redistricting Map 9. Here’s a snippet…
…the Board listened to the community on November 16, 2010 and feedback was compiled from the electronic comment space to create Map 9. This map brings the schools virtually within a few students of each other in terms of total enrollment, non-white percentage, free/reduced lunch percentage, and use of classroom space at each school. A substantial change in Map 9 is that CSD will continue our practice of clustering English Language Learner students at Winnona Park. A large majority of these students that need second language services live in the Decatur Housing Authority, in particular, Allen Wilson. By continuing our current practice, this diversified Winnona, lessened the enrollment at Clairemont, and evened out the percentages. The following detail more minor changes that created Map 9:
1. The area around Willow on the northeast side is now zoned to Glennwood.
2. Rosewalk neighborhood will continue to attend Oakhurst.
3. McKoy Street will continue to attend Oakhurst.
The Superintendent recommends that the Board vote to approve Map 9 tonight.