1. JERSEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REZONING PLAN FOR THE HEIGHTS AREA
BOE Caucus:
4/25/17
JERSEY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY

2. The Heights Rezoning Plan
Obi Agudosi
Architectural Specialist
30 years experience
NJSDA Schools
The Heights Rezoning Plan
The Patricia M. Noonan Elementary School
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

3. The Patricia M. Noonan Elementary School
Obi Agudosi
Architectural Specialist
30 years experience
NJSDA Schools
The Patricia M. Noonan Elementary School
Jefferson Ave
Summit Ave
Laidlaw Ave
PATRICIA M. NOONAN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Outdoor play K-5
Outdoor play Pre-K
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

4. The Patricia M. Noonan Elementary School
Obi Agudosi
Architectural Specialist
30 years experience
NJSDA Schools
The Patricia M. Noonan Elementary School
Full Sized Gymnasium (picture below),
Cafeteria and Multi-Purpose Room
Art, Science, Technology Rooms
Jefferson Ave
Media Center
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

5. The Heights Rezoning Plan
Obi Agudosi
Architectural Specialist
30 years experience
NJSDA Schools
The Heights Rezoning Plan
OPENING OF NEW PAT NOONAN SCHOOL CREATES OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HEIGHTS AREA TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS AT ALL SCHOOLS BY REZONING EXISTING SCHOOL BOUNDARIES.
REZONING PLAN OBJECTIVES:
SHORT TERM OBJECTIVE-SPRING 2017:
To occupy the new Patricia M. Noonan School upon availability by NJ Schools Development Authority for occupancy -anticipated in Spring 2017.
LONGER TERM OBJECTIVES-SEPTEMBER 2017:
To use the added capacity of the new school to eliminate existing Trailer Classroom Units in Heights Area to the extent possible.
To use the added capacity of the new school to reduce busing to/from the Heights area to the extent possible.
To use the added capacity of the new school to reduce overcrowding at existing school facilities in the Heights area to the extent possible- especially at PS6 and PS27.
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

6. Heights- School Locations1
PS27 2 7
PS25
PS28 3
PS8 MS 7 4 8 6 PN
PS31 5
PS 27 - Alfred Zampella School
PS 25 - Nicolaus Copernicus School
PS 8 – Charles Trefort School
MS 7 - Franklin L. Williams School
PS 6 – Jonathan Wakeman School
PS 31 - Anthony J. Infante School
PS 28 – Christa McAuliffe School
PN - New Patricia M. Noonan Elementary
School
PS6
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

7. The Heights Rezoning Plan
Obi Agudosi
Architectural Specialist
30 years experience
NJSDA Schools
The Heights Rezoning Plan
Studies to rezone school boundaries involved:
STEP ONE – MAPPED EXISTING ATTENDANCE PATTERNS FOR EACH SCHOOL AND PROJECTED ENROLLMENT BASED ON BIRTHS AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS
STEP TWO – CALCULATED & CONFIRM ED EXISTING SCHOOL CAPACITIES
STEP THREE IS IN PROGRESS –EVALUATE/RECOMMEND OPTIONS FOR REZONING GEOGRAPHIC ATTENDANCE ZONES IN ORDER TO :
OPEN THE NEW SCHOOL WITH PARTIAL OCCUPANCY IN SPRING 2017
FOUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS HELD IN THE HEIGHTS TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS
ACHIEVE THE LONGER TERM REZONING PLAN OBJECTIVES WITH FULL OCCUPANCY IN SEPTEMBER 2017
Note: Boundary rezoning recommendations are based on the use of GIS Mapping (computer aided mapping) tied to student databases to support accurate testing of redistricting scenarios based on updated enrollment counts by grade applied to any attendance area and any year (over the next 5 years)
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Attendance Rezoning

8. The Heights Rezoning Plan
STEP THREE – ACHIEVE THE LONGER TERM REZONING OBJECTIVES WITH FULL OCCUPANCY OF PATRICIA M. NOONAN SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER RECOMMENDATIONS Rezone all attendance zones for existing schools in the Heights area to achieve objectives: 1. To use the added capacity of the new school to eliminate existing Trailer Classroom Units in Heights Area to the extent possible. 2. To use the added capacity of the new school to reduce busing to/from the Heights area to the extent possible. 3. To use the added capacity of the new school to balance enrollments and school capacities in order reduce overcrowding at existing school facilities in the Heights area to the extent possible- especially at PS6 and PS27.
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

9. The Heights Rezoning Plan
Capacity exceeds enrollments for the 5 year projection
Ideally, if students could be evenly distributed among all schools, we would have a surplus of seats at all schools
Due to layout of existing city blocks, streets and location of existing schools, we cannot achieve the ideal of even distribution.
Even without ideal conditions for even distribution, we can achieve better conditions for all Heights area schools
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

10. Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

11. Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

12. Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

13. Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

14. Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

15. Jersey City Schools
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16. Jersey City Schools
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17. Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

18. PS27 PS25 PS28 PS8 PN PS31 PS6 MS7 Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

19. (Presented at Community Meetings)
PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED CHANGE AREAS
(Presented at Community Meetings)
PS27
PS25
PS28
PS8
MS7 PN
PS31
PS6
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20. The Heights Rezoning Plan
Balancing Enrollment and Capacity (without trailers) 1. Proposed Geographic Attendance Zones - “Change” areas and streets impacted by Rezoning Plan. 2. Re-assigning students to balance Enrollment and Capacity - Re-assign Grades PK-1 and 6 beginning Sept Phase in new attendance zones to permit upper grade students to graduate from their current schools
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21. CURRENTLY PROPOSED CHANGE AREAS
PS27 D7 D8
PS25
PS28 D4 D3
PS8
MS7 PN D2
PS31
PS6 D1
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22. Proposed Geographic Attendance Zones -Change Areas and Streets
The Heights Rezoning Plan
Balancing Enrollment
and Capacity (without trailers)
PS27
Move 6
Move 5
PS25
PS28
Move 4
Move 3
Proposed Geographic Attendance Zones -Change Areas and Streets
PS8
Move 2
MS7 PN
PS31
Move 1 no longer moves-
Area to remain at PS6)
PS6
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Attendance Rezoning

23. The Heights Rezoning Plan
Balancing Enrollment and Capacity (without trailers) Proposed Geographic Attendance Zones “Change” areas impacted by Rezoning Plan: Move 1- MODIFIED area D1 has been reduced and is no longer a move. Students in modified area D1 are currently attending PS 6 and will remain at PS 6 (Area between Oakland Ave, Prospect St, Jefferson Ave/Hill St., to existing easterly boundary of Heights.) Move 2 – MODIFIED area D2 expanded to include an area previously part of D1 and more students now attending PS6. Students in this area currently attend PS 6 and will now attend Pat Noonan School (Area between JFK Blvd at Cliff St across JCMUA and Reservoir #2 to Oakland Ave, Jefferson Ave, Central Ave, Beacon Ave) Move 3- area D3 Currently attending PS 31 (Grades PK-2) and PS25 (Grades 3-5) will now attend Pat Noonan School (Area between existing Manhattan Ave, Summit Ave, JCMUA, JFK Blvd, at Beacon Ave west to boundary of Heights) westerly boundary of Heights east along
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

24. The Heights Rezoning Plan
Balancing Enrollment and Capacity (without trailers) Proposed Geographic Attendance Zones “Change” areas impacted by Rezoning Plan: Move 4- area D4 Currently attending PS25 will now attend Pat Noonan School (Area between existing Liberty Ave, Hutton St, Summit Ave, Manhattan Ave) Move 5 – MODIFIED area D7 Currently attending PS27 will now attend PS25 (Area between JFK Blvd, Bleeker Ave, Summit Ave, Congress St) -The area has been modified in order to allow students living closest to PS27 to continue attending the school. - increasing the geographic attendance area still leaves the school with a large deficit, though smaller than existing - phasing out the high number of out of zone students at PS27 will also help to address the deficit. Move 6 – area D8 Currently attending PS27 will now attend PS28 (see map) (Area between existing Summit Ave, Graham St, Central Ave, Congress St.)
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

25. The Heights Rezoning Plan
Balancing Enrollment and Capacity (without trailers)
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

26. The Heights Rezoning Plan
Balancing Enrollment and Capacity (without trailers)
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

27. Move 2 – MODIFIED area D2 expanded to include an area previously part of D1.
Students in this area are currently attending PS 6 and will now attend Pat Noonan School (Area between JFK Blvd at Cliff St across JCMUA and Reservoir #2 to Oakland Ave, Jefferson Ave, Central Ave, Beacon Ave)
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

28. Move 4- area D4 Currently attending PS25 will now attend Pat Noonan School (Area between existing Liberty Ave, Hutton St, Summit Ave, Manhattan Ave) D4
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29. Move 5 – MODIFIED area D7 -Students in this area currently attend PS27 and will now attend PS25 (grades PK-5) and MS7 (grades 6-8) (Area between JFK Blvd, Bleeker St, Summit Ave, Congress St) D7
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Attendance Rezoning

30. Move 6 – area D8 Currently attending PS27 will now attend PS28 (see map) (Area between existing Summit Ave, Graham St, Central Ave, Congress St.)
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

31. Balancing Enrollment and Capacity (without trailers)
The Heights Rezoning Plan
Balancing Enrollment and Capacity (without trailers)
Re-assigning students- Ultimately, all students will attend their home schools The process will be based on a phased plan, which will permit upper grade students to graduate from their current schools: Phasing between Sept ALL NEW students will be registered based on new attendances zones beginning For existing students, phasing will apply: -Grade K-1 students (2016 PK-K) will be registered based on new attendance zones.   -Grade 6 students (2016 grade 5) will be registered based on new attendance zones. - Grades K-1 and grade 6 at each school will be resident students in 2017  -Students in grades 2-5, 7 and 8 (2016 grades 1-4, 6 and 7) will remain at current schools-  8th graders (2016 7th grade) graduate from current schools at the end of the year.
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

32. Balancing Enrollment and Capacity (without trailers)
The Heights Rezoning Plan
Balancing Enrollment and Capacity (without trailers)
Re-assigning students- Ultimately, all students will attend their home schools The process will be based on a phased plan, which will permit upper grade students to graduate from their current schools: Phasing between Sept 2018--ALL NEW students will be registered based on new attendances zones beginning For existing students, phasing will apply: -Grades K-3 and 6-7 (2017 grades K,1,6 resident students are now in grades 1-2,7) will be registered based on new attendance zones  -Grades K-3,6-7 students at each school will be resident students;   -Students in grades 4,5, and 8 will remain at current schools. 8th graders (2016 6th graders) graduate from current schools at the end of the year;   
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

33. Balancing Enrollment and Capacity (without trailers)
The Heights Rezoning Plan
Balancing Enrollment and Capacity (without trailers)
Re-assigning students- Ultimately, all students will attend their home schools The process will be based on a phased plan, which will permit upper grade students to graduate from their current schools: Phasing between  Sept 2019-ALL NEW students will be registered based on new attendances zones beginning For existing students, phasing will apply: -Grades K-8 (2018 grades K-3,6-7 resident students are now in grades 1-4,7,8) will be registered based on new attendance zones  -Grades K-8 students at each school will be resident students;   
Jersey City Schools
Attendance Rezoning

34. Balancing Enrollment and Capacity (without trailers)
The Heights Rezoning Plan
Balancing Enrollment and Capacity (without trailers)
Re-assigning students- there will be exceptions Phasing between Exceptions from attendance at home school: -Attendance zone exceptions will be considered each year. Non-resident students must receive an approved exception from the Division Director based on hardship and available capacity) -Students in lower grades, who are scheduled to be rezoned, but have siblings in upper grades who will remain in the current school, will be permitted to remain at the same school if desired -Bi-lingual grades K-5 currently attending PS 6 and PS 8 will attend PS8 in Sept PK students are not immediately impacted by the new attendance zones as they are not typically resident students??
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35. The Heights Rezoning Plan
TIMELINE & NEXT STEPS Longer Term – Review recommended rezoning scenario by Spring 2017 for implementation in September JCBOE Community Meetings –March and April - JCBOE Approve Final Rezoning Plan – April - Notice to Schools and Parents – May-June - Implementation- September 2017
DRAFT
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