1. Welcome
We will be using Poll Everywhere as part of our work today which will require using your phones. Text CASSIEBLAUSE272 to You will then get a response showing you are connected.

2. Student Assignment Review Advisory Committee
October 2, 2019 1

3. Poll Everywhere
We will be using Poll Everywhere as part of our work today which will require using your phones. Text CASSIEBLAUSE272 to You will then get a response showing you are connected.

5. Agenda Welcome Overview of next few months Survey
Community Listening Sessions
School Choice 2

6. Discussion topics October—What is school choice?
November—What is equity of access?
December—What is school diversity?

7. Role of the Advisory Committee
Core Team
Advisory Committee
Community
Board of Education

8. Previous survey topics
Demographics of respondents
Access to Information & Ease of understanding
Choice
Student selection for programs (criteria)
Diversity
Plan design
Transportation

9. What other topics might we want to address?
Prioritizing diversity/choice
Transparency in how students are selected

10. Community Listening Sessions
Advisory committee members are encouraged to attend Dates & locations TBD 4 sessions across the county One on a Saturday

11. School Choice 4

13. JCPS Current options Elementary Cluster application (5-8)
Magnet schools, magnet programs, optional programs, high school academies
Options are based on home address
2 magnet/optional program choices— processed sequentially
Ability to grant choice is limited by space, diversity, transportation 5

14. JCPS School Choice Opportunities Considerations
Ability to select a program that matches student interest
Choice is limited by space, diversity, transportation
Ability to meet individual family needs (e.g. childcare)
Increased choice adds complexity and leads to decision fatigue
Provides opportunity for diversity
Equity of access

15. Improvements SY
All elementary schools will use a lottery for admission.
No requirements such as school visits, interest inventories, etc.
Parents will be notified of student’s place on waiting list SY
Electronic notification to parents
Two true choices
Evaluation of criteria for middle & high school programs

16. Table discussion
Discuss at your table how many different types of programs should be offered at each level
Level
Limited types of programs that are replicated to be available to all areas
Some variety of programs offered. Some may be replicated, some may be offered in one place
A wide variety of programs that are offered to limited areas
Elementary
Middle
High

17. Table discussion
Discuss at your table how many choices should be on the application at each level
Level
No choice
Some choice
A lot of choice
Elementary
Middle
High

18. Day later due to election day
Next meetings
TUESDAY, October 30
Board meeting
Wednesday, November 9
Day later due to election day