1. SAN MARCOS SCHOOL DISTRICT RECOMMENDED ATTENDANCE AREA REVISIONS 2008-2009

2. Why are we revising our school attendance areas? 1. Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary is opening in August of 2008 2. Paloma is overcrowded 3. San Elijo Elementary needs room for growth 4. Discovery is slightly overcrowded 5. San Marcos Elementary will be modernized and the last phase is planned to open in the Fall of 2010 with increased enrollment capacity

3. THE PROCESS Community information meetings were held at each elementary school in January to present attendance area drafts and collect community comments Committee with representatives from each elementary and San Elijo Middle convened beginning January 30 th. Representatives included parents, administrators, and teachers Committee met two afternoons and developed its recommendation for the School Board

4. Why did we have draft scenarios? Created as examples of what would work: Board Policy, school enrollments, transportation Created a starting point for the committee Developed by district office staff and principals

5. ATTENDANCE AREA GOALS SCHOOL BOARD POLICY Proximity of students to schools Educational needs of students Safety of students Nature of educational program

6. Current Enrollment ALVIN DUNN 907 CARRILLO 805 DISCOVERY 926 KNOB HILL 870 LA COSTA MEADOWS 747 PALOMA 1,143 RICHLAND 941 SAN ELIJO 943 SAN MARCOS ELEMENTARY 473 TWIN OAKS 918

7. The Committee’s Process 1. Divided into six working groups with varied representation of administrators, teachers, parents, and schools 2. Groups reviewed comments from community meetings 3. Each group was provided with maps, policies, enrollment numbers, the district scenarios, and enrollment targets for schools sites 4. District staff was available to answer questions

8. The Committee’s Process 5. Each group developed a draft scenario 6. Each group shared their draft and rationale 7. District staff noted similarities and differences and shared these with the committee 8. The entire committee discussed the differences and agreed to one scenario 9. The committee discussed potential policy change recommendations

9. SCENARIO 3 RECOMMENDED ELEMENTARY ATTENDANCE AREA CHANGES

10. JOLI ANN LEICHTAG

11. JOLI ANN LEICHTAG PROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT From Alvin Dunn474 From Carrillo192 From Paloma 30 TOTAL696

12. ALVIN DUNN

13. ALVIN DUNN PROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT At Alvin Dunn454 From Paloma191 From Carrillo 4 TOTAL650

14. CARRILLO

15. CARRILLO PROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT At Carrillo611 From San Elijo200 From La Costa Meadows 19 TOTAL830

16. SAN MARCOS ELEMENTARY

17. SAN MARCOS ELEMENTARY PROJECTED ENROLLMENT For 2008-09 At San Marcos399 From Discovery115 TOTAL514 For 2010-11 From Richland (2010-11)109

18. OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT Discovery821 Paloma908 San Elijo802 La Costa Meadows733

19. MIDDLE SCHOOLS

20. MIDDLE SCHOOLS PROJECTED 2008-09 ENROLLMENT San Marcos1288 San Elijo1301 Woodland Park1374

21. What about policy changes? The committee recommended against “grandfathering” current students because it would not work fairly for all schools. The committee did not recommend any changes to the current intra-district transfer policy.

22. ATTENDANCE AREA REVISIONS Questions?