1. Dozier Elementary Attendance Zones 2016-2017
Proposed
Dozier Elementary Attendance Zones

2. Agenda Introductions Purpose for Rezoning Process/Timeline
Attendance Zone Considerations
In-District Elementary Transfer Process
Bilingual School Assignments
10-Year Growth Patterns
Proposed Map of New Attendance Zones
Comments/Questions

3. Purpose for Rezoning
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD has been a fast growth district for the past 15 to 20 years.
615 students are new to EMS ISD this year.
In 2015, the 2nd quarter starts and closings have been the highest since 2008.
80% of the District’s housing starts come from Greenfield and Parkview (Marine Creek Ranch), Lake Pointe, Chisholm Ridge, and Comanche Springs.
We are expecting an increase of 2,400 students in the next five years.
1,000 students will be elementary.
The District has purchased additional land in the Marine Creek area to prepare for future growth.

4. Process/Timeline
The District and Demographer have been working on the possible attendance zone modifications in this area.
Community meetings will be held at Parkview Elementary on Thursday, November 5th, and Elkins Elementary on Thursday, November 12th at 6:30 p.m.
Community input will be collected and evaluated.
A report will be given at the November 16, 2015 Board meeting.
An action item will be presented at the December 14, 2015 meeting for the Board’s consideration and approval.

5. Attendance Zone Considerations
Optimize Space – Efficient use of buildings to reduce overcrowding in building when possible.
Neighborhood Unity – Will make best effort to keep subdivisions together.
Natural Lines – Will attempt to use natural boundary lines when possible.
Growth – Best effort will be made to plan for future development so that lines do not have to be redrawn between scheduled campus openings.
Contiguous Boundaries – This will prevent an area from being isolated from surrounding neighborhoods.
Socioeconomic Factors – Consideration will be given to the socioeconomic make up of each attendance zone.
Transportation Costs – Bus routes will be a consideration as attendance zones are developed.
Family Impact – Best effort will be made to consider the impact that changing attendance zones will have on families.
Feeder Pattern Alignment – Students will stay together as they move through elementary, middle school, and high school.

6. In-District Elementary Transfer Process 2016-2017
January 11 – Post transfer guidelines and transfer request forms
February 15 – April 22 – Transfer requests received
May 23 – Transfer requests reviewed (approved/denied)
June 27 – Review late transfer requests (approved/denied)

7. Bilingual School Assignments
East Side
West Side
Northbrook Elem
Northbrook Elem
Willow Creek Elem
Saginaw Elem
Willow Creek Elem
Chisholm Ridge Elem
Remington Point Elem
Comanche Springs Elem
Gililland Elem
West side of District has gone from three bilingual campuses to two.
Gililland Elem
Dozier Elem
Eagle Mountain Elem
High Country Elem
Bryson Elem
Parkview Elem
proposed
Elkins Elem
Lake Pointe Elem
Greenfield Elem
Elkins Elem

8. 10-Year Growth Patterns ** ** **

9. Proposed Map of New Attendance Zones
DOZIER

10. Comments/Questions
Notecards will be passed out for you to write questions. They will be collected as you leave.
Answers to your questions will be placed on the District website.
Administrators and the Demographer will be available to answer questions after the meeting.