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GROWING FORWARD:

RE-THINKING CISD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOUNDARY LINES

March, 2018

Goals/Objectives/Rationale

• Anticipating Growth
• Alleviating Overcrowding (Reyes Elementary)
• Maximizing Facilities

Process

Current enrollment numbers Input from a boundary committee (campus & district representatives, including parents) 4 Recommendations reviewed by the steering committee (narrowed to 2)

Process, cont’d

• CISD contracted Geographic Information

System (GIS) Specialist, Mr. Joe Hernandez, to merge the student data into maps to show real-time student information.

Steering Committee

• Associate Superintendent, Dr. Veronica Vijil
• Facilities & Transportation Executive Director,
• Mr. Bruno Vasquez
• GIS Specialist – Mr. Joe Hernandez
• IT Systems Analyst – Ms.Estela Jimenez
• Transportation Supervisor – Mr. Ben Brooks

Capacities & Enrollment

Considerations

• Anticipated Housing (see letter); Sent to PTO

Presidents of affected campuses + social media

• Long range planning for additional growth
• Two campuses have lower enrollments than
• thers (DDE, BCE)
• Student transfers impact the numbers (more

intra-district currently – students who live in the district)

Housing Letter

Current Boundaries

Scenario One (#2B), Elementary Schools

Scenario Two (#3B), Elementary Schools

Scenario One (2B MS), Middle Schools

Scenario Two (3B MS), Middle Schools

District’s Recommendation:

• We recommend #2B because:

– It leaves room for growth at RES where we anticipate more growth in the future, – It distributes the numbers more evenly, – It utilizes the facilities we have.

Grandfather Considerations

• Incoming 5th grade and 8th grade students

(and their siblings for one year only) may remain at the campus they are currently attending, however, no CISD transportation will be available.

Intra-district Transfers

• Transfer window is open currently.
• Form is sent to the home campus and the

home campus sends to the next campus.

• Final approval of all transfers is at the

discretion of the Associate Superintendent and will be based on space.

• Transfer deadline is May 1, 2018.

What’s Next?

• Community Meetings (March)
• Growing Forward: Boundary Update page to

be added to the CISD website

• Survey opened: March 23 – March 25, 2018

(CISD website)

• Board meeting: March 27, 2018

Board Involvement

• March: BOT Meeting to Present Community

Input and Final Recommendation for Boundary Changes

• Board of Trustees will vote to approve or

decline proposed changes

• Families are informed if changes are approved

Schedule of Meetings

• Monday, March 19, 2018, 6:00 pm, Garcia Elementary
• Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 6:30 pm, Reyes Elementary
• Wednesday, March 21, 9:00 am, Alderete Middle
• Wednesday, March 21, 6:00 pm, Damian Elementary
• Thursday, March 22, 9:00 am, Canutillo Middle
• Thursday, March 22, 6:00 pm, Canutillo Elementary

Questions?

• Please write your questions on an index card.

We will collect all questions and answer them

• n the district’s web page on Friday, March 23,

2018.

• Thank you.