Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Boundary Process Update

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At yesterday afternoon's Board meeting, we briefly discussed the brewing conversation about boundary policies and processes. The focus was Dr. Adamo's description of his staff's recommendations for a new process. Bob Ohneiser also referenced his list of 39 suggestions that he wants reviewed and discussed.

Tonight at 7pm will be the real in-depth discussion, at the first meeting of the Boundary Process committee, chaired by Mr. Geurin. Expect most of the Board to attend.
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5 comments:

  1. My hope from this would be that the School Board becomes consistent in applying boundary changes to our schools. If they are concerned with using available seats at the elementary school level, why are they not at the high school level? If they are concerned with keeping elementary school kids at their closest ES, they why doesn't this apply to high schools? If the feeder systems is so coveted for MS to HS, then why doesn't it apply to ES to MS? Seems to me that going from ES to MS is a much bigger transition than MS to HS. I heard one of the benefits of the feeder system for MS to HS is that the principles have a one to one working relationship with each other when kids transition. Why not do this at the ES to MS?

    I hope the School Board members really take into account the well being of all kids in all districts when making decisions, not just the kids in their own districts.
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  2. I'd like to know who is on the committee and how they were selected.
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  3. The committee isn't a fixed list of members, it's just a self-selected working group. Most members have indicated an interest. The Board selected Mr. Geurin to chair the committee. The committee will make recommendations to the full Board but only the full Board can make changes to policy.
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  4. Are these meetings open to the public?
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  5. These meetings are all open to the public, and include opportunity for public comment.

    All meetings are open to the public except for meetings on an extremely narrow set of topics regulated by state law, and even those meetings and the reason for closing them are disclosed.

    More than two school board members discussing LCPS business constitutes a meeting and must advertised three days in advance and have minutes taken and published.
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