Facilities
Action Item |
DATE: | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
TO: | School Board Members |
FROM: | MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent |
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
Approve Proposed Attendance Boundary Adjustments to Temple Terrace, Kimbell and Lewis Elementary Schools Resulting from Riverhills Elementary Conversion to a Magnet School |
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
In August 2013, Riverhills Elementary School will become a Magnet Elementary School offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme and the District will immediately prepare to apply for authorization from the International Baccalaureate Organization. As a result, the students who currently reside in the attendance boundary for Riverhills Elementary will be reassigned to Temple Terrace, Kimbell and Lewis Elementary Schools as shown on Attachment A. The new boundary maps for Temple Terrace, Kimbell and Lewis Elementary Schools are included as Attachment B, C & D respectively. Lewis Elementary currently has over 200 Choice students. These students will continue at Lewis and siblings will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Other Choice requests will be restricted. The Choice office has committed to aggressively market the new program at Riverhills to students in this community, and Priority Areas (Attachment E) have been established to assist in that regard. Attachment F shows the relevant enrollment/capacity data related to this proposed change. A community meeting was held on December 4, 2012, where the Riverhills parents were provided information related to both the new school assignments and the new program at Riverhills. On December 17, 2012, District staff participated in a Town Hall Meeting held by the City of Temple Terrace regarding the proposed IB Magnet and boundary changes. Changes to the boundary reassignments were made as a result of comments received at both meetings. Attachment G provides a summary of comments received at both meetings.
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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
All Strategic Objectives | |
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: No) | |
None | |
EVALUATION | |
SUBMITTED BY: |
Lorraine Duffy Suarez, AICP | Cathy L. Valdes | |
General Manager, Growth Management & Planning (813) 272-4685 |
Chief Facilities Officer (813) 272-4004 |
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A 6.05 | ||
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20130115_550 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.05 |