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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

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.

 

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
    A 6.05
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20130115_550 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.05