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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, February 11, 2014
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Adjustments to the Bartels, Liberty and Benito Middle Schools Attendance Boundaries Effective in the 2014-15 School Year 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Due to renewed residential growth in the New Tampa area, a boundary change at the middle school level is needed to balance enrollment among several schools.

Bartels to Liberty (290 Students)

It is proposed that approximately 290 students currently assigned to Bartels Middle School be reassigned to Liberty Middle School.  These students all reside in the West Meadows community, west of Bruce B. Downs Blvd. and north of the I-75 interchange.  The completion of the New Tampa Blvd. bridge provides easier access to Liberty for the families.

Bartels to Benito (20 students)

An additional 20 students currently assigned to Bartels Middle are proposed to be reassigned to Benito Middle.  These students reside in the vicinity of 131st Ave and Bruce B. Downs Blvd.  These students are assigned to Clark Elementary, Bartels Middle and Wharton High.  In the communities immediately adjacent to them, students are assigned to Clark, Benito and Wharton.  Reassigning this small group of students will permit them to attend all 3 levels of schools with students from their community. 

Parents of students who are attending Bartels and who are proposed to be reassigned as well as the rising 6th graders were notified of this change and given an opportunity to meet with staff at parent information meetings held in their communities.  A brief overview of the meetings is attached as well as enrollment projections at each school for the 2014-15 school year and finally the proposed boundary maps for each school are included.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Align financial resources to support the district’s strategic goals • Demonstrate best financial practices
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  No)
There is no financial impact expected from this action.
EVALUATION
SUBMITTED BY: 
Lorraine Duffy Suarez   Cathy L. Valdes
General Manager, Growth Mgmt. & Planning
(813) 272-4685
  Deputy Superintendent
(813) 272-4899
    A 7.03
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20140211_625 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 7.03