13. Realignment of
Middle School Boundaries
INFORMATION:
The number of students projected for Broughal Middle
School over the next several years exceeds available space. In order to reduce
the number of students scheduled to attend Broughal beginning with the
2001-2002 school year, it is recommended that the boundary on the south side of
Bethlehem that divides the students between East Hills Middle School and
Broughal Middle School be moved.
Currently, all students east of Williams Street attend
East Hills and those west of Williams Street attend Broughal. It is proposed to
move the boundary west to Hayes Street. This means that all students living on
Hayes Street and east of Hayes Street will attend East Hills.
It is proposed that the change be phased in over three
years so those students who already started at Broughal would remain there. The
boundary realignment will only affect students as they enter sixth grade. The
change would not affect the high school assignment since students in this area
already reside within the Freedom High School attendance area.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board of School Directors authorize the
alteration of the following middle school boundary:
· That
the boundary that separates Broughal Middle School and East Hills Middle School
be altered from its current dividing line of Williams Street and moved west to
Hayes Street. The realignment includes both odd and even sides of Hayes Street.
· Parents
from the realigned area who have a student(s) entering sixth grade at East
Hills Middle School and who have other children attending Broughal Middle
School in seventh or eighth grade will be given the option to have their
seventh or eighth grade students attend East Hills School.
The administration's recommendations 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 were considered together.