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Student Assignment and School Choice
Rea Farms Relief Board UpdateApril 23, 2019
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Outcomes
Share three different scenarios for the use of Rea Farms Relief School
Discuss how each scenario measures against the Board’s priorities for student assignment (as expressed in Policy JCA)
Share community feedback related to the three scenarios
It’s important to remember…
• scenarios represent a starting point to generate additional community and Board feedback
• the feedback helps staff refine these scenarios
• over the next month, community and Board feedback will help staff narrow to a single scenario to recommend to the Board on May 14
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Attendance Boundary Requirements (Board of Education Policy JCA)
Each scenario will be vetted based on the Board’s four criteria:
• home to school distance
• intact feeder patterns
• school utilization
• socioeconomic diversity
Each boundary must be contiguous (i.e., contained within an unbroken line).
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Survey Responses by Home School Assignment
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Elementary Home School Assignment
McAlpine 0.7% 1
Providence Spring 32.2% 49
McKee Road 7.2% 11
Polo Ridge 42.1% 64
Elon Park 5.9% 9
Hawk Ridge 6.6% 10
Endhaven 0.7% 1
Ballantyne 4.6% 7
Middle Home School Assignment
Community House 16.5% 25
Jay M. Robinson 80.9% 123
South Charlotte 1.3% 2
I do not know what my assigned home middle school is
1.3% 2
Needs Assessment and Opportunity
Needs Assessment
•A number of schools in the south Charlotte area are over-utilized
•Projecting continued residential growth in the south Charlotte community
• Three different projects across the last two bonds (2013, 2017) address needs in south Charlotte; projects call for K-8, K-5 and 9-12 schools in the next 4 years
Opportunity
New STEAM K-8 ($31.38 million) - This new K-8 school in south Charlotte would expand capacity for the district’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) program and address the wait pool at Morehead STEM Academy. It would also provide much-needed relief for Community House and Jay M. Robinson middle schools and the elementary schools which feed them.
○ 54 classroom facility with full gymnasium and soccer field
○ approximate capacity 1,080 (based on an average of 20 students/classroom)
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Three Scenarios from Wide Ranging Community Input
Input gathered over the course of community engagement to date informed 3 scenarios:
• K-8 school with a home school boundary only; no choice seats
• K-8 school with a home school boundary and choice / magnet seats
• Middle school with a home school boundary only; no choice seats
Scenarios presented for review do not reflect all of the community input
• Grades 3-5 elementary school with home school boundary only
• K-8 or 6-8 with choice seats only; no home school boundary
• K-5 only
To narrow to a manageable number of scenarios, staff prioritized those which maximized relief and most closely aligned to the Board’s priorities for student assignment
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Scenario A:K-8 with home school seats only
Scenario A: K-8 School with Home School Boundary Only; No Choice Seats
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Current Assignment New Assignment Effect
McKee Road Elementary west of Tilley Morris Road and south of I-485
ES: McKee RoadMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Providence
ES: Rea FarmsMS: Rea FarmsHS: Providence
Creates the home school attendance area for Rea Farms K-8; creates capacity at Jay M. Robinson Middle
Creates capacity at McKee Road for potential pairing with Providence Spring Elementary
Polo Ridge, roughly east of Cornhill Avenue, south of Ardrey Kell Road and north of Golf Links Drive
ES: Polo RidgeMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Ardrey Kell
ES: Rea FarmsMS: Rea FarmsHS: Ardrey Kell
Hawk Ridge Elementary, east of Blakeney Heath Road
ES: Hawk RidgeMS: Community HouseHS: Ardrey Kell
ES: Polo RidgeMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Ardrey Kell
Relieves Hawk Ridge and Community House
Hawk Ridge Elementary north of Bryant Farms Road
ES: Hawk RidgeMS: Community HouseHS: Ardrey Kell
ES: Hawk RidgeMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Ardrey Kell
Relieves Community House
McAlpine Elementary, south of I-485
ES: McAlpineMS: South CharlotteHS: South Mecklenburg
ES: McAlpineMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Providence
Ensures contiguous boundary; increases number of McAlpine students continuing to Robinson
Endhaven Elementary, portion which continues to Community House
ES: EndhavenMS: Community HouseHS: Ardrey Kell
ES: EndhavenMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Ardrey Kell
Relieves Community House
Scenario A: - K-8 School with Home School Boundary Only; No Choice Seats
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Scenario A: K-8 School with Home School Boundary Only; No Choice Seats
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Board Priority Scenario Effect Detail
Home to School Distance
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• Improves middle school home to school distance for most McKee Road students
• Increase in distance for some students whose middle school changes from Community House to Jay M. Robinson; CMS Transportation estimates average 5 minute travel time increase
Intact Feeder Patterns
(-) • Introduces a split feed at Hawk Ridge Elementary
SES Diversity n/a
Area lacks SES diversity; among elementary schools:• Average high SES percentage is 85.5% with a range of
58.7% to 99.3%• Highest medium SES percentage is 36.7%• Highest low SES percentage is 9.34%
Utilization (+)
• Relieves Community House and Hawk Ridge• Creates opportunity to relieve Providence Spring• May increase utilization at Ardrey Kell, but relief school
is expected fall 2023
Scenario A: K-8 School with Home School Boundary Only; No Choice Seats
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School2018-19 20th Day Enrollment
2018-19 Enrollment Given Scenario
Rea Farms Relief K-8* n/a 904
McKee Road Elementary 554 434
Hawk Ridge Elementary 874 682
Polo Ridge Elementary 976 731
Community House Middle 1,903 1,486
Jay M. Robinson Middle 1,225 1,318
South Charlotte Middle 977 953
Scenario A: K-8 School with Home School Boundary Only; No Choice Seats
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The K-8 Home School Only scenarioprovides adequate relief to Jay M.
Robinson, Community House and itsfeeder elementary schools.
The K-8 Home School Only scenarioadequately keeps neighborhoods together
in their elementary and middle schoolassignments
The K-8 Home School Only scenarioadequately keeps feeder patterns intact
The 5 minute average increase in traveltime associated with the K-8 Home SchoolOnly scenario makes sense as a trade-offto provide relief to over-utilized schools in
the area
Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree or Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree
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Scenario B:K-8 with home school boundary and ~20% choice seats
Scenario B: K-8 School with Home School Boundary and ~ 20% Choice Seats
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Current Assignment New Assignment Effect
Polo Ridge, roughly east of Cornhill Avenue, south of Ardrey Kell Road and north of Golf Links Drive
ES: Polo RidgeMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Ardrey Kell
ES: Rea FarmsMS: Rea FarmsHS: Ardrey Kell
Creates the home school attendance area for Rea Farms K-8; creates capacity at Jay M. Robinson Middle
Hawk Ridge Elementary, east of Blakeney Heath Road
ES: Hawk RidgeMS: Community HouseHS: Ardrey Kell
ES: Polo RidgeMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Ardrey Kell
Relieves Hawk Ridge and Community House
McAlpine Elementary, south of I-485
ES: McAlpineMS: South CharlotteHS: South Mecklenburg
ES: McAlpineMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Providence
Ensures contiguous boundary; increases number of McAlpine students continuing to Robinson
Endhaven Elementary, portion which continues to Community House
ES: EndhavenMS: Community HouseHS: Ardrey Kell
ES: EndhavenMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Ardrey Kell
Relieves Community House
Scenario B: K-8 School with Home School Boundary and ~ 20% Choice Seats
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Scenario B: K-8 School with Home School Boundary and ~20% Choice Seats
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Board Priority Scenario Effect Detail
Home to School Distance
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• Increase in distance for some students whose middle school changes from Community House to Jay M. Robinson; CMS Transportation estimates average 5 minute travel time increase
Intact Feeder Patterns
n/a • No change
SES Diversity n/a
Area lacks SES diversity; among elementary schools:• Average high SES percentage is 85.5% with a range of
58.7% to 99.3%• Highest medium SES percentage is 36.7%• Highest low SES percentage is 9.34%
Utilization (+) • Relieves Hawk Ridge and Community House
Scenario B: K-8 School with Home School Boundary and ~ 20% Choice Seats
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School2018-19 20th Day Enrollment
2018-19 Enrollment Given Scenario
Rea Farms Relief K-8* n/a 703
Hawk Ridge Elementary 874 682
Polo Ridge Elementary 976 731
Community House Middle 1,903 1,619
Jay M. Robinson Middle 1,225 1,266
South Charlotte Middle 977 954
Scenario B: K-8 School with Home School Boundary and ~ 20% Choice Seats
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The K-8 80/20 scenario providesadequate relief to Jay M. Robinson,
Community House and their elementaryfeeders.
The K-8 80/20 scenario adequately keepsneighborhoods together in theirelementary and middle school
assignments.
The K-8 80/20 scenario adequately keepsfeeder patterns intact.
The 5 minute average increases in traveltime associated with the K-8 80/20
scenario are acceptable as a trade-off toprovide relief to over-utilized schools in
the area.
Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree or Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree
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Scenario C:Middle School with home school seats only
Scenario C: Middle School with Home School Seats Only; No Choice Seats
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Current Assignment New Assignment Effect
McKee Road ElementaryES: McKee RoadMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Providence
ES: McKee RoadMS: Rea FarmsHS: Providence
Creates the home school attendance area for Rea Farms Middle; creates capacity at Jay M. Robinson Middle
Polo Ridge, roughly east of Cornhill Avenue, south of Ardrey Kell Road and north of Golf Links Drive
ES: Polo RidgeMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Ardrey Kell
ES: Polo RidgeMS: Rea FarmsHS: Ardrey Kell
Hawk Ridge Elementary, east of Blakeney Heath Road, north of Bryant Farms Road
ES: Hawk RidgeMS: Community HouseHS: Ardrey Kell
ES: Hawk RidgeMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Ardrey Kell
Relieves Community House
McAlpine Elementary, south of I-485
ES: McAlpineMS: South CharlotteHS: South Mecklenburg
ES: McAlpineMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Providence
Ensures contiguous boundary; increases number of McAlpine students continuing to Robinson
Endhaven Elementary, portion which continues to Community House
ES: EndhavenMS: Community HouseHS: Ardrey Kell
ES: EndhavenMS: Jay M. RobinsonHS: Ardrey Kell
Relieves Community House
Scenario C: Middle School with Home School Seats Only; No Choice Seats
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Scenario C: Middle School with Home School Seats Only; No Choice Seats
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Board Priority Scenario Effect Detail
Home to School Distance
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• Increase in distance for some students whose middle school changes from Community House to Jay M. Robinson; CMS Transportation estimates average 5 minute travel time increase
Intact Feeder Patterns
(-)• Increases middle school feeds at Ballantyne Elementary,
Hawk Ridge Elementary, and Polo Ridge Elementary
SES Diversity n/a
Area lacks SES diversity; among elementary schools:• Average high SES percentage is 85.5% with a range of
58.7% to 99.3%• Highest medium SES percentage is 36.7%• Highest low SES percentage is 9.34%
Utilization (+) • Relieves Community House
Scenario C: Middle School with Home School Boundary Only; No Choice Seats
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School2018-19 20th Day Enrollment
2018-19 Enrollment Given Scenario
Rea Farms Relief Middle n/a 672
Community House Middle 1,903 1,272
Jay M. Robinson Middle 1,225 1,207
South Charlotte Middle 977 954
Scenario C: Middle School with Home School Boundary Only; No Choice Seats
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The Middle School scenario providesadequate relief to Jay M. Robinson and
Community House middle schools.
The Middle School scenario adequatelykeeps neighborhoods together in their
middle school assignment.
The Middle School scenario adequatelykeeps feeder patterns intact.
Increases in travel time associated withthe Middle School scenario are
acceptable trade-offs to achieve relief forJay M. Robinson and Community House
middle schools.
Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree or Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree
Community Scenario Ranking
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35.5%
21.7%
30.9%
19.7%21.1%
27.0%
13.8%
24.3%
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28.9%29.6%
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K-8 Home School Seats Only K-8 80% Home School, 20%Choice Seats
Middle School, Home SchoolSeats Only
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Next Steps
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May 9, 6-7:30pm atProvidence High School
Share “best thinking” proposal with community for feedback
May 14Public hearingMake recommendation to the Board based on community feedback; Board votes
The community may continue to provide feedback on the scenarios via the same survey shared during the April 22 community engagement session.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5FR757W
Appendix
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Enrollment by Attendance Area Segment
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AreaNumber K-5
StudentsNumber 6th grade
studentsNumber of 7th –
8th grade studentsMcKee Road west of Tilley Morris and south of I-485
120 22 59
Polo Ridge east of Tom Short 548 113 221
Polo Ridge roughly east of Cornhill Avenue, south of Ardrey Kell Road, and north of Golf Links Drive
437 90 176
Hawk Ridge north of Bryant Farms Road 291 42 91
Hawk Ridge east of Blakeney Heath 192 41 71McAlpine south of I-485 48 5 18
Endhaven portion which currently continues to Community House
343 75 97
Ballantyne north of Providence Road west 347 59 152
McKee Road entire attendance area 500 102 236
Portion of Providence Spring which currently continues to Jay M. Robinson
227 47 79
School Choice Transportation Zones
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Ardrey Kell High
School
attendance area
is served by the
Blue
Transportation
Zone
Providence High
School
attendance area
is served by the
Green
Transportation
Zone
The Blue
Transportation
Zone extends
from West
Mecklenburg HS
to Ardrey Kell HS