District staff has been working on developing school boundaries since fall. At a board meeting last week, staff presented four scenarios and recommended one to the board based on input from the community. After the board meeting, it created two more in response to community and board input.
Assistant superintendent of educational services Jennifer Irvin cautioned that boundary changes are always tough.
They have an impact on our community, on our staff and on our school. The board meeting received 65 public comments, 49 of those from the growing community of Belcourt in the southwest corner of Buena Vista Road and White Lane. Students in Belcourt currently attend McAuliffe and some proposals keep the current 64 students in this area, but many parents argued that their students should attend Highgate.
One parent said her family had moved into Belcourt under the assumption their daughter would enter kindergarten next year attending Highgate. One letter signed by nearly 60 families in Grand Island pleads for children to remain in Reagan Elementary, since their neighborhood experienced a school boundary change in from Buena Vista Elementary.
He has a student in junior high, three students at Reagan, and two who will be in elementary school. The staff came up with two new proposals that keep Grand Island in Reagan. The final two proposals that staff put out in the last week also put students from Belcourt into Highgate Elementary. Glenn Imke, assistant superintendent of business services, also said that the new proposals have taken seriously board comment that Highgate open with room for growth.
After the board meeting, Imke said the district met with local developers to gain more information about the West Ming area.
Belcourt and Highgate developments both have nearly 1, units built each, but that area is expected to have another 5, homes coming in. Highgate is built for students — and up to 1, with portables. The original staff proposal presented last week suggests staffing Highgate Elementary just under capacity with students, but the two new proposals leave considerable room for growth with proposals for or students.
All of the proposals draw from Buena Vista and Reagan elementary schools, which Imke said need relief. Reagan Elementary is already at the top of its capacity with students, and nearing 1, could create problems.
Buena Vista Elementary was a farm school originally designed for students but at one point was serving 1, students. It not only has portable classrooms but a second portable cafeteria. It has experienced septic and sewer issues, Imke said. All the proposals have boundary changes that would move students from Buena Vista to Highgate, bringing its population down to The district is continuing to seek comment from the community through parent surveys.
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