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Hillgrove/Lovinggood/McClure

Redistricting Proposals

December 8, 2005CCSD Board Room

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Hillgrove High School

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Lovinggood Middle School

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McClure Middle School

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Good News Story• SPLOST II provides for 7 new schools in west

Cobb: 1 primary, 3 middle, and 2 high schools

• Hillgrove HS, Lovinggood MS, and McClure MS will add 234 instructional units.

• When additions are completed and when the senior class moves to Hillgrove, CCSD can remove approximately 90 portables.

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Recommended Size of Schools

• Hillgrove High School– 1912 student capacity– 92 instructional units

• Lovinggood Middle School– 1162 student capacity– 71 instructional units

• McClure Middle School– 1162 student capacity– 71 instructional units

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PROCESS

• Central Administration Planning Group (CAPG)

– Chief Operations Officer– Director of Planning– Executive Director of Transportation – 4 Additional staff members

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• Central Administration Planning Group (CAPG), which shall consist of staff members from Operations Administration and School Administration, will collaborate in developing a preliminary school attendance zone plan.

– The CAPG will research the following prior to drafting school attendance zone plans:• Residential development• Population growth trends• School construction• Transportation• Educational programs• Budget implications

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• The CAPG will strive to– Maintain efficient/effective school sizes– Use existing school facilities efficiently– Equalize student enrollment/capacity ratios– Consider safety of students traveling

to/from school– Minimize time/distance between

home/school– Support efficient/direct feeder

patterns, when possible

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EXECUTIVE LIMITATIONS:Policy Title: Attendance Zones

• In any planning or implementing of attendance zone changes, the CEO shall not allow the creation of unnecessary variation among students or conditions for students. – 1. The burden of disruption and hardship

borne by affected students shall differ no more than needed to protect equal educational opportunity.

– 2. The resulting mix of students will not sacrifice diversity or jeopardize equality of opportunity more than necessitated by the exigencies of drawing geographic boundaries.

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Diversity ChartWhite Black America

nIndian

Hispanic

Asian Multi-racial

Hillgrove(proposed)

62.9% 29.4% 0.1% 3.8% 2.3% 1.5%

Resulting McEachern

43.3% 46.5% 0.4% 5.3% 0.7% 3.8%

CurrentMcEachern

49.1% 41.7% 0.3% 4.5% 1.3% 3.0%

Resulting Kennesaw Mountain

71% 14.2% 0.4% 8.1% 3.8% 2.7%

CurrentKennesawMountain

73.9% 14.2% 0.3% 6.2% 3.4% 1.9%

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TIMELINE• November 10, 2005

– CAPG met with principals to discuss process

• November 15, 2005– CAPG met with principals and focus groups

• December 14, 2005– Public meeting w/CAPG to discuss Hillgrove

• December 19, 2005– Public meeting w/CAPG to discuss McClure

• December 20, 2005– Public meeting w/CAPG to discuss

Lovinggood

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Public Forums with the BoardAll Meetings are at McEachern High School

• McClure Middle School– Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:30 pm-7:30 pm

• Sign up for public comments begins at 6:00 pm

• Lovinggood Middle School– Tuesday, January 24, 2006 6:00-7:00 pm

• Sign up for public comments begins at 5:30 pm

• Hillgrove High School– Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:00-8:00 pm

• Sign up for public comments begins at 6:30 pm

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Redistricting Facts• Number of schools involved—

– 2 high schools– 5 middle schools– 7 elementary schools

• Number of students involved—– 1624 high school students – 1904 middle school students

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West Cobb Redistricting Chart: Changes/Results

Capacity Enrollment

2005-2006

Changes Resulting

Enrollment

McEachern 2712 3560 -1069 (HHS) 2491

Kennesaw Mt. 1987 3148 -555 (HHS) 2593

Durham 1137 1713 -588 (MMS) 1125

Lost Mt. 1112 1562 -273 (MMS)

-142 (LMS)

Total

-415

1147

Pine Mt. 887 1254 -134 (MMS)

-355 (LMS)

-489 765

Smitha 1112 1331 -335 (LMS) 996

Tapp 1112 1077 -77 (LMS) 1000

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Projected Enrollments 2006-2007

• McClure Middle School– 995 students – 1162 student capacity

• Hillgrove High School– 1624 students (includes 9-12)– 1912 student capacity

• Lovinggood Middle School– 909 students– 1162 student capacity

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Future Updates

• www.cobbk12.org– Redistricting information: Hillgrove,

Lovinggood, and McClure

• Questions should be directed to the school first.