Did you know that BISD utilizes flexible boundaries? This means there are many areas of the Island (unless you live solidly South, i.e. Lynwood Center or solidly North, i.e Seabold) that are considered a flexible boundary area between two (or sometimes three) of our preK-4th Grade neighborhood schools: Blakely, Ordway or x̌alilc.
Per
Policy 3130 and
Procedure 3130:
The establishment of attendance area boundaries for the elementary schools will be completed on an annual basis as follows:
Each year, building and district administrators will meet on a regular basis beginning in April to track enrollment by grade level and identify potential class sizes that may be imbalanced. These regularly scheduled meetings will allow building administrators to identify staffing needs as well as the potential of student shifts that need to occur. As outlined in Policy 3130, building administrators will notify impacted families prior to the end of the current school year.
When it is necessary to move a student between schools, the following criteria will be used to determine which children will be reassigned:
- Special student needs (i.e., special programs, adjustment problems)
- Location of residence (for exceptions see Policy 3131, District Attendance Area Transfers).
- Attempt to maintain all children from the same family in the same school.
- Number of in-district involuntary transfers (Has the child changed schools due to boundary line changes?).
- Date of enrollment.
- Previous school attended.
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Transportation (can the regular bus routes transport a child to and from the school?)
As we work to balance class sizes between our neighboring schools, we may need to transfer a small number of students. We do not yet know if this will be the case, as it will be largely dependent on how many new students register over the summer, and at which grade level at each building.
At this time, there is nothing that needs to be done. We do not anticipate having enough information to make flexible boundary decisions prior to the summer break, but we will notify families (if applicable) by mid-August.
If you have additional questions, please reach out to Director of Teaching & Learning, Whitney Skarbek
wskarbek@bisd303.org.
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