Redistricting School Boundaries

Advisory Boundary Committee

In September, 2020, the Department of Business and Operations sought local community members or parents/guardians of elementary or middle school students who reside within District 95’s attendance areas to serve on this Board committee.

Objective of the Committee

The objective of the Boundary Committee is to create one to three different plans that meet the objectives of the Board in realigning school enrollment. Recommended boundary plans will include preparation for the removal of mobile classrooms currently on the property of Spencer Loomis Elementary School, as well as the elimination of the need for additional classrooms captured at Middle School North to support Spencer Loomis. The plans will also incorporate the opening of the district’s new May Whitney Elementary School, which has been designed to support a larger number of elementary students and/or specialized programming for identified students. Finally, recommended adjustments will also include middle school attendance areas as the current enrollments at that level are also unbalanced. A final recommendation is planned to take effect to start the 2021-22 school year when the new May Whitney Elementary School is scheduled to open.

Committee Members

Committee membership was limited. Volunteers were solicited and selection preference was be given to local community members and parents/guardians who have students attending an elementary school and/or middle school. The committee consists of district administrators as well as one community member or parent/guardian from each school except the high school.

Erna Mesic, Parent Katie Barr, Parent Natashia Dannegger, Parent Appaji Valavala, Parent Kristen Paul, Parent

Christopher Blaylock, Parent Cathy Malloy, Parent Kelley Gallt, Superintendent Vicky Cullinan, Assistant Superintendent of Business & Operations Angela Stallion, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instructions

Lauren McArdle, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services John Walsh, Principal Amy Mahr, Principal Leslie Lauritzen. Director of Transportation Jean Malek, Executive Director of Communications

Third Party Facilitation

The district has partnered with a third party, RSP & Associates, to facilitate the work of the committee. The duties of committee members will include evaluating student enrollment, demographic information, bus transportation, and real estate data, in order to prepare well-informed elementary and middle school boundary recommendations for the School Board’s consideration.

Boundary Committee meetings have been scheduled for September 17, October 1, and November 19^th at 6:00 p.m. In addition to its regular meetings, the Boundary Committee will also attend two Community Input Sessions where the general public is asked to review the committee’s boundary proposals and to provide feedback on each plan’s perceived strengths and weaknesses. These input sessions are scheduled for October 13^th and October 14^th at 7:00 p.m.