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Policy advisory committee forwards proposed attendance boundary policy to School Committee
Summary
The committee voted to forward proposed school attendance boundary lines to the School Committee, with the condition staff will update utilization numbers before submission.
At the March 3 Policy Advisory Committee meeting, members considered a proposed attendance-boundary and redistricting policy and voted to forward it to the School Committee with a request to update utilization figures before submission.
Committee members discussed timing: any proposed boundary changes must be approved by the School Committee in June prior to the school year in which changes would take effect so families would know before the end of the school year. Members reviewed suggested utilization thresholds (discussion referenced elementary utilization around 95 percent, middle school roughly 85 percent and high school roughly 75 percent) and asked staff to confirm and insert final numbers into the draft before it goes to the School Committee.
A motion to move the attendance-boundary proposal forward with the caveat that staff update the utilization figures passed on a voice vote (all in favor). Members noted the policy is intended to set a transparent process for any future redistricting, not to retroactively alter processes already underway.
Ending: The committee approved forwarding the attendance-boundary policy to the School Committee and directed staff to confirm and insert final utilization numbers before submission.
