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Board splits over zones vs. controlled choice; transportation and program placement emerge as central concerns
Summary
Board members praised staff work but diverged on preferred models: some favored controlled choice with attendance-area safeguards while others favored larger zones; multiple commissioners pressed staff for transportation cost analysis, program-placement scenarios and clearer evaluation metrics before community conversations.
District staff’s presentation prompted extended board discussion over whether to emphasize proximity, controlled choice, or larger zone models — and how to pay for the transportation and program changes each might require.
Several commissioners said they favored option 2 (a controlled-choice system that guarantees attendance-area assignment if a student does not secure a choice seat) because it offers greater predictability for families while preserving some choice. Other board members said larger zones (option 3)…
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