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District staff backs Option 3A for Pima Elementary boundary; parents urge alternate lines, question transportation
Summary
At a Feb. 2 public hearing, staff recommended Option 3A that would keep most Pima homes inside the Coronado complex and said it would not require additional transportation funding; parents urged converting Pima to the Saguaro complex or using Osborne as a dividing line and asked for clearer bus plans.
Scottsdale Unified School District staff on Feb. 2 recommended ‘‘Option 3A’’ as the committee’s preferred attendance‑zone plan for Pima Elementary, saying it would keep the Pima boundary within the Coronado complex and would not require added transportation funding. The presentation set up a vote on the item at a later meeting "on Tuesday," staff said, and the board held a public hearing to collect input.
Dr. Christine Bono, the staff presenter, summarized the committee process and materials and said the committee initially considered five plans and later added a sixth option. "Option 3A … keeps the boundary within the Coronado Complex. It provides continuity of the community and it would not require any additional funding for transportation," she said. Bono said the committee included three current Pima parents, principals from neighboring schools and district directors, and that maps and postcards were posted and mailed as part of the outreach.
Staff cited school…
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