6202 R&P

school assignment plan

6202 R&P

Annual Assignment Process

Each year the Board will review its school assignment plan and make adjustments when needed.  Attendance area boundaries shall be shown on maps and approved by the Board.

A.

Each year the Growth Management staff will develop a timeline for implementation of the annual assignment process.  This timeline will be approved by the school Board and will be available to parents.

B.

Attendance areas are reviewed annually and adjusted as needed to establish new school attendance areas, and to meet overriding board objectives of efficient facility utilization, achievement of student diversity, efficient transportation patterns and preservation of the integrity of the instructional program.

C.

The timelines will address all items considered in the assignment of students, including but not limited to the following:

1.

Magnet schools

2.

Year-round schools

3.

Base student populations

4.

Special programs

Adopted: April 21, 1997

Revised:  March 18, 2003