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Fall 2020 Elementary School Boundary Process – Phase 3 of Elementary Planning for 2021

Boundaries Adopted by School Board | Notification to Families and Grandfathering Forms | Updates |?Objectives | Community Input Received?| Timeline?| Community Engagement | | ?Background | FAQs |?Information Resources for Families and Groups ?| Information Resources

This webpage offers information on the Fall 2020 Elementary School Boundary Adjustment Process and includes a timeline and opportunities for community input throughout this process – please see below for details on virtual information sessions, a community questionnaire, and School Board meetings. This webpage will be updated regularly with additional resources such as maps, data tables, recordings of virtual meetings, frequently asked questions, and more. Information on Elementary Planning phases 1: School Moves and 2: Data Review are available on this webpage under the section entitled Background below.?Questions can be sent to engage@apsva.us

Elementary School Boundaries Adopted by the School Board, December 3, 2020

School Board Adopted Boundaries SY 2021-22

On December 3, 2020, the School Board approved elementary school boundary adjustments, effective school year 2021-22.

Notification to Families and Grandfathering Eligibility Forms – Due Jan. 8, 2021 by 4 p.m.

Letters were sent to families on Dec. 21, 2020 notifying the change of boundary adjustments for the 2021-22 school year and to provide grandfathering eligibility information, including a grandfathering status form, for eligible students, with a deadline of Jan. 8, 2021. Click here for more information on the notification sent to families.

Update: Dec. 3, 2020

The following presentation was presented at the Dec. 3, 2020 School Board Meeting, under the Action Item on the Fall 2020 Elementary School Boundary process. The Dec. 3 School Board meeting can be viewed live online.

Update: Dec. 1, 2020?

The following presentation was presented at the Dec. 1 School Board Public Hearing. The Dec. 1, 2020 School Board Public Hearing can be viewed live online.

Update: Nov. 24, 2020?

The following materials will be discussed at the Dec. 3, 2020 School Board Meeting, under the Action Item on the Fall 2020 Elementary School Boundary process. The Dec. 3 School Board meeting can be viewed live online.

Update: Nov. 12, 2020 School Board Work Session on Elementary School Boundaries

The Nov. 12 School Board Work Session can be viewed online. The following materials will be discussed:

Update: Nov. 5, 2020 School Board Information Item on Elementary School Boundaries

The Nov. 5 School Board meeting can be viewed online. The following materials will be presented under Information Item: Fall 2020 Elementary School Boundary Process: Superintendent’s Recommendation:

Update: October 29, 2020 School Board Work Session on Elementary School Boundaries

The Oct. 29 School Board Virtual Work Session can be viewed online and include the following materials:


Initial Proposal for New Boundaries (2021-22)

 

The initial Elementary School Boundary Proposal for SY 2021 creates attendance zones for the new neighborhood school at the Key site and for McKinley in the new facility at the Reed site, both of which will open in Fall 2021, as well as neighborhood boundaries around Arlington Science Focus School (ASFS).

Approximately 1,400 students—13% of Grade K-5 neighborhood school students—would be reassigned from seven schools: Ashlawn, ASFS, Glebe, Long Branch, McKinley, Taylor and Tuckahoe. The School Board is scheduled to adopt new boundaries on December 3, 2020.

  • Nearly half of the 1,400 students reassigned in this proposal are current ASFS students who would attend the new neighborhood elementary school at the Key site, which is in closer proximity to where they live than their current building.
  • In addition to these 1,400 students, about 500 McKinley students will move with their school administration and staff to the new building at the Reed site, putting nearly 60% of its students in the school’s walk zone as compared to 28% at the current McKinley site.

Initial Boundary Proposal Map – Oct. 5, 2020 (PDF)?

Initial Boundary Proposal- Data Table – 10.5.2020

Summary of Initial Boundary Proposal – Draft 1- 10.5.2020

Next Map – On Nov. 5, 2020: Supt’s Recommendation for Boundaries

Final Map – On Dec. 3, School Board’s Adopted Boundaries

Objectives?

In preparation for the 2021-22 school year, 最新麻豆原创 will conduct the Fall 2020 Elementary School Boundary Adjustment Process to:

  • Create a new neighborhood school attendance zone for the new neighborhood schools at the current Key site and for the majority of McKinley students at the new building at the Reed site.
  • Develop adjusted neighborhood attendance zones for Arlington Science Focus School and for most, if not all of the remaining neighborhood elementary schools to relieve overcapacity at some schools.

The School Board will adopt new boundaries on December 3, 2020, that will apply to all students at neighborhood elementary schools starting in the 2021-22 school year.?

Community Input Received

Virtual Community Events

Emails sent to Engage

Community Questionnaire, Oct. 5-20 | Community Questionnaire Responses by Planning Unit, Oct. 5-20

CCPTA Letter, Aug. 2020 | 最新麻豆原创 Response to CCPTA Letter

McKinley PTA Letter? (Added Oct. 28)

CCPTA Boundary Process Questions 11-2-20 (Added Nov. 3)

Madison Manor Civic Association Letter to_最新麻豆原创_Board_20_Oct_20 (Added Nov. 3)

Highland Park-OverLee Knolls ? ??(Added Nov. 4)

Letter_to_最新麻豆原创_from_Leeway_Overlee_CA_Final (Added Nov.19)

Dominion Hills Civic Association – School Boundary Letter – 2020.10.26 (Added Nov. 19)

Letter from the Bluemont Civic Association?(Added Nov. 23)

CCCA_Letter_Re_School_Boundaries?(Added Nov. 30)

Key PTA Letter Nov10 ?(Added Dec. 2)

Timeline

August 27 School Board Work Session on Planning Processes??
September 24 School Board Monitoring Report?on Elementary School Boundary Process
October 5 Community engagement begins
October 29
November 5 School?Board?Information Item on Superintendent’s proposed boundaries
December 1 School?Board?Public?Hearing?on proposed?Elementary?School?Boundaries
December 3, 2020? School?Board?Action on?Elementary School Boundaries

Community Engagement Activities and Opportunities to Learn More

This?section?will be updated?regularly with?links to?presentations?and videos.?To view School Board meetings, Public Hearings and Work Sessions, either live or recorded, visit the?School Board webpage.

August 27 Preview of the fall process via the??
September 24 ?School Board Monitoring Report on Elementary School Boundary Process
Beginning October 5 The same information will be covered in a variety of formats. Community members will have an opportunity for review and comment.

  • Draft boundary scenario(s) posted
  • Community questionnaire in English and Spanish opens online.
  • Voice mail phone lines for input in Amharic, Arabic, Mongolian or Spanish open
  • Virtual meeting with Advisory Group Representatives and Elementary School PTA leaders | PDF Presentation Slides | Meeting recording will soon be posted

October 7

(7-8:30 p.m.)

to share information on the boundary proposal and answer questions from community members? Find the events at www.apsva.us/engage/fall2020elementaryboundaries-virtualevents and learn how to join in using Microsoft Teams or Facebook Live. Also available:

  • View meetings live on Comcast Channel 70 or Verizon Channel 41
  • Send questions in English or Spanish via text to 703-957-0089
  • Call-in phone lines for simultaneous interpretation in Amharic, Arabic, Mongolian and Spanish

Instructions for?simultaneous interpretation?during both meetings:

  • Espa?ol: Para escuchar en espa?ol, marque?el número de teléfono? 1-646-307-1479
    • Luego marque el código:?8915 541 472
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  • Монгол: хэлмэрч: 1-646-307-1479
    • Монгол хэлмэрчийн код: 3686 798 342
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October 9 Facebook Live video

October 14

(7-8:30 p.m.)

with opportunity for Questions & Answers

  • Call-in lines for simultaneous interpretation in Amharic, Arabic, Mongolian and Spanish
  • Note: this is a repeat of the Oct. 7 meeting for community members new to the process

October 16

(12-1 p.m.)

Staff will provide informal opportunities for community members to ask staff questions about the boundary proposal. Bilingual staff in English and Spanish.

October 17

(9-10 a.m.)

Staff will provide informal opportunities for community members to ask staff questions about the boundary proposal. Bilingual staff in English and Spanish.

October 20

(7-8 p.m.)

Staff will provide informal opportunities for community members to ask staff questions about the boundary proposal. Bilingual staff in English and Spanish.

October 20
  • Closing date of Community Questionnaire and voice mail phone lines
  • Final date to provide input on proposed boundary adjustments prior to School Board Work Session
October 29

November 5

(7 p.m.)

School Board Information Item – Staff will present the Superintendent’s proposed boundaries
November 6 Facebook Live videos in English and Spanish

December 1

(8 p.m.)

School Board?Public?Hearing
December 3 School Board Meeting – adoption of Elementary School Boundaries

In addition to the activities listed above, staff will work during this timeframe with community leaders to share information and gather input from elementary school families throughout the county who may be impacted by boundary changes and not able to participate may not typically participate in a boundary process.

Background?on Elementary School Planning for 2021?

As 最新麻豆原创 grows to?an estimated?30,000 students in 2021, we are using a countywide approach to the Fall 2020 boundary process that takes the needs of all students into account.

Elementary Planning for 2021 has?four phases,?with all changes taking effect in August 2021: Screen Shot 2020-05-11 at 11.43.40 PM

Phase 1:?School Moves,?Fall 2019

On?Feb. 6, 2020,?the?Arlington School Board adopted?the Superintendent’s recommendation to move three schools, effective?for?the 2021-22 school year. The?adoption?includes?moving:

  • the majority of?McKinley students to the new school at the Reed?site,
  • the Arlington Traditional School (ATS)?program?to the current McKinley building,?and
  • the Key Immersion program to the current ATS building.

This recommendation will repurpose the current Key building into a new neighborhood school in a rapidly growing part of the county where 最新麻豆原创 needs more?neighborhood seat?capacity for?elementary school?students.

One?objective during the?school?moves process?was to consider where 最新麻豆原创 had elementary school seats available and where our students live so that it would keep?as many students together?as possible in each school community?during the?Fall 2020 Elementary School Boundary Adjustment process.

Phase 2: Data Review,?Spring 2020?

In Spring 2020, the community?reviewed?the?initial?data?for use in?the Fall 2020 Elementary School Boundary?Adjustment process. This review of data by Planning Unit?helps?ensure that the final data?table?reflects what the community knows about their neighborhoods,?and?is accurate, complete,?and ready for use in adjusting boundaries across neighborhood elementary schools?in the fall.?Community members also expressed?their?preferences?on two methodology approaches that 最新麻豆原创 could use for the Planning Unit projections methodology.

This new phase was introduced in response to feedback from the CCPTA from the 2018 elementary school boundary process and their recommendation that 最新麻豆原创?allow more time for data review by the community, separate from a boundary adjustment process.

Elementary Capacity Planning,?Spring 2020??Planning and Evaluation has been working with?the Departments of?Teaching and Learning?and?Facilities and Operations?to review and discuss a draft plan to adjust the locations of some PreK?programs?and Countywide?Special Education?programs, in order?to:??

  • Determine?capacity for?Grades?K-5?before?the Fall 2020?elementary school?boundary process
  • Reevaluate the location of early childhood programs, making them accessible for eligible families throughout the county??
  • Maximize use of programs by locating them closer to where eligible students live

Each elementary school principal worked with???Facilities and Operations to update information?on permanent?school capacity. For each school,?staff identified?the following:

  • The total number of classrooms?to?facilitate a typical?class for Grades?K-5
  • Four classes?that?were?reserved?for Art and Music
  • The number of?classrooms reserved for?PreK and Special Education classes
  • The remaining classrooms used to determine the K-5 capacity for the boundary process

Discussions with Instructional Leaders,?Summer 2020

The Department of?Planning and Evaluation, in collaboration with?the Departments of?Teaching & Learning, Facilities & Operations,?the?Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer,?and Administrative Services?held?discussions?this summer?with?elementary?school principals?to?review and discuss?initial?draft scenarios for the?Fall 2020?boundary?adjustment process.

These discussions focused on the following:

  • Information about the data review process?(phase 2)?and how stakeholder input is being used?
  • Considerations and priorities for adjusting school boundaries?
  • Principals’?guidance and approach on boundary processes
  • Their input?on?initial?draft boundary scenarios ?for the?upcoming boundary?adjustment process
  • Their?instructional input to inform?the process of adjusting?boundaries
  • The timeline for?this?process leading to School Board adoption on December 3, 2020

Information Resources for Families, PTAs and Advisory Groups:

Resources?