The CAC met Thursday and we were joined by Joe Silva with AISD's planning department. We shared the results of the parent survey. (Silva corrected some of the numbers I included in the presentation, so I will correct those slides before posting.)
Here's a short synopsis of what we learned about the upcoming boudary process:
1) The Board has still not approved the priorities for the boundary process. They will meet again October 12 for a work session.
2) The district is hiring a facilitator to run the boundary task force meetings. (In my opinion, this is a good thing and will help all views be heard.)
3) The district staff will come forward with a map of the proposed boundaries - probably after October 13. That date is the first task force meeting and it will be an orientation for the members.
4) According to Silva, most people who live in AISD do NOT have children in school. He said this is why the "best use" of facilities has come up as an issue. The district does anticipate going out to voters with a new school construction bond in the next couple of years. When they do, they want to be able to say that they are spending tax dollars wisely.
5) Meridian was built for 704, not 650 as we had previously stated. Silva stated that the district likes to open new schools at around 75% of capacity, which would be 528 students.
6) Cowan Elementary has been added to the boundary process.
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