MNPS zoning changes

From the MNPS press release just released comes this summary of the changed approved by the MNPS BOE at last evening's meeting.

Here is a summary of changes, by cluster:

Antioch Cluster:

Kelley: The fifth grade was added to Kelley for the 07-08 school year only, in order to keep students from having to change schools 3 consecutive years. In 2008-09, the fifth grade will be removed from Kelley since Marshall will open with grades 5-8. Kelley is reassigned from the Antioch Cluster to the Cane Ridge Cluster.

Maxwell: The fifth grade was added to Maxwell for the 07-08 school year only, in order to keep students from having to change schools two consecutive years. In 2008-09, the fifth grade will be removed from Maxwell since Marshall will open with grades 5-8. Maxwell will move from the Antioch Cluster to the Cane Ridge Cluster.

Mt. View: Reassign 5th graders in map area 1-A from Mt. View to Marshall. Students in grades K-4 who live in area 1-B will remain zoned to Mt. View, even though students in middle and high school from this area will go to Marshall and Cane Ridge. Kelley does not have the space to reassign these students from Mt. View. Since MNPS has land in 1-B to build an elementary school in the future, it is not desirable to rezone children in 1-B now to Kelley, and then rezone them again to the new school in 3 to 5 years.

Antioch MS: Areas 1-B, 1-C, and 1-D are reassigned from Antioch MS to Marshall. Current students rising to grades 7 and 8 have the voluntary grandfather option and may apply to remain at Antioch MS, without transportation being provided. Antioch MS is reassigned from the Antioch Cluster to the Cane Ridge Cluster.

Kennedy: Kennedy moves from the Marshall building back to the original location on Hobson Pike. Students in grades 6-8 in map area 1-A are reassigned from Kennedy to Marshall. Current students rising to grades 7 and 8 have the voluntary grandfather option and may apply to remain at Kennedy, without transportation being provided.

Antioch HS: The 9th Grade Academy at Antioch will relocate to the main campus.

Students rising to the 9th and 10th grades in 08-09 who reside in areas 1-A, 1-B, 1-C, 1-D and 1-E are reassigned from Antioch HS to Cane Ridge.

Hunters Lane Cluster:

Currently, students leaving Gateway after the 4th grade are split between Goodlettsville Middle School and Brick Church Middle School. This feeder pattern violates one of the 2 immutable zoning factors which the Board approved in 1998 (consistent feeder pattern). Until a permanent determination is made regarding Gateway, students from Gateway feed into Goodlettsville Middle School beginning with the 2008-09 school year. Less than 30 students are affected by this change.

McGavock Cluster:

Students in map area 7-A are reassigned from the McGavock Cluster to the Hillsboro Cluster for the 2008-09 school year. This area involves no elementary or middle school students. Only 1 high school student will be affected. The intent is to use I-40 as the boundary between the 2 clusters, which makes the boundary more easily identifiable. The one student affected by this recommendation will be allowed the grandfather option to remain at McGavock.

Pearl-Cohn Cluster:

Students in map area 9-A are reassigned from Cockrill to Park Avenue beginning with the 2008-09 school year. In addition to relieving the overcrowding conditions at Cockrill, this will create space for one or two additional pre-kindergarten classes at Cockrill. Approximately 130 students will be affected by this change.

Stratford Cluster:

Dalewood will be made available for other instructional uses for the 2008-09 school year, as originally proposed. Since Maplewood is scheduled to be renovated next year, space is needed at Dalewood for the relocation of Maplewood’s 9th Grade Academy.

Bailey: Area 10-E is reassigned from Litton to Bailey while 10-F is reassigned from Dalewood to Bailey.

Dalewood: Dalewood is being made available as a temporary location for Maplewood’s 9th Grade Academy while the Maplewood facility is renovated during the 2008-09 school year. Areas 10-A and 10-B are reassigned from Dalewood to Litton.

Isaac Litton: Area 10-E is reassigned from Litton to Bailey in order to make space available at Litton for areas 10-A, 10-B, and 10-G. Area 10-G is reassigned from Dalewood to Litton.

Dan Mills: Areas 10-A and 10-B are reassigned to Dan Mills from Inglewood. Current students rising to grades 3 and 4 have the voluntary grandfather option and may apply to remain at Inglewood, without transportation being provided. Area 10-D is reassigned from Dan Mills to Inglewood. Current students rising to grades 3 and 4 have the voluntary grandfather option and may apply to remain at Dan Mills, without transportation being provided.

Inglewood: Areas 10-A and 10-B are reassigned from Inglewood to Dan Mills. Current students rising to grades 3 and 4 have the voluntary grandfather option and may apply to remain at Inglewood, without transportation being provided. Area 10-D is reassigned from Dan Mills to Inglewood. Current students rising to grades 3 and 4 have the voluntary grandfather option and may apply to remain at Dan Mills, without transportation being provided.

Cluster maps showing the areas will be available for review at www.mnps.org. Information letters will be going to the homes of all students affected by these changes; those letters will be mailed from MNPS in late January or early February.