Balance
To the extent possible, the assignment proposal should:
- Consider appropriately balanced utilization for all schools impacted by assignment changes
- Consider balanced program opportunities among schools impacted by assignment changes
- Consider factors of demographic balance among schools impacted by assignment changes, including:
Academic performance and Socio-economic status.
Planning
To the extent possible, the assignment proposal should:
- Provide stability against multiple reassignments
- Consider impacts of programmatic changes
- Consider neighborhood/community cohesivenessv
- Consider future impacts of known residential development and demographic trends
- Utilize up-to-date membership and development data
- Consider impacts to feeder patterns
Efficiency
To the extent possible, the assignment proposal should:
- Eliminate use of modular/mobile classrooms when feasible
- Consider student travel distance to school
- Consider walking distance/safety issues
Community
To the extent possible, the assignment proposal process should:
- Communicate to stakeholders throughout the assignment planning process
- Incorporate a feedback process for stakeholders
- Communicate the difference in district priorities and family specific/unique priorities Be firm,
- fair, and consistent in the application of the guiding principles
- Be sensitive to the needs of the district and to what makes MCS unique