This blog has been updated since it was originally posted to reflect changes from the September 18 meeting of the Wake County Board of Education.
ORIGINAL POST: On Tuesday, September 18, the Wake County Board of Education received a presentation on the proposed WCPSS student assignment plan for the 2013-14 school year. Tuesday’s presentation is scheduled as an information item during the board’s regularly scheduled meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m.
Review the proposal
- Staff presentation to board (video)
- Recommendations | en español
- Slide Presentation | en español
- Timeline | en español (timeline subject to change per board discussion on 9/18)
- FAQs | en español
Staff in the Office of Student Assignment drafted the proposal in response to a June directive from the Board of Education, which requested that the district’s current assignment plan be revised for 2013-14 to include address-based school assignments.
Under the proposed plan:
- Students would be assigned to attend one of the most proximate elementary, middle and high schools to their address, to the extent possible.
- Families who are happy with their current school assignments would be allowed to remain at their schools with their current level of transportation until the student completes the final grade at that school.
- Existing families not currently assigned to their base schools would have to declare their intentions to attend their base school. This declaration period would precede the Magnet and Open Enrollment application processes.
- Several schools would change their calendars by becoming traditional or year-round schools, or creating additional year-round tracks.
- Some magnet schools would increase the number of seats available to students who live in the base-assignment area.
- Once the base attendance area is established, schools with composite performance scores are more than 10 percentage points below the WCPSS average would receive additional targeted resources to improve achievement.
Read all the details of the proposal >>
Proposed Timeline (subject to change)
The Board of Education will spend the next several weeks reviewing the proposal, and will also open the process to public comment. The board has tentatively scheduled two special sessions for board members to discuss the proposed plan:
> Tuesday, October 9*, time to be announced
Special Called Work Session
Crossroads I, 5625 Dillard Drive, Cary
> Tuesday, October 30*, time to be announced
Special Called Board Meeting
Crossroads I, 5625 Dillard Drive, Cary
* based on availability of board members
If the proposal is adopted, students would receive their pre-assignments in January, based on a draft timeline. Students who wish to attend their base schools would participate in Base Declaration Period shortly after receiving those pre-assignments. This timeline is subject to change as the board reviews the plan. View the draft timeline >>
The board plans to finalize a schedule of public hearings soon. WCPSS will publish a final schedule of public hearings as soon as it is available.
