Jane Siguenza with HSD did a great job compiling the enrollment data along with projections from the PSU studies and posted it up on the district website:
Capacity vs Enrollment
This is exactly what I had in mind - I did something similar for Brown feeders with previous plans so I know that this was time consuming to put together. I really appreciate the effort Ms. Siguenza put into the format and the work Ms. Biden did scrubbing all of the final numbers. Ultimately this is a great way to see how well the committee balanced enrollment.
The only caveat for the Indian Hills numbers is that I do not believe it represents the kids we know will come from the Copperleaf subdivision so it looks lower than it will be by approximately 26 kids. Of course, all of this is trying to predict the future and there will be natural variation in those numbers that can't be predicted. I will give the numbers a closer look this weekend.
Showing posts with label communication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label communication. Show all posts
Friday, February 1, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
Plan 6 Maps Posted
The District website has updated individual maps as well as a Plan 6 'narrative' which describes areas for each school gained and lost and includes the source or destination school.
No surprises for Indian Hills or Ladd Acres from what we have heard previously at the last community event.
Boundary Committee Website
Files are posted at the top of the page and marked as pdfs.
No surprises for Indian Hills or Ladd Acres from what we have heard previously at the last community event.
Boundary Committee Website
Files are posted at the top of the page and marked as pdfs.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
IH Triple Exceptional: 2006-07 Annual Report
It is great to see Indian Hills be the first school in the district to get the Exceptional rating three times. The staff, students and parents really deserve our thanks for their hard work
The district released an information packed Annual Report for 2006-07 with a page for each school. I think it is an exceptional way to get to know the district better and get up to speed on what the district has planned for the future.
The district released an information packed Annual Report for 2006-07 with a page for each school. I think it is an exceptional way to get to know the district better and get up to speed on what the district has planned for the future.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Oregonian Article On HSD Boundaries
Here is the link to the online version Where Will They Go?
I think Michelle Trappen did a good job accurately capturing progress of the work by the boundary committee, the essential issues being discussed while graciously including a link to this blog.
If you find your way here from the Oregonian, I encourage you to check the following links:
Hillsboro School District Boundary Adjustment Page - Essential information on the boundary process including meeting minutes, future meeting schedules, latest boundary maps and community presentation material.
Straight Talk written by Hugh O'Donnell, a HSD board member since 2003 and retired HSD teacher. Visit to keep in touch with goings-on in the district from the viewpoint of an individual board member and thoughts on improving education in the district.
For those that haven't seen the paper, check out the center of today's Oregonian in the Washington County section. There is a big article by Michelle Trappen on the current status of the boundary process.
You need to go to the print version for a photo of the girls and I walking home from Indian Hills. They were a little freaked out by the size of the photo.
I think Michelle Trappen did a good job accurately capturing progress of the work by the boundary committee, the essential issues being discussed while graciously including a link to this blog.
If you find your way here from the Oregonian, I encourage you to check the following links:
Hillsboro School District Boundary Adjustment Page - Essential information on the boundary process including meeting minutes, future meeting schedules, latest boundary maps and community presentation material.
Straight Talk written by Hugh O'Donnell, a HSD board member since 2003 and retired HSD teacher. Visit to keep in touch with goings-on in the district from the viewpoint of an individual board member and thoughts on improving education in the district.
For those that haven't seen the paper, check out the center of today's Oregonian in the Washington County section. There is a big article by Michelle Trappen on the current status of the boundary process.
You need to go to the print version for a photo of the girls and I walking home from Indian Hills. They were a little freaked out by the size of the photo.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Argus Article from HSD - Jane Siguenza
Inside schools boundary information
11/27/2007, Special to The Argus - Nearly one hundred community members attended the first community meeting on Nov. 19 on the Hillsboro School District's attendance boundary adjustments. The meeting, which was held at Evergreen Middle School, focused on the cu...
It is good to see the district pushing info into the media. As we were leaving JB Thomas last night I told Nicole Kaufman (HSD Exec. Dir. of Community Relations) that the communication from the district has improved dramatically in just a week-and-a-half, the main boundary web page is getting regular updates, almost blog-like in regularity and chronological ordering.
11/27/2007, Special to The Argus - Nearly one hundred community members attended the first community meeting on Nov. 19 on the Hillsboro School District's attendance boundary adjustments. The meeting, which was held at Evergreen Middle School, focused on the cu...
It is good to see the district pushing info into the media. As we were leaving JB Thomas last night I told Nicole Kaufman (HSD Exec. Dir. of Community Relations) that the communication from the district has improved dramatically in just a week-and-a-half, the main boundary web page is getting regular updates, almost blog-like in regularity and chronological ordering.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Hillsboro School District Statement on Community Meeting
Hillsboro School District Holds First Community Meeting on Boundary Adjustments.
The Boundary Committee presented its Plan 3 proposal on Nov. 19 to community members packed in the Evergreen Middle School library. Large boundary maps were posted along the library shelves for viewing.
Deputy Superintendent Carlos Perez provided background information on the process and rationale behind the boundary adjustments. Robin Biden, Director of Transportation Services, explained where planned boundaries changed from existing lines and the preliminary Plan 1 proposal, and how enrollment numbers at each school were affected.
Together, Perez and Biden answered many questions from the audience. In general, questions centered around distance or transportation issues, breaking up close communities, and school feeder and enrollment changes. Perez noted that everyone's comments, oral and written, are considered by the Committee.
He also cautioned that the boundary plan is a work-in-progress that can shift as comments and district criteria are evaluated throughout the process. It is not final until the Board reviews the Committee's recommendation in January 2008 and formalizes its decision in February 2008. Perez invited everyone to attend as many community and work meetings as they wish to keep up to speed and comment on changes. This web site also will continue to post changes as soon as they are made available.
For complete information, visit: http://www.hsd.k12.or.us/district/construction/boundary_adjustments.asp
Argus Covers Public Meeting #1
Hundreds jam library for school boundary meeting
11/21/2007, The Argus - The first community meeting Nov. 19 at Evergreen Middle School about proposed Hillsboro School District boundary changes was standing room only. After the 7 p.m. start of the third discussion (the first two were work sessions) of distric...
CORRECTION: The Argus article got the date for the next community meeting wrong, it should read: "Community meetings are scheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m.Monday, Nov. 26 Thursday Nov. 29 in the J.B. Thomas Middle School library."
The next work session meeting is Monday, Nov. 26 (see post below this one), it is open to the public but shouldn't be confused with the community meetings communicated in the Argus.
[11/26 10:30a update - Got an email from Lisa Cromwell this morning, they have talked to the district and they will put a notice on the door of JB Thomas, apparently it was incorrect in the Oregonian as well.]
11/21/2007, The Argus - The first community meeting Nov. 19 at Evergreen Middle School about proposed Hillsboro School District boundary changes was standing room only. After the 7 p.m. start of the third discussion (the first two were work sessions) of distric...
CORRECTION: The Argus article got the date for the next community meeting wrong, it should read: "Community meetings are scheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m.
The next work session meeting is Monday, Nov. 26 (see post below this one), it is open to the public but shouldn't be confused with the community meetings communicated in the Argus.
[11/26 10:30a update - Got an email from Lisa Cromwell this morning, they have talked to the district and they will put a notice on the door of JB Thomas, apparently it was incorrect in the Oregonian as well.]
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
News Hounds
I've seen some visits from Oregonian and Argus domains, please note: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
The Value of Shoe Leather
The girls and I canvased part of the neighborhood today to make sure we were connecting with all parents in the area and to ask them to get involved in the process.
We found 3 families with 6 kids either going to Indian Hills now, or starting to attend next year. Two of those families had not heard about the boundary changes and were very concerned. I invited them to the meeting tomorrow night and asked them to get engaged.
What was really nice was the great support from the families that we talked to that had older kids in Brown or Century. They commented on how they would have felt to get kicked out of Indian Hills and one parent with no kids even asked if we had a petition that they could sign once I explained why we were walking the neighborhood.
We got drenched and frozen but a break for tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches helped get us re-energized. I had to reprint my map on waterproof map paper to keep the inkjet print from smudging, that is great stuff, like plastic paper you can print and write on.
Conclusion: People are just fundamentally nice, even when you show up dripping on their doorstep on a Sunday afternoon.
We found 3 families with 6 kids either going to Indian Hills now, or starting to attend next year. Two of those families had not heard about the boundary changes and were very concerned. I invited them to the meeting tomorrow night and asked them to get engaged.
What was really nice was the great support from the families that we talked to that had older kids in Brown or Century. They commented on how they would have felt to get kicked out of Indian Hills and one parent with no kids even asked if we had a petition that they could sign once I explained why we were walking the neighborhood.
We got drenched and frozen but a break for tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches helped get us re-energized. I had to reprint my map on waterproof map paper to keep the inkjet print from smudging, that is great stuff, like plastic paper you can print and write on.
Conclusion: People are just fundamentally nice, even when you show up dripping on their doorstep on a Sunday afternoon.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Straight Talk Link
Indian Hills Boundary News got a great write up today (link) from Hugh O'Donnell, Hillsboro District Board Member since 2003.
His blog is called Straight Talk and has all the makings of a good one with some nice personal notes about Hugh's father and Veteran's Day and then some hard punching exchanges with the Argus editorial board about the fate of the JB Thomas building.
He had lots of nice things to say about our activities here and clearly understands how powerful it can be as a way to communicate and congregate. I think his best advice is that school members actively participate in the blog, in comments, etc.
He is starting a list of community blogs so if you have a good link for him, I'm sure he'll be glad to have it.
Also, be sure to link him on any community website or blog you may have.
His blog is called Straight Talk and has all the makings of a good one with some nice personal notes about Hugh's father and Veteran's Day and then some hard punching exchanges with the Argus editorial board about the fate of the JB Thomas building.
He had lots of nice things to say about our activities here and clearly understands how powerful it can be as a way to communicate and congregate. I think his best advice is that school members actively participate in the blog, in comments, etc.
He is starting a list of community blogs so if you have a good link for him, I'm sure he'll be glad to have it.
Also, be sure to link him on any community website or blog you may have.
Notices In The Argus, Oregonian
Well, the committee obviously took everyone's input on notification about the process, there are 2 articles, one on the 14th in the Oregonian, then one on the 16th in the Argus. I still would like to see notes sent home with the kids from the schools. [edit - I just noticed that there was a notice in Nov. Indian Hills newsletter that came home with one of the girls, not sure if that was true for all schools, however]
My first thought is to ask the Argus why the district had to 'push' this info into the dead tree press? Is anyone on the staff assigned to keep in touch with district news? Why didn't the notice show up until the day of the 3rd public meeting? Another puzzling fact is that the article refers Beaverton parents to their district website but tells Hillsboro parents to call the Hillsboro district phone number. Why?
Evidently the Argus reporters were too busy dreaming about write-ups in the Culture section on the latest Modern Interpretive Dance Exposition at the proposed JB Thomas/Argus Community Arts Center to notice that every family in the district was being dramatically impacted by a boundary process.
Hillsboro, Beaverton school districts schedule boundary 'Listening Sessions'
11/16/2007
When school districts re-draw boundaries, students may be sent to different schools. Two West Washington County school districts are seeking public input on new school attendance boundaries during listening sessions with district superintendents. ...
New schools mean shifting students
11/14/2007
HILLSBORO -- If you live in the Hillsboro School District, your child could attend a different school next year. Construction of four elementary schools and a middle school has led to the redrawing of attendance boundaries. A district boundary com...
My first thought is to ask the Argus why the district had to 'push' this info into the dead tree press? Is anyone on the staff assigned to keep in touch with district news? Why didn't the notice show up until the day of the 3rd public meeting? Another puzzling fact is that the article refers Beaverton parents to their district website but tells Hillsboro parents to call the Hillsboro district phone number. Why?
Evidently the Argus reporters were too busy dreaming about write-ups in the Culture section on the latest Modern Interpretive Dance Exposition at the proposed JB Thomas/Argus Community Arts Center to notice that every family in the district was being dramatically impacted by a boundary process.
Hillsboro, Beaverton school districts schedule boundary 'Listening Sessions'
11/16/2007
When school districts re-draw boundaries, students may be sent to different schools. Two West Washington County school districts are seeking public input on new school attendance boundaries during listening sessions with district superintendents. ...
New schools mean shifting students
11/14/2007
HILLSBORO -- If you live in the Hillsboro School District, your child could attend a different school next year. Construction of four elementary schools and a middle school has led to the redrawing of attendance boundaries. A district boundary com...
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