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Wake schools to talk about student reassignment plan on Tuesday

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WCPSS Student Assignment Affecting Fewer Families

Gone are the days of sweeping student assignment plans in Wake County Public Schools, but that doesn’t mean families are still concerned about where their kids go to school.

The Wake County School Board heard from WCPSS staff on Sept. 6 about changes coming to assignment plans around the opening of two new elementary schools, one new middle school, and a new application-only high school in the 2017-18 school year. Staff emphasized that reassignment was necessary when new schools open, but that four factors are considered when making plans for assignment zones: Student Achievement, Stability, Proximity, and Operational Efficiency.

Parents from Mills Park Elementary School in Cary were very concerned about the proposed assignment plan and took to the microphone during the public comment period at the Sept. 20 school board meeting. Mills Park Elementary has a capped enrollment because it is at capacity, and many students will be reassigned to the new Hortons Creek Elementary School when it opens next year.

Many parents suggested the cut-off for the Hortons Creek assignment should be Carpenter Fire Station Road, which is just north of the Cary Park neighborhood. A few suggested that if proximity is a priority, then Cary Park should remain in the Mills Park assignment zone since the neighborhood sits across Green Level Church Road from Mills Park.

One parent pointed out that the assignment plan as proposed would also remove all students who receive free and reduced federal lunch subsidies from Mills Park Elementary.

The other two schools scheduled to open next year which will have new assignment zones are Rogers Lane Elementary, which will open just east of downtown Raleigh, and River Bend Middle School, which will open near River Bend Elementary in the I-540 and US 401 area near the 5401 North neighborhood.

Rogers Lane will draw from Hodge Road, Walnut Creek, Barwell and Knightdale elementary schools. River Bend Middle will draw from Rolesville, East Millbrook, Durant Road, East Wake, and Wendell. The new middle school was supposed to open as a year-round school to match River Bend Elementary, but it is likely the elementary school will convert to traditional and the middle school will open as traditional, too.

The fourth school opening next school year will not affect assignment zones. Known for now as the CTE North High School, the new school will be a collaboration between WCPSS and Wake Tech Community College, similar to, but smaller than, the Vernon Malone College and Career Academy. It will be housed in the former Wakefield High School Ninth Grade Center on Durham Road in Wake Forest.

The new high school will serve fewer than 500 students and offer four to five career and technical education programs. Students who wish to attend will have to apply.

WCPSS is taking public comments on the new school assignment plan via its website .

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In light of the anticipated growth, Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is moving forward with an ambitious plan to minimize overcrowding by filling brand new schools with students attending other schools, plus realigning certain base schools to evenly spread the student populations. The district is also working to meet new state standards governing class sizes in kindergarten through third grade.

"We try to answer as much feedback as we can and make changes where possible," Glenn Carrozzo, WCPSS Senior Director of Student Assignment, explained to ABC11. "But we do have direction from the board to accomplish certain goals."

According to administrators, WCPSS has more than 160,000 students and projects to add nearly 23,000 additional students by the 2024-25 school year. Starting next year, two new elementary schools, a new middle school and new high school will open:

  • South Garner High School, 8228 Hebron Church Road, Garner (Opening for 9th and 10th graders)
  • Apex Friendship Middle School, 7701 Humie Olive Road, Apex
  • Bryan Road Elementary School, 8317 Bryan Road, Garner
  • Buckhorn Creek Elementary School, 5651 Honeycutt Road, Holly Springs

Look up your proposed 2018-2019 WCPSS assignment

On Tuesday, board members reviewed the second draft of the 2018-2019 enrollment proposal, which added a series of changes to maps and "grandfather" policies, allowing students entering 5th grade and 8th grade to stay in their own schools - plus their siblings, who have the option of staying for one year.

The proposal states, however, that if a student chooses to stay at their former school the district will not provide transportation.

WCPSS 2018-2019 Enrollment Plan, Draft 2

Administrators list as many as 39 new schools under construction or slated for design and construction through 2026, meaning school assignments will continue to see dramatic change during the next decade.

WCPSS School Construction Schedule

On its website, WCPSS lists four main "pillars" of student assignment: Student Achievement, Stability, Proximity and Operational Efficiency. Parents wishing to share feedback with WCPSS may continue to do so by submitting their thoughts in an online forum .

The Board of Education will meet again on November 7, and members hope to approve a final proposal by December.

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