Attendance Area Task Force

Earlier this fall, the district convened an Attendance Area Task Force to examine capacity issues broadly across the district and specifically identify where East Union Elementary students would go when the building closes after the 2021-2022 school year. Director of Finance and Operations Ron Meyer presented the task force’s recommendation at the November 10, 2021 School Board meeting.

A number of guiding principles directed the work of the task force, chief among them keeping East Union students intact as a community and not splitting those students up. The task force also worked hard to minimize impacts to current students in other buildings to the fullest extent possible.

The task force recommended the following:

Move current East Union Elementary attendance area to Clover Ridge Elementary
Move the district’s preschool program currently housed at Victoria Elementary to Bluff Creek Elementary
Move the district’s center-based AIM program from Carver Elementary to Chanhassen Elementary.

Review the November 10 presentation

Watch the NOVEMBER 10 SCHOOL BOARD PRESENTATION

The School Board will hear the final recommendation, and take action on that recommendation, at its December 6 meeting.

Community Feedback

The community is invited to provide feedback on the recommendation in the following ways:

In-Person:

Monday, November 15, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Clover Ridge Elementary cafeteria

Virtual:

Thursday, November 18, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Registration required for Zoom session.

Feedback Survey:

Feedback Survey

Frequently Asked Questions

Will former East Union students who currently attend Pioneer Ridge be affected by the change?

Will former East Union students who currently attend Pioneer Ridge be affected by the change?

Task Force Information

Task Force Purpose

The charge of the Attendance Area Task Force (AATF) is to advise the school board by developing and recommending an attendance area plan based on data, which will be implemented in the 2022-2023 school year.

The task force will review District 112 demographic and enrollment data, growth projections, facility plans, transportation and safety considerations and other relevant information, create an attendance area plan to align with guiding principles including but not limited to the movement of students impacted by the closure of East Union Elementary, present recommendations to school board by November 10, 2021, and implement new attendance areas for the 2022-2023 school year.

Task Force Membership Commitments

Guiding Principles

Provide sustainable attendance areas for the next three to five years unless there is significant change in enrollment versus current projections.
Consider future growth to include: enrollment projections from demographers, city plans/plots, birth rates, etc.
Ensure East Union students are moved as neighborhood groups so students are not isolated.
Maintain grade configuration K-5, 6-8 and 9-12.
Move as few students as possible.
Have students attend school as close as possible to their home.
Maintain concept of “feeder schools” between elementary and middle schools and that each middle school serve students that attend both high schools.
Strive to minimize division of communities in attendance areas.
Consider proximity, neighborhoods, bus ride times, and traffic patterns for best efficiency in transportation.
Boundary changes should maintain similar demographic makeup at schools at the elementary and secondary levels.
Seek community input prior to making a final recommendation to the school board.
Adhere to State and Federal laws and guidelines.

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