1. 1 Hillgrove/Lovinggood/McClure Redistricting Proposals December 8, 2005 CCSD Board Room

2. 2 Hillgrove High School

3. 3 Lovinggood Middle School

4. 4 McClure Middle School

5. 5 Good News Story SPLOST II provides for 7 new schools in west Cobb: 1 primary, 3 middle, and 2 high schools Hillgrove HS, Lovinggood MS, and McClure MS will add 234 instructional units. When additions are completed and when the senior class moves to Hillgrove, CCSD can remove approximately 90 portables.

6. 6 Recommended Size of Schools Hillgrove High School –1912 student capacity –92 instructional units Lovinggood Middle School –1162 student capacity –71 instructional units McClure Middle School – 1162 student capacity –71 instructional units

7. 7 PROCESS Central Administration Planning Group (CAPG) –Chief Operations Officer –Director of Planning –Executive Director of Transportation –4 Additional staff members

8. 8 Central Administration Planning Group (CAPG), which shall consist of staff members from Operations Administration and School Administration, will collaborate in developing a preliminary school attendance zone plan. –The CAPG will research the following prior to drafting school attendance zone plans: Residential development Population growth trends School construction Transportation Educational programs Budget implications

9. 9 The CAPG will strive to –Maintain efficient/effective school sizes –Use existing school facilities efficiently –Equalize student enrollment/capacity ratios –Consider safety of students traveling to/from school –Minimize time/distance between home/school –Support efficient/direct feeder patterns, when possible

10. 10 EXECUTIVE LIMITATIONS: Policy Title: Attendance Zones In any planning or implementing of attendance zone changes, the CEO shall not allow the creation of unnecessary variation among students or conditions for students. –1. The burden of disruption and hardship borne by affected students shall differ no more than needed to protect equal educational opportunity. –2. The resulting mix of students will not sacrifice diversity or jeopardize equality of opportunity more than necessitated by the exigencies of drawing geographic boundaries.

11. 11 Diversity Chart WhiteBlackAmerican Indian HispanicAsianMulti- racial Hillgrove (proposed) 62.9%29.4%0.1%3.8%2.3%1.5% Resulting McEachern 43.3%46.5%0.4%5.3%0.7%3.8% Current McEachern 49.1%41.7%0.3%4.5%1.3%3.0% Resulting Kennesaw Mountain 71%14.2%0.4%8.1%3.8%2.7% Current Kennesaw Mountain 73.9%14.2%0.3%6.2%3.4%1.9%

12. 12 TIMELINE November 10, 2005 –CAPG met with principals to discuss process November 15, 2005 –CAPG met with principals and focus groups December 14, 2005 –Public meeting w/CAPG to discuss Hillgrove December 19, 2005 –Public meeting w/CAPG to discuss McClure December 20, 2005 –Public meeting w/CAPG to discuss Lovinggood

13. 13 Public Forums with the Board All Meetings are at McEachern High School McClure Middle School –Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:30 pm-7:30 pm Sign up for public comments begins at 6:00 pm Lovinggood Middle School –Tuesday, January 24, 2006 6:00-7:00 pm Sign up for public comments begins at 5:30 pm Hillgrove High School –Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:00-8:00 pm Sign up for public comments begins at 6:30 pm

14. 14 Redistricting Facts Number of schools involved— –2 high schools –5 middle schools –7 elementary schools Number of students involved— –1624 high school students –1904 middle school students

15. 15 West Cobb Redistricting Chart: Changes/Results CapacityEnrollment 2005-2006 ChangesResulting Enrollment McEachern27123560-1069 (HHS)2491 Kennesaw Mt.19873148-555 (HHS)2593 Durham11371713-588 (MMS)1125 Lost Mt.11121562-273 (MMS) -142 (LMS) Total -415 1147 Pine Mt.8871254-134 (MMS) -355 (LMS) -489765 Smitha11121331-335 (LMS)996 Tapp11121077-77 (LMS)1000

16. 16 Projected Enrollments 2006-2007 McClure Middle School –995 students –1162 student capacity Hillgrove High School –1624 students (includes 9-12) –1912 student capacity Lovinggood Middle School –909 students –1162 student capacity

17. 17 Future Updates www.cobbk12.org –Redistricting information: Hillgrove, Lovinggood, and McClure Questions should be directed to the school first.