Stupe said:
txgardengirl said:
Serious question Stupe - how do you know they're doing the exact same thing as last time when they just opened the option to start reviewing the zones?
Obviously, we will learn a lot more before May - but I'm starting with the thought that it's a different process and may end up with different results.
Because Wendy was on one of the committees and hasn't said anything make me think differently and neither has anyone else that I've spoken to.
Well, it seems they are doing one thing differently, they don't seem to be scheduling any public hearings this time.
The process is going to be completely different because a committee of 40+ people isn't making a decision.. People that are not in the education business vs a group of 7 people that have significantly more experience in what and where the problems are in the district. A committee has 1-2 hours to get educated on the process, look at the data, ask questions about the data, make changes, discuss those changes and the implications they may have, make more changes, and take it public. That happens in the course of approximately 10 total hours and we are on a tight timeline.
I think the board working as long as the need to make these changes is way more effective and efficient. It is less likely to have a group of people that don't have the will to make a difficult decision because they don't want to answer to their friends and neighbors. Board members have done all of the hard work to run for office and to put themselves out there for criticism. Most large districts do not use committees - the board makes the decision. There are some districts that adjust their boundaries every year.
At the last board meeting they did discuss about having community feedback. That will probably be announced at the same time they put out the new attendance maps.