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Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)

From: Brad.Reynolds <[email protected]>Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 12:04 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: School Redistricing

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As a 40 year resident of Henrico County I was upset to learn that once again my neighborhood is being reassigned to a different HS under both plans A & B. We moved to Candlewood (off Pemberton Rd) when the neighborhood was built in 1980 and our daughter attended the newly built Godwin HS (Class of 1998). I was upset 10 years ago when we were reassigned to Freeman but this school is slightly closer to our home. Now I find that Henrico wants to reassign us again to Tucker HS. Although the county is rebuilding this HS it is farther from our home than either Godwin or Freeman and historically has had lower performance scores in reading and math than either Freeman or Godwin. There has been no real population growth in our part of the county in 20 years and it seems like we are being shuffled around to satisfy other needs. In looking over the other maps, this change will mean that students from our neighborhood will be split off from their friends once they complete Middle School (Quioccasin). The redistricting 10 years ago created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road together to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. Furthermore, Every option currently being considered projects enrollment decline for Freeman HS and increase for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? I look forward to your consideration of this matter. regards, Brad Reynolds 9514 Chatterleigh Dr Henrico, VA 23238

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From: Brooks Pickels <[email protected]>Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 1:46 PMTo: [email protected]; Superintendent; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs

(jmbriggs); Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!


Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:

The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, Spring Tree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle).

This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are three options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons:

1. We JUST went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman.

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4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6)

5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years!

As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Brooks Pickels 804-514-5886 [email protected]

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From: Cameron Rashkind <[email protected]>Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 9:57 AMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: Redistricting



The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, Spring Tree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.

The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin

Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are three options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons:

1. We JUST went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6)

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5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Cameron Rashkind

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From: Carter Holt <[email protected]>Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 3:10 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: Pinedale Farms Redistricting


I am writing to you concerning the redistricting plans for schools in Henrico. I live in Pinedale Farms, a wonderful neighborhood off of Pemberton Rd. Just 10 years ago the “Pemberton corridor” was redistricting to have all neighborhoods at the same middle school (Quioccasin) and High School (Douglas Freeman) and I would very much like for it to stay that way. We have three young children, and when we moved to Pinedale Farms form the city 5 years ago the schools were a huge draw for us. Our friends and family attend the current schools and we were both comforted and encouraged by their experiences. We love these schools not just because they are excellent schools, but because our children will have continuity and will stay with the friends that they have made. Breaking up the corridor will change that. It will also put our kids farther from home, twice the distance in fact, and put our future young drivers on Parham road during rush hour. We are very happy with our current schools and feeder pattern and are disheartened to see that it might change for the second time in 10 years, upending friendships and the community created between neighborhoods throughout the corridor. Please, please consider leaving our current feeder pattern as is. Thank you for your time and consideration. Carter Holt Skyview Drive

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From: Cheng Ly <[email protected]>Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 11:56 AMTo: [email protected]; Superintendent; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs

(jmbriggs); Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Subject: Keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High


Hello Everyone, I'm a resident of the Candlewood development, I have 2 young children; my wife and I are both Professors at VCU. Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries 10 years ago for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, Spring Tree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are three options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. I oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We JUST went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed; no one likes change that leaves people worse off. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6) 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Thank you. Cheng

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From: Christian Brock <[email protected]>Sent: Monday, November 4, 2019 12:15 PMTo: SuperintendentCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!


Thank you for forwarding the message. Justin: I received your email as well and I appreciate the note. My family and I will certainly be following the process via the link you sent. Take care. Christian Brock Hometown Realty 804‐920‐9535 (Mobile)

From: Superintendent <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 1:40 PM To: Christian Brock <[email protected]> Cc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Good afternoon, Thank you for your email. I am responding on behalf of Dr. Cashwell. I appreciate the insights and perspectives you shared. I have forwarded your concerns and background information to Justin Briggs, Planner, so he can make sure the redistricting committee has your request and rationale to consider. Respectfully, Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652-3714 Fax (804) 652-3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations

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From: Christian Brock <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 12:41 PM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!


To whom it may concern, Speaking on behalf of my family of four that bought a house 2 years ago in the Springtree subdivision off Pemberton we respectfully disagree with the County of Henrico’s potential decision to move us from Freeman High to Tucker High. From a logistical and geographical standpoint we are not sure how sending our neighborhood to a school so far away from our home makes much sense. Being in real estate I know and understand the county map very well. It feels like a far reach to pull kids away from their community to send them to a school they are unfamiliar with. We purchased a home in Springtree as my wife lived in Oldhouse Run growing up and attended Godwin. Knowing that it was now feeding into Freeman made more sense to us. Upon hearing that we are now being considered as a redistrict to Tucker is baffling. We purchased the home with the assurance that our kids will attend school throughout their public school education with family and friends we have in the same school zone. Now we are unsure of our childrens future as we seek to understand how to cope if this Henrico school plan goes through. Please think about the children of the Pemberton corridor who will be taken away from their comfort zone and sent further from their home. Thank you for reading this email. Christian Brock Hometown Realty 804‐920‐9535 (Mobile) [email protected] Distinguished Achiever Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia Notes from our representatives are below: During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:

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• The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School!

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Saturday, November 9, 2019 7:42 AMTo: Nancy GrubbsCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Pemberton Corridor

Good morning Mr. and Ms. Grubbs, I will forward your email to the redistricting committee for their consideration as they continue to refine the options. Have a nice weekend. Chris Chris Sorensen Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Administration Henrico County Public Schools 804‐652‐3631

From: Nancy Grubbs [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 1:05 PM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Pemberton Corridor


Thank you in advance: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:

The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood,

Spring Tree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.

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The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle).


1. We JUST went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed.

2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS.

3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman.


5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD

high school in just 10 years!

As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Ron & Nancy Grubbs Candlewood Subdivision

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Saturday, November 9, 2019 7:38 AMTo: Renee DuffyCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman

Good morning Ms. Duffy, I will forward your email to the committee for consideration as they continue to refine options. Have a nice weekend. Chris Chris Sorensen Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Administration Henrico County Public Schools 804‐652‐3631

From: Renee Duffy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 1:49 PM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman


Good afternoon, Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:

• The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, Spring Tree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle).

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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Renée Duffy Sent from my iPhone

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 10:18 AMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: Redistricting

From: Cameron Rashkind [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 10:16 AM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Redistricting


Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. On a personal note, my oldest son is a Junior at DSF and will graduate next year. We have built a community with DSF both with friendships and financially contributing to the school. My second son will attend DSF next year as a Freshman and is looking forward to attending the same school with his brother and where he feels comfortable since attending events as DSF and seeing his family involved with the school. With the proposed redistricting, he will be moved from DSF after his Freshman year to Tucker HS. This is a concern for us on many levels. Freshman year is a huge transition and then pulling him from the school he loves and feels comfortable with after one year is cruel. Being a teenager and in high school is hard enough, to have to start over at a new school with a new community and friends. So not only does this impact our community it will also greatly affect families. Thank you again, Cameron Rashkind On Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 10:05 AM Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> wrote:

Mr. Rashkind,

Thank you for your comment. I will ensure it is shared with the redistricting committee. Have a nice day.

Chris

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Chris Sorensen

Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Administration

Henrico County Public Schools

804‐652‐3631

From: Cameron Rashkind [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 9:58 AM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Redistricting


Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road.

During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:

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This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor.

HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are three options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone.

We oppose this move for the following reasons:






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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Thank you.

Cameron Rashkind

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 10:06 AMTo: Cameron RashkindCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Redistricting

Mr. Rashkind, Thank you for your comment. I will ensure it is shared with the redistricting committee. Have a nice day. Chris Chris Sorensen Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Administration Henrico County Public Schools 804‐652‐3631

From: Cameron Rashkind [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 9:58 AM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Redistricting




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1. We JUST went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6) 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Cameron Rashkind

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 8:25 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: Henrico County Redistricting proposals

From: Amy E. Cashwell (aecashwell) Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 8:15 PM To: Larissa Rodriguez <[email protected]> Cc: Cheryl L. Guempel (clguempel) <[email protected]>; Beth N. Teigen (bnteigen) <[email protected]>; Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Henrico County Redistricting proposals

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts regarding redistricting, county development, enrollment, and student/teacher ratios. I’ve read the information you’ve presented and have also shared with appropriate staff for their attention and response. I appreciate the time and work that went into preparing such a detailed letter, including research and anecdotes from others invested in the success of Henrico County Schools. I appreciate your care and concern for ensuring positive experiences and outcomes for the students of the school division and can assure you that this is a common goal to which the school board and redistricting committee are working. Again, I will share your perspective with the committee, as well as division staff for their attention and consideration. Thank you for reaching out. Sincerely, Amy Cashwell

From: Larissa Rodriguez [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 1:41 PM To: Amy E. Cashwell (aecashwell) <[email protected]> Subject: Henrico County Redistricting proposals


Dear Dr. Cashwell,

Good afternoon, my name is Larissa Rodriguez, and I am a 34 year Henrico County resident. I spoke at the October 24th school board meeting during the public forums, and I am writing to express my concerns about the redistricting again.

In doing some additional research I found that the desired student/teacher ratios for Virginia are 15:1. Henrico County publicly posts that the average is 18:1, which yes it may be the average. However, many classrooms are well above it at 24-29 student to teacher ratio. Each year we have an increase in the population of approximately 2k residents. The Board of Supervisors continues to approve more housing developments. Yet, where are the schools?

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Below is a general idea of the ratios in Henrico county, which I am sure you are aware of, but I decided to research for my own educational purposes.

Total 72 schools.

46 elementary schools. 2 of them are at 15:1 ratio. All of the rest of them are above desired ratio.

12 middle schools. The five at or below the desired student/teacher ratios are struggling with maintaining accreditation standards and have below average ratings. The “overcapacity” schools, great ratings and maintain accreditation.

9 high schools. All over capacity and student/teacher ratios above 15:1. Again, the schools in Varina and Fairfield districts below average rankings and under capacity. The high schools which are in the other three districts “overcapacity”, and thriving.

Focusing on redistricting is not the answer. We need more schools, even solely based on current enrollment numbers. We also need to place our resources in the community. Assess why schools which are under capacity are struggling. The county reports 50K students, I would ask the county to evaluate the total number of school aged children in the county overall. Many of us are forced to send out children to private school, such is my case, because every single school in Varina, the largest district, is rated a 4 or lower with the exception of two elementary schools. Who doesn’t want their child to attend a safe, accredited school? Everyone who pays taxes in this county should have the opportunity to send their children to an accredited school. I just do not see how redistricting every few years is the answer to a growing population?

I reviewed the HCPS strategic goals, several of them use the words equitable and all. We ALL deserve to have the option in ALL of our districts to send our children to safe, accredited schools.

2018-2025 STRATEGIC GOALS: Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS) will... • Achieve and maintain full accreditation. • Transform the curriculum to meet the needs of an innovative, global workforce. • Foster an inclusive, safe, and supportive climate for all stakeholders. • Recruit, retain, and reward educators who nurture the whole child. • Cultivate and maintain meaningful, collaborative partnerships to enrich the student experience and provide relevant learning opportunities. • Leverage its strength of diversity and lead dialogue to ensure equity and access for all. • Provide equitable and secure physical learning environments that inspire community pride. • Provide equitable, collaborative, and engaging learner-centered experiences, empowering learners to become contributing citizens in a global society.

I have a couple of quotes from professional colleagues of mine who have lived or currently live in Henrico county and they wanted me to share on their behalf.

“We moved out of Henrico two years ago. The classroom sizes were too large and the older schools don’t have the same equipment nor opportunities that the newer schools have. For example, my daughter and I moved to Twin Hickory when she was in 3rd grade. The school and teachers were fantastic. She excelled in school there because the teachers were happy and had state of the art equipment. When she went to middle school we moved to Brookland Middle School. Due to all the overcrowding she was pushed aside. If it wasn’t for us fighting for her and demanding she be tested for honors classes she would not have been given the opportunity. Then we moved again when she went to High School and she went to Tucker. I graduated from there and therefore knew what opportunities were there. Except they had a lot of overcrowding there. Again, it was easy for her to be overlooked. I feel bad for the teachers because I don’t think they like it as much as we do. I think nursing and teaching are similar because we are both short

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staffed and overworked. They push the limit with ratios and we tend to push the less acute to the side in an effort to focus on the critical. Something has to change.”

“They are redistricting higher socioeconomic areas into lower socioeconomic areas and making overcrowding in already overcrowded areas worse. I moved to put my son in a high performing high school. Soon he will be placed into a low performing high school and I will lose value on my home. All while still paying the same taxes. Lovely.” I’ve had my son in private school. Purchased a home in glen allen for the sole purpose of him going there and now being redistricted out.”

I understand that in order for our school system to be successful, it requires a partnership between parents and the county leadership. I pray the county will listen to the concerns of us as parents, and I pray the decisions that are made are in the best interest of all of us.

Respectfully,

Larissa Rodriguez

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 7:49 PMTo: Leah DanforthCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Redistricting—Keep the Pemberton Corridor at DSF

Ms. Danforth, Thanks for the email. I will ensure your comments are shared with the redistricting committee. Chris Chris Sorensen Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Administration Henrico County Public Schools 804‐652‐3631

From: Leah Danforth [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:49 PM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Redistricting—Keep the Pemberton Corridor at DSF



• The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, Spring Tree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.

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• The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle).




As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you,

Leah Danforth Candlewood resident

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 7:47 PMTo: James SchleicherCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: HCPS Redistricting Letter

Mr. Schleicher, Thanks for the email. I will ensure your comments are shared with the redistricting committee. Chris Chris Sorensen Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Administration Henrico County Public Schools 804‐652‐3631 ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: James Schleicher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 5:18 PM To: [email protected]; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]>; Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: HCPS Redistricting Letter Use Caution: This message originated outside of Henrico County Public Schools. Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links or responding to requests for information. ________________________________

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 7:46 PMTo: Katie SwartzCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman

Ms. Swartz, Thanks for the email. I will ensure your comments are shared with the redistricting committee. Chris Chris Sorensen Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Administration Henrico County Public Schools 804‐652‐3631

From: Katie Swartz [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 6:15 PM To: [email protected]; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]>; Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman



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5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a

THIRD high school in just 10 years!

As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Katie Swartz Sent from my iPhone

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 7:45 PMTo: Fredrick GeisslerCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Redistricting

Mr. Geissler, Thanks for the email. I will ensure your comments are shared with the redistricting committee. Chris Chris Sorensen Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Administration Henrico County Public Schools 804‐652‐3631

From: Fredrick Geissler [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 6:43 PM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Redistricting






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HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are three options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons:





5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you.

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 11:37 AMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: HCPS Redistricting ConcernsAttachments: Issues with High School Options 3,5, and 6.docx; Issues with Elementary School

Options 3,5, and 6.docx

From: Superintendent Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:32 PM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]>; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Subject: FW: HCPS Redistricting Concerns Good evening, I didn’t forward this to Dr. Cashwell but I know we need to respond to the parent. Chris, would you mind responding since they already spoke with Justin? Thank you, Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652-3714 Fax (804) 652-3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:02 AM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: FW: HCPS Redistricting Concerns

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Good Morning Dr. Cashwell In speaking with School Board representatives Bill Pike (Freeman) and Mickey Ogburn (Jackson Davis), they recommended that I keep you in the loop with all communications back and forth with the county concerning the redistricting process. I would like you to review the communication that I sent Justin Briggs yesterday. Bill Pike reviewed it and sent it again to Justin Briggs and Chris Sorenson. We want our voice to be heard and are looking for feedback on the communication below. I will continue to keep your office in the loop as we keep trying to contact the committee and confirm that our concerns are being addressed. Thanks, ‐‐Matt Alligood— 804‐647‐7843

From: Matthew J Alligood (Services ‐ 6) Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:46 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: HCPS Redistricting Concerns Good Morning Justin, I wanted to first thank you for taking my call yesterday and explaining the way that plans 3,5 and 6 have been chosen to move ahead. That is helpful information for our neighborhood planning sessions. I wanted to reach out to you and make sure we have all of our concerns drawn out for you. Since the community along the Pemberton Road corridor (south of Three Chopt Road) was just redistricted 10 years ago, our neighborhood of Pinedale Farms is teamed up with other neighborhoods next to us and working to make sure that our voices are heard loud and clear as our desires are to keep our tight community together for the consistency and stability of our children. You explained to me yesterday that while Options 3,5,and 6 were moving forward, nothing was set in stone and these plans could still change some depending on feedback that we provide. Knowing that, I have attached 2 documents to this email. One for Freeman High School and one for Jackson Davis Elementary School. I have outlined on both documents what our concerns are on each. It is our strong desire that neighborhoods south of Three Chopt Road and along Pemberton Road continue to stay at Freeman High school. We currently have over 300 signatures on our petition linked to www.stayatfreeman.com for this effort. This petition has been out for only a week and is gaining rapid support each day. Additionally, it is strongly desired that the neighborhoods of Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run all stay together at Jackson Davis Elementary school. This petition was created 3 days ago and we already have over 100 signature on our petition linked to www.stayatjdes.com . Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run have joined forces and are developing heavy resistance to the current plans and we all plan to be at the November 13th public meeting to voice our concerns in person.

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I am reaching out to you now in hopes of opening a direct dialogue with you so that you know exactly where we stand and what our efforts are to stay in the Freeman and JDES district. The neighborhoods I have listed above are all HUGE contributors to the PTA, serving on the boards at each school, fundraising for each school, and helping with events all year long. These schools need us just as much as we need them. Please let me know if you are interesting in meeting with me and another representative from our neighborhood to discuss this further before future committee meetings. I really do appreciate your friendliness on the phone yesterday and you taking the time to listen to us and help us showcase our concerns to the committee because the current links that show subdivision concerns on your redistricting site are not accurate at this time. Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you soon about this! Matt Alligood 804‐647‐7843

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:25 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: Keep the Pemberton Road Corridor at Freeman High School!

From: Amy E. Cashwell (aecashwell) Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 2:58 PM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: FW: Keep the Pemberton Road Corridor at Freeman High School!

From: Herbaugh, Veta [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tuckahoe Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 5:14 PM To: Amy E. Cashwell (aecashwell) <[email protected]>; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Road Corridor at Freeman High School! Dr. Cashwell, Please handle appropriately. Thank you, Veta From: Karen Hargrove <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 2:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Keep the Pemberton Road Corridor at Freeman High School!

Mrs. O'Bannon, We need your help! Please help to keep the Pemberton Road Corridor at Freeman High School! Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Road Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Road Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, Spring Tree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.

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The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are three options on the table that would move the Pemberton Road Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We JUST went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Road Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman H.S.. 4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Road Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6) 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Road Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Karen Hargrove 1601 Denham Road Pinedale Farms resident

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:20 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: Pat, Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

From: Amy E. Cashwell (aecashwell) Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 2:59 PM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: FW: Pat, Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

From: Herbaugh, Veta [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tuckahoe Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:41 PM To: Amy E. Cashwell (aecashwell) <[email protected]>; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Pat, Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Dr. Cashwell, Please handle appropriately. Thank you, Veta

From: Pat O'Bannon <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 11:13 AM To: Tuckahoe <[email protected]> Subject: Fwd: Pat, Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message:

From: Joe Brown <[email protected]> Date: October 28, 2019 at 11:12:00 AM EDT To: [email protected] Subject: Pat, Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Pat O'Bannon, Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road.

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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Rev. Joe Brown 9205 Lyndonway Drive (804) 543-7116

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:20 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: Pemberton Corridor redistricting

From: Amy E. Cashwell (aecashwell) Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 2:59 PM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: FW: Pemberton Corridor redistricting

From: Herbaugh, Veta [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:20 PM To: Amy E. Cashwell (aecashwell) <[email protected]>; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Pemberton Corridor redistricting Dr. Cashwell, Please handle appropriately. Thank you, Veta

From: Emily Baish <[email protected]> Date: October 28, 2019 at 10:00:19 AM EDT To: [email protected] Subject: Pemberton Corridor redistricting



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5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and

take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years!

As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you.

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 7:54 AMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: Keep the Pemberton Corridor together

From: Rachel Kelly [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6:51 AM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor together


Keep the Pemberton Corridor Together!



The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, Spring Tree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School






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Additionally,

Please keep the neighborhoods that currently attend Jackson Davis Elementary School there or bring the entire corridor to Pemberton Elementary School. The boundary was already moved in a past redistricting when the neighborhoods of Springtree, Gates Head, and Candlewood were moved to Pemberton Elementary School. The creeping of the line every time there is a proposed redistricting leaves families panicking. We are one of the areas of the county with the LEAST amount of growth (NO growth until the current development of Pemberton Ridge began) in the past thirty years.

Thank you,

Rachel & Michael Kelly (Oldhouse Run)

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 5:02 AMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: PEMBERRTON CORIDOR

From: Amy E. Cashwell (aecashwell) Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 5:38 PM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Fwd: PEMBERRTON CORIDOR


From: "January M. Britt (jmbritt)" <[email protected]> Date: October 28, 2019 at 4:35:52 PM EDT To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)" <[email protected]>, Superintendent <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Cc: "Amy E. Cashwell (aecashwell)" <[email protected]> Subject: PEMBERRTON CORIDOR

Good Afternoon. As a EXTREMLY concerned member of this community and a county employee, I respectfully ask for your consideration in adjusting the maps for KEEP THE PEMBERTON CORRIDOR AT QUIOCCOISIAN MIDDLE AND FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL. This county and redistricting committee of 2010 “ cleaned us up” 10 years ago to create a better feeder pattern and unite the corridor. It is both unneeded and unnecessary to disrupt our area AGAIN and SPLIT FAMILIES UP again! No community as land locked a of the county, with no “new” school being built should have 2 maps moving us. Certainly there is a better way‐ the 2 maps moving forward are the most disruptive according to the committee. Please help us keep our kids Freeman and NOT GO TO A 3RD HIGH SCHOOL IN 3 YEARS.

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The County I know, love and work for CAN DO BETTER, and it should!

January M. Britt JDES

First Grade

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 5:00 AMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: Redistricting

From: Rob Moore [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 9:01 PM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Redistricting







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2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton

Corridor to Freeman HS.





As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Robert Moore

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:59 AMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: Old House Run Redistricting

From: Nara Jorge [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 9:15 PM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Old House Run Redistricting











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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Nara J Moore

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:56 AMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: Pemberton Corridor Redistricting Concerns

From: Emily Doran [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 9:51 PM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Pemberton Corridor Redistricting Concerns


Good evening,

I am reaching out to express some concerns regarding the Henrico County Public Schools redistricting process currently underway, and to advocate for our Pemberton Corridor community to stay at Freeman High school. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:

The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, Spring Tree and Quail Run

were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.


This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor, which includes both sides of Pemberton Road. However, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are three options on the table that would move or split the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons:

1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed.

2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS, creating a strong Pemberton Corridor community.

3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why

move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman.


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5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a third high school in just 10 years! It is unfair to the children of our community that our boundaries are shuffled every time HCPS goes through redistricting. It is very difficult to build community and continuity, which is so important in education, when our boundaries are constantly shifted.


Thank you,

Emily Doran

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From: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:55 AMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: Please keep the Pemberton Corridor together at Freeman High School

From: Greg Doran [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 10:58 PM To: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Please keep the Pemberton Corridor together at Freeman High School


Good evening, I am reaching out to express some concerns regarding the Henrico County Public Schools redistricting process currently underway, and to advocate for our Pemberton Corridor community to stay at Freeman High school. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:

The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, Spring Tree and

Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.



We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed.

The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS, creating a strong Pemberton Corridor community. What has changed that is leading HCPS to propose options to undo the strong Pemberton Corridor community that they helped foster 10 years ago?

Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for

Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Please keep us at Freeman.

According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS

also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6)

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Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a third high school in just 10 years! It is unfair to the children of our community that our boundaries are shuffled every time HCPS goes through redistricting. It is very difficult to build community and continuity, which is so important in education, when our boundaries are constantly shifted. The impact of the current proposals is contrary to the stated procedural guidelines of the redistricting process to keep communities together and provide continuity of a child’s progress in K-12.

As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor together at Freeman High School! Thank you, Greg Doran

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From: Emily Doran <[email protected]>Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 9:49 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: Pemberton Corridor Redistricting Concerns












5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a third high school in just 10 years! It is

unfair to the children of our community that our boundaries are shuffled every time HCPS goes through redistricting. It is very difficult to build community and continuity, which is so important in education, when our boundaries are constantly shifted.

As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you,

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Emily Doran

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From: Erin P. Douglas (epdouglas)Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 11:27 AMTo: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike); Superintendent;

[email protected]; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)

Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School









5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high

school in just 10 years!

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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Erin Douglas

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From: Fredrick Geissler <[email protected]>Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 6:43 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: Redistricting











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From: G A Mceachron <[email protected]>Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 12:25 PMTo: [email protected]; Superintendent; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs

(jmbriggs); Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Subject: Keep Pemberton Corridor with FreemanAttachments: Pemberton Corridor Letter.docx


Dear Henrico County Representatives, Please see attached letter requesting that Pemberton Corridor stay with Freeman High School. Thank you. Sincerely, Gail McEachron Professor Emerita College of William and Mary

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From: Graham Murray <[email protected]>Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 1:20 PMTo: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Cc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: I support HCPS proposed options 2 and 4


My apologies, I just realized you were not part of the recent election 😊 Thank you though for your consideration of Fox Hall and Deep Run HS

From: Graham Murray Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 1:00 PM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Cc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]>; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: I support HCPS proposed options 2 and 4 Good afternoon, My name is Graham Murray. I contacted you back in October concerning the school redistricting. I also contacted the other school board members and you were the only individual to respond. I want to first applaud you for this, and secondly congratulate you on your recent re‐election. I live in the Fox Hall subdivision and I would like my children to attend Deep Run HS (where they are currently districted and is why I just moved to this new Henrico home). Redistricting proposals A & B will alter this and I do not approve of this change in the HS districting. Similar to before, I completed the online survey but felt I should reach out to you directly. Thank you for your time and efforts. I hope that you will take this into consideration. When the schools were redistricted last, and I believe again this time, I’ve been told the communities’ input was taken into consideration. Thanks, Graham Graham Murray, P.E. COLLINS ENGINEERING www.collins-engineering.com 200 Garrett Street, Suite K Charlottesville, VA 22902

Cell: (434) 566-3011 [email protected]

From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 8:34 PM

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To: Graham Murray <graham@collins‐engineering.com> Cc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]>; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: I support HCPS proposed options 2 and 4 Mr. Murray, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done on‐line. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting2021/ All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The school board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the school board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, Assistant Superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, Education Specialist Planning, both are monitoring the work of the committee. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Graham Murray [mailto:graham@collins‐engineering.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 9:09 AM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: I support HCPS proposed options 2 and 4


Good morning, I’m a resident of Henrico County, and have been for 13 years. I currently live in the Fox Hall subdivision near Short Pump and moved there specifically for the districted public schools. I would like to take a brief moment of your time to let you know I am in support of Henrico County Public School’s redistricting proposals options 2 and 4. Thank you,

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From: Graham Murray <[email protected]>Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 1:00 PMTo: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Cc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: I support HCPS proposed options 2 and 4


Good afternoon, My name is Graham Murray. I contacted you back in October concerning the school redistricting. I also contacted the other school board members and you were the only individual to respond. I want to first applaud you for this, and secondly congratulate you on your recent re‐election. I live in the Fox Hall subdivision and I would like my children to attend Deep Run HS (where they are currently districted and is why I just moved to this new Henrico home). Redistricting proposals A & B will alter this and I do not approve of this change in the HS districting. Similar to before, I completed the online survey but felt I should reach out to you directly. Thank you for your time and efforts. I hope that you will take this into consideration. When the schools were redistricted last, and I believe again this time, I’ve been told the communities’ input was taken into consideration. Thanks, Graham Graham Murray, P.E. COLLINS ENGINEERING www.collins-engineering.com 200 Garrett Street, Suite K Charlottesville, VA 22902

Cell: (434) 566-3011 [email protected]

From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 8:34 PM To: Graham Murray <graham@collins‐engineering.com> Cc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]>; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: I support HCPS proposed options 2 and 4 Mr. Murray, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns.

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If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done on‐line. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting2021/ All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The school board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the school board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, Assistant Superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, Education Specialist Planning, both are monitoring the work of the committee. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools



Good morning, I’m a resident of Henrico County, and have been for 13 years. I currently live in the Fox Hall subdivision near Short Pump and moved there specifically for the districted public schools. I would like to take a brief moment of your time to let you know I am in support of Henrico County Public School’s redistricting proposals options 2 and 4. Thank you, Graham

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From: Greg Doran <[email protected]>Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 10:57 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: Please keep the Pemberton Corridor together at Freeman High School













Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a third high school in just

10 years! It is unfair to the children of our community that our boundaries are shuffled every time HCPS goes through redistricting. It is very difficult to build community and continuity, which is so important in education, when our boundaries are constantly shifted. The impact of the current proposals is contrary to the stated procedural guidelines of the redistricting process to keep communities together and provide continuity of a child’s progress in K-12.

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From: Jaime Petrasek <[email protected]>Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 8:48 AMTo: Katie BothaCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); John McGinty;

Elizabeth Carroll; East Botha; J Milligan; Carrie Banks; Annette Bates; Karen B. Siler (kbsiler); William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)

Subject: Re: HCPS Redistricting Concern


No problem! We are all learning as we go. I'm looking forward to continuing to work with the community. I'm sure I'll see you again! :)

Jaime Petrasek (she/her/hers) Director of Research Administration School of Social Work Virginia Commonwealth University 804.827.3631 On Fri, Nov 8, 2019, 8:33 AM Katie Botha <[email protected]> wrote: Please accept my sincerest apologies. This is a learning process for me and I will gladly honor your request going forward. Jessica appreciated my keeping in her in the loop on an issue in “her zone” when speaking with others involved in the process which is why I copied you, but I certainly understand your wish to the contrary. I am sure others on this email chain will do the same and delete your information should they choose to reply so that you will no longer receive emails going forward. With kind regards,

Katie McGinty Botha 804.467.6004 Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 8, 2019, at 6:47 AM, Jaime Petrasek <[email protected]> wrote:

Good morning. While I enjoyed speaking with you and the rest of the community last night, Katie, I don't understand how you got my work email address. I would appreciate it if it was not used for this purpose.

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Jaime Petrasek (she/her/hers) <-- what does this mean? Director of Research Administration, School of Social Work Virginia Commonwealth University 804.827.3631 Chair, VCU Research Career Community NCURA Region iii R3RAMP Co-Chair and Campus Liaison On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 11:18 PM katie botha <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Bill, Chris & Justin, I wanted to circle back with you after having represented our neighborhood last month at the Elementary School Redistricting Committee Meeting and at this evening's Public Meeting & Gallery Walk at Wilder Middle. As instructed, we have asked Westmoor residents to share their feedback via the initial online feedback system as well as the new survey shared this evening, but we also wanted to take the proactive step of sharing our current concerns directly with you. We feel based on our discussions with Redistricting Committee Representatives, Jessica Milligan (Elementary) and Jaime Petrasek (Middle/High), that the Westmoor Split on Middle School Draft Option B may be an oversight since Westmoor is bisected by Patterson Avenue and the unity of the Westmoor neighborhood is not immediately evident by looking at a map. However, we want to take every step possible to ensure that Westmoor is not split on any subsequent drafts, hence this email requesting your kind attention to this urgent matter. Please note that our neighborhood is not split on 5 of the 6 most recent draft maps that make up current Options A & B. This further implies to us that the small section of our neighborhood (home to only 39 current HCPS students--a tiny handful of whom would be in Middle School in 2021) was erroneously cut from the other 90% of Maybeury zoned homes on Middle School Draft Option B. The attached Option B maps for Elementary and Middle show a red circle around our neighborhood and the "shark fin" shaped side that is splintered off "alone" on the Middle school map. Our detailed responses to the survey questions pertaining to our concern are copied below for your consideration as I know you are receiving a great deal of feedback and we are a small neighborhood compared to some of the larger, more vocal attendees at tonight's meeting. Please know that we remain EXTREMELY GRATEFUL for your collective service and recognize that this is yet another step in a long process, but we also want to make sure that we take every possible step to make our case as widely known as possible. Q: What are your thoughts/observations as they relate to Middle School DRAFT Option B? A: This draft option bisects the Westmoor neighborhood leaving half of a tightly knit neighborhood as THE SOLE Maybeury Elementary School students to feed into Quioccasin Middle while the other half of our neighborhood along with 90% of Maybeury Elementary Students would feed into Tuckahoe Middle. This split is contrary to two of the stated redistricting criteria [1] All reasonable efforts should be made to ensure contiguous geographic zones which minimize division of clearly identifiable community components (including residential subdivisions) and [2] Provisions should be made to ensure the continuity of a child's K-12 progress. For these reasons, we respectfully request that all residents of Westmoor Neighborhood remain in ONE K-12

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FEEDER PATTERN and therefore OPPOSE Draft Option B's proposed 90/10 Middle School Split that would potentially impact only 39 current Westmoor residents/HCPS students (a small handful of whom will be in middle school in 2022). Socially this would be incredibly difficult and would severely limit these students in the potential 10% Maybeury to Quioccasin minority as they would have no chance to be elected into leadership positions such as SCA, etc. To recap, please DO NOT SPLIT WESTMOOR SUBDIVISION and please allow ALL Westmoor students residing on both sides of Patterson Avenue to remain in the same Middle School feeder pattern as 90% of their Elementary School peers. Q: What is your overall attitude toward Middle School Draft Option B? A: OPPOSE Q: If you indicated that you dislike or oppose Option B, what is your primary concern? A: FEEDER PATTERN CONCERN *** Thank you once again for your consideration, support and representation as we continue to follow this important process. With sincere regards, Katie McGinty Botha Westmoor Resident & Parent to HCPS Students East (Maybeury, Grade 4) & Caroline (Maybeury, Grade 1) 9310 Lakeland Drive, Henrico, VA 23229 Cell: 804.467.6004 On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 9:33 AM katie botha <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Bill, Chris & Justin, Many thanks for your responsiveness and for making yourselves available to read through the following questions that have been formulated by a group of very concerned Maybeury parents who are also my neighbors in Westmoor. Our main objection to Draft Options 1 & 3 are that they cut our neighborhood in half, effectively severing our tightly-knit community that enjoys raising and educating our children together. We have of course encouraged Westmoor residents to share their Public Comments, but it would be helpful to have some insights into the data that is driving these decisions so as to best formulate our comments now and in the near future so as to avoid the separation of our neighborhood. 1. Does the committee realize that they are in fact splitting our neighborhood? Apparently this same thing happened in the early stages of a prior redistricting process and was corrected once the unwanted neighborhood split was made clear to the decision makers. 2. Outside of the separation of our neighborhood and community (our involvement and leadership in not only the schools, but programs such as community swim teams, girl/boy scout troops, YMCA family programs and sports, etc), What sort of data would be most

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helpful in making our case to remain in our current attendance zone? Our Neighborhood's Association Board has several means of quickly and efficiently communicating with our neighborhood residents (dedicated Facebook page, email blasts, NextDoor). 3. Are the projected enrollment numbers representative of kids who are eligible to enroll or those who most likely will enroll? (ie - Do they take into account the high number of private school/home school enrollments in Maybeury's current and proposed attendance zone?) 4. Are the proposed change in Drafts 1 & 3 sufficient to maintain diversity - an expressed goal of redistricting? Drafts 1 & 3 appear to cut out the lion's share of lower income families, leaving an almost exclusively high income student body. This fact, coupled with the fact that another stated goal is to BALANCE concentrations of poverty with a neighborhood school concept makes the split of our neighborhood hard to understand. If it would be easier to address these questions in person, we would welcome your attendance at our neighborhood's Fall Festival that will take place a week from this Sunday. Our community spirit and generations of friendships will be on full display! A flyer is attached with all pertinent details. I also welcome a phone call at anytime. With sincere gratitude for your leadership, service, time and consideration, Katie Katie McGinty Botha Westmoor Resident 9310 Lakeland Drive 804.467.6004

From: "William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)" <[email protected]> Date: October 15, 2019 at 9:30:22 PM EDT To: "Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)" <[email protected]>, "Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)" <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: FW: Question

Chris and Justin,

Please note e‐mail below from retired Henrico educator and former Godwin High School Principal, John McGinty.

John and his daughter have some questions related to redistricting. His daughter has children at Maybeury.

Whenever John and Katie forward their questions to you, I know you will answer to the best of your knowledge based upon where we are in the redistricting process.

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Thanks for your time and cooperation,

Bill

Bill Pike

School Board Representative

Tuckahoe District


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From: Jaime Petrasek <[email protected]>Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 6:46 AMTo: katie bothaCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); John McGinty;

[email protected]; Elizabeth Carroll; East Botha; J Milligan; Carrie Banks; Annette Bates; Karen B. Siler (kbsiler)

Subject: Re: HCPS Redistricting Concern Update - Westmoor Neighborhood Split in Middle School Draft Option B


Good morning. While I enjoyed speaking with you and the rest of the community last night, Katie, I don't understand how you got my work email address. I would appreciate it if it was not used for this purpose. Jaime Petrasek (she/her/hers) <-- what does this mean? Director of Research Administration, School of Social Work Virginia Commonwealth University 804.827.3631 Chair, VCU Research Career Community NCURA Region iii R3RAMP Co-Chair and Campus Liaison On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 11:18 PM katie botha <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Bill, Chris & Justin, I wanted to circle back with you after having represented our neighborhood last month at the Elementary School Redistricting Committee Meeting and at this evening's Public Meeting & Gallery Walk at Wilder Middle. As instructed, we have asked Westmoor residents to share their feedback via the initial online feedback system as well as the new survey shared this evening, but we also wanted to take the proactive step of sharing our current concerns directly with you. We feel based on our discussions with Redistricting Committee Representatives, Jessica Milligan (Elementary) and Jaime Petrasek (Middle/High), that the Westmoor Split on Middle School Draft Option B may be an oversight since Westmoor is bisected by Patterson Avenue and the unity of the Westmoor neighborhood is not immediately evident by looking at a map. However, we want to take every step possible to ensure that Westmoor is not split on any subsequent drafts, hence this email requesting your kind attention to this urgent matter. Please note that our neighborhood is not split on 5 of the 6 most recent draft maps that make up current Options A & B. This further implies to us that the small section of our neighborhood (home to only 39 current HCPS students--a tiny handful of whom would be in Middle School in 2021) was erroneously cut from the other 90% of Maybeury zoned homes on Middle School Draft Option B. The attached Option B maps for

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Elementary and Middle show a red circle around our neighborhood and the "shark fin" shaped side that is splintered off "alone" on the Middle school map. Our detailed responses to the survey questions pertaining to our concern are copied below for your consideration as I know you are receiving a great deal of feedback and we are a small neighborhood compared to some of the larger, more vocal attendees at tonight's meeting. Please know that we remain EXTREMELY GRATEFUL for your collective service and recognize that this is yet another step in a long process, but we also want to make sure that we take every possible step to make our case as widely known as possible. Q: What are your thoughts/observations as they relate to Middle School DRAFT Option B? A: This draft option bisects the Westmoor neighborhood leaving half of a tightly knit neighborhood as THE SOLE Maybeury Elementary School students to feed into Quioccasin Middle while the other half of our neighborhood along with 90% of Maybeury Elementary Students would feed into Tuckahoe Middle. This split is contrary to two of the stated redistricting criteria [1] All reasonable efforts should be made to ensure contiguous geographic zones which minimize division of clearly identifiable community components (including residential subdivisions) and [2] Provisions should be made to ensure the continuity of a child's K-12 progress. For these reasons, we respectfully request that all residents of Westmoor Neighborhood remain in ONE K-12 FEEDER PATTERN and therefore OPPOSE Draft Option B's proposed 90/10 Middle School Split that would potentially impact only 39 current Westmoor residents/HCPS students (a small handful of whom will be in middle school in 2022). Socially this would be incredibly difficult and would severely limit these students in the potential 10% Maybeury to Quioccasin minority as they would have no chance to be elected into leadership positions such as SCA, etc. To recap, please DO NOT SPLIT WESTMOOR SUBDIVISION and please allow ALL Westmoor students residing on both sides of Patterson Avenue to remain in the same Middle School feeder pattern as 90% of their Elementary School peers. Q: What is your overall attitude toward Middle School Draft Option B? A: OPPOSE Q: If you indicated that you dislike or oppose Option B, what is your primary concern? A: FEEDER PATTERN CONCERN *** Thank you once again for your consideration, support and representation as we continue to follow this important process. With sincere regards, Katie McGinty Botha Westmoor Resident & Parent to HCPS Students East (Maybeury, Grade 4) & Caroline (Maybeury, Grade 1) 9310 Lakeland Drive, Henrico, VA 23229 Cell: 804.467.6004 On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 9:33 AM katie botha <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Bill, Chris & Justin, Many thanks for your responsiveness and for making yourselves available to read through the following questions that have been formulated by a group of very concerned Maybeury parents who are also my

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neighbors in Westmoor. Our main objection to Draft Options 1 & 3 are that they cut our neighborhood in half, effectively severing our tightly-knit community that enjoys raising and educating our children together. We have of course encouraged Westmoor residents to share their Public Comments, but it would be helpful to have some insights into the data that is driving these decisions so as to best formulate our comments now and in the near future so as to avoid the separation of our neighborhood. 1. Does the committee realize that they are in fact splitting our neighborhood? Apparently this same thing happened in the early stages of a prior redistricting process and was corrected once the unwanted neighborhood split was made clear to the decision makers. 2. Outside of the separation of our neighborhood and community (our involvement and leadership in not only the schools, but programs such as community swim teams, girl/boy scout troops, YMCA family programs and sports, etc), What sort of data would be most helpful in making our case to remain in our current attendance zone? Our Neighborhood's Association Board has several means of quickly and efficiently communicating with our neighborhood residents (dedicated Facebook page, email blasts, NextDoor). 3. Are the projected enrollment numbers representative of kids who are eligible to enroll or those who most likely will enroll? (ie - Do they take into account the high number of private school/home school enrollments in Maybeury's current and proposed attendance zone?) 4. Are the proposed change in Drafts 1 & 3 sufficient to maintain diversity - an expressed goal of redistricting? Drafts 1 & 3 appear to cut out the lion's share of lower income families, leaving an almost exclusively high income student body. This fact, coupled with the fact that another stated goal is to BALANCE concentrations of poverty with a neighborhood school concept makes the split of our neighborhood hard to understand. If it would be easier to address these questions in person, we would welcome your attendance at our neighborhood's Fall Festival that will take place a week from this Sunday. Our community spirit and generations of friendships will be on full display! A flyer is attached with all pertinent details. I also welcome a phone call at anytime. With sincere gratitude for your leadership, service, time and consideration, Katie Katie McGinty Botha Westmoor Resident 9310 Lakeland Drive 804.467.6004


Chris and Justin,

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Bill

Bill Pike


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From: James Schleicher <[email protected]>Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 5:18 PMTo: [email protected]; Superintendent; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs

(jmbriggs); Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Subject: HCPS Redistricting LetterAttachments: Pemberton Corridor Form Letter.docx

Use Caution: This message originated outside of Henrico County Public Schools. Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links or responding to requests for information. ________________________________

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From: January M. Britt (jmbritt)Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 3:47 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); Matthew CropperCc: Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1); [email protected]; Amy E. Cashwell

(aecashwell); [email protected]: Pemberton Corridor

Good Afternoon, I wanted to touch base as an employee and concerned community member after last night’s meeting. Living on the Pemberton Corridor since 1997 has felt like groundhogs day. We are constantly having our community shuffled and broken apart. IT NEEDS TO STOP. Now, with the two options currently on the table, it is happening again but really for no good reason that anyone could answer last evening. We are being asked to go to a THIRD HIGH SCHOOL IN 10 YEARS after loosing a middle and high school along our corridor last time and expecting to chop up our neighborhoods and ignore clear main road boundaries established the last time. Here is what I understand to be true: There is no new school being built- Tucker is being renovated and has an existing feeder pattern- not one that needs to be created from others. Tucker has 42 spots to fill and yet these maps disrupt THOUSANDS of our kids and ALL the kids on the Pemberton Corridor. We are we slated to go to a 3rd Highschool in 10 years that is NOT WALKABLE We are we slated to go to a 3rd Highschool that is ACROSS A MAJOR INTERSTATE . We are we slated to go to a 3rd Highschool that cuts our neighborhoods up like a puzzle and UNDOES the clean lines established in the last redistricting that

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keeps the Pemberton Corridor together. ( Gaskins/ Three Chopt – not the middle of subdivisions) I beg for some common sense in this process. With new construction coming to the county, with the far West and North Growing I question WHY our area is continually a “ HOT SPOT” as a committee member said. Our community is important too, we are not Chess Pieces to be played with every 5-10 years. We are land locked, established and should be able to remain at our community high school. As an educator of the children impacted and as a mother of 4 that DOES NOT want her own children split I hope that SOMEONE will hear us and leave our feeder pattern alone! Please respectfully keep the PEBERTON CORIDOOR AT FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL.

January M. Britt JDES First Grade

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From: Joe Douglas <[email protected]>Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:19 AMTo: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike); Superintendent;


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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Joe Douglas 9524 chapin dr Henrico, va 804 874 8155 Sent from my iPhone

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From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 3:17 PMTo: Rich ReynoldsSubject: RE: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session

Sometime between 8 and 8:30 works for me. I will see you tomorrow. If you run into any issues please call my cell (919) 353‐1865. Thanks,

Justin M. Briggs School Planner Department of Finance Henrico County Public Schools (804) 652-3745

From: Rich Reynolds [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 9:15 AM To: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session


Yep, might be closer to 830a, I have to take care of my 84 year old son in the mornings before I head in

From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 9:13 AM To: Rich Reynolds <[email protected]> Subject: Re: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session Would you want to do 8 am? I can be there around then or even 7:30 if necessary. Let me know what works best.

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 5, 2019, at 9:11 AM, Rich Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote:


Pretty limited, sorry busy week for us

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I think the best time would be 1st thing in the am for me

From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 9:05 AM To: Rich Reynolds <[email protected]> Subject: Re: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session What is your availability for tomorrow?

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 4, 2019, at 3:34 PM, Rich Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote:

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for information.

As of now, cant do tomorrow morning either,

From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 4, 2019 3:33 PM To: Rich Reynolds <[email protected]> Subject: RE: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session What about tomorrow morning?


From: Rich Reynolds [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 4, 2019 3:18 PM To: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session


for information.

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Wed might be better, im booked tomorrow afternoon (I think)..i might be able to send a part time supervisor for a quick walk thru tomorrow if you want, but don’t think I can do afternoon

From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 4, 2019 3:16 PM To: Rich Reynolds <[email protected]> Cc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Re: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session I have something Wednesday morning, but that should be done by 11. Do you have any time tomorrow, preferably in the afternoon?

Sent from my iPhone


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Yea, not sure exactly we can, is there a time that is better for you all ?

From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 4, 2019 2:56 PM To: Rich Reynolds <[email protected]> Subject: RE: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session Rich, Do you or someone at RMC events have time in the next few days to do a walkthrough at Wilder with us? We want to make sure we are properly staffed for Thursday. Thank you,


From: Rich Reynolds [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 10:47 AM To: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session

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Hey justin, got your email Probably all I need for now Thanks a bunch

From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 2:29 PM To: Rich Reynolds <[email protected]> Subject: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session Rich, Here are the two dates and locations for the public information sessions. Let me know if you have any additional questions.

Nov. 7, 2019 Thursday

Presentation (6:30 p.m.)

Gallery walk (7 p.m.) Public information session and gallery walk

LWilder

6900Road,

Nov. 13, 2019 Wednesday



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From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 10:04 AMTo: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Subject: Fwd: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session

I have my planning meeting tomorrow morning. I can try to do both. Are you available tomorrow morning?


From: Rich Reynolds <[email protected]> Date: November 5, 2019 at 9:14:51 AM EST To: "Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)" <[email protected]> Subject: RE: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session


Yep, might be closer to 830a, I have to take care of my 84 year old son in the mornings before I head in

From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 9:13 AM To: Rich Reynolds <[email protected]> Subject: Re: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session Would you want to do 8 am? I can be there around then or even 7:30 if necessary. Let me know what works best.

Sent from my iPhone



for information.

Pretty limited, sorry busy week for us

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From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 9:13 AMTo: Rich ReynoldsSubject: Re: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session

Would you want to do 8 am? I can be there around then or even 7:30 if necessary. Let me know what works best.

Sent from my iPhone



Pretty limited, sorry busy week for us I think the best time would be 1st thing in the am for me


Sent from my iPhone



for information.


From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 4, 2019 3:33 PM

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To: Rich Reynolds <[email protected]> Subject: RE: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session What about tomorrow morning?




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From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 9:05 AMTo: Rich ReynoldsSubject: Re: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session

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From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Sent: Monday, November 4, 2019 3:16 PMTo: Rich ReynoldsCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Subject: Re: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session

I have something Wednesday morning, but that should be done by 11. Do you have any time tomorrow, preferably in the afternoon?

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From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Sent: Monday, November 4, 2019 2:56 PMTo: Rich ReynoldsSubject: RE: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session

Rich, Do you or someone at RMC events have time in the next few days to do a walkthrough at Wilder with us? We want to make sure we are properly staffed for Thursday. Thank you,






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From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 2:20 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: HCPS Redistricting Feedback

Good Afternoon, Thank you for your feedback concerning the ongoing Henrico County Public Schools comprehensive redistricting. Your comments will be shared with the committee. There will be public information sessions on both November 7 and November 13 to have a first look at the proposals. In the meantime, you are welcome to attend any and all committee meetings as an observer, and please follow the redistricting process at https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. Thank you, Henrico County Public Schools

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From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 2:20 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: HCPS Redistricting Feedback

Good Afternoon, Thank you for your feedback concerning the ongoing Henrico County Public Schools comprehensive redistricting. Your comments will be shared with the committee. There will be public information sessions on both November 7 and November 13 to have a first look at the proposals. In the meantime, you are welcome to attend any and all committee meetings as an observer, and please follow the redistricting process at https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. Thank you, Henrico County Public Schools

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From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 11:37 AMTo: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Subject: FW: HCPS Redistricting Concerns


From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:29 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: HCPS Redistricting Concerns

Good Morning Mr. Alligood, Thank you for your feedback, I will pass this along to the committee. I would like to reiterate that I am not a part of the committee and am not part of the decision making process. The best way to provide feedback to the committee is with the feedback form found here: link. I would encourage your neighbors to submit any concerns they have using the Google Form, the committee members do read the comments. Furthermore, there will be public information sessions on November 7th at Wilder Middle School and on November 13th at Godwin High School. These are two excellent opportunities to speak with both elementary and secondary committee members and provide feedback on the draft maps. Please let me know if you have any questions, and have a great day. Thank you,


From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:46 AM To: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: HCPS Redistricting Concerns


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Good Morning Justin, I wanted to first thank you for taking my call yesterday and explaining the way that plans 3,5 and 6 have been chosen to move ahead. That is helpful information for our neighborhood planning sessions. I wanted to reach out to you and make sure we have all of our concerns drawn out for you. Since the community along the Pemberton Road corridor (south of Three Chopt Road) was just redistricted 10 years ago, our neighborhood of Pinedale Farms is teamed up with other neighborhoods next to us and working to make sure that our voices are heard loud and clear as our desires are to keep our tight community together for the consistency and stability of our children. You explained to me yesterday that while Options 3,5,and 6 were moving forward, nothing was set in stone and these plans could still change some depending on feedback that we provide. Knowing that, I have attached 2 documents to this email. One for Freeman High School and one for Jackson Davis Elementary School. I have outlined on both documents what our concerns are on each. It is our strong desire that neighborhoods south of Three Chopt Road and along Pemberton Road continue to stay at Freeman High school. We currently have over 300 signatures on our petition linked to www.stayatfreeman.com for this effort. This petition has been out for only a week and is gaining rapid support each day. Additionally, it is strongly desired that the neighborhoods of Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run all stay together at Jackson Davis Elementary school. This petition was created 3 days ago and we already have over 100 signature on our petition linked to www.stayatjdes.com . Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run have joined forces and are developing heavy resistance to the current plans and we all plan to be at the November 13th public meeting to voice our concerns in person. I am reaching out to you now in hopes of opening a direct dialogue with you so that you know exactly where we stand and what our efforts are to stay in the Freeman and JDES district. The neighborhoods I have listed above are all HUGE contributors to the PTA, serving on the boards at each school, fundraising for each school, and helping with events all year long. These schools need us just as much as we need them. Please let me know if you are interesting in meeting with me and another representative from our neighborhood to discuss this further before future committee meetings. I really do appreciate your friendliness on the phone yesterday and you taking the time to listen to us and help us showcase our concerns to the committee because the current links that show subdivision concerns on your redistricting site are not accurate at this time. Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you soon about this! Matt Alligood 804‐647‐7843

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From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 2:29 PMTo: [email protected]: HCPS Redistricting Public Information Session

Rich, Here are the two dates and locations for the public information sessions. Let me know if you have any additional questions.












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From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:29 AMTo: [email protected]: [email protected]: RE: HCPS Redistricting Concerns

Good Morning Mr. Alligood, Thank you for your feedback, I will pass this along to the committee. I would like to reiterate that I am not a part of the committee and am not part of the decision making process. The best way to provide feedback to the committee is with the feedback form found here: link. I would encourage your neighbors to submit any concerns they have using the Google Form, the committee members do read the comments. Furthermore, there will be public information sessions on November 7th at Wilder Middle School and on November 13th at Godwin High School. These are two excellent opportunities to speak with both elementary and secondary committee members and provide feedback on the draft maps. Please let me know if you have any questions, and have a great day. Thank you,




Good Morning Justin, I wanted to first thank you for taking my call yesterday and explaining the way that plans 3,5 and 6 have been chosen to move ahead. That is helpful information for our neighborhood planning sessions. I wanted to reach out to you and make sure we have all of our concerns drawn out for you. Since the community along the Pemberton Road corridor (south of Three Chopt Road) was just redistricted 10 years ago, our neighborhood of Pinedale Farms is teamed up with other neighborhoods next to us and working to make sure that our voices are heard loud and clear as our desires are to keep our tight community together for the consistency and stability of our children.

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You explained to me yesterday that while Options 3,5,and 6 were moving forward, nothing was set in stone and these plans could still change some depending on feedback that we provide. Knowing that, I have attached 2 documents to this email. One for Freeman High School and one for Jackson Davis Elementary School. I have outlined on both documents what our concerns are on each. It is our strong desire that neighborhoods south of Three Chopt Road and along Pemberton Road continue to stay at Freeman High school. We currently have over 300 signatures on our petition linked to www.stayatfreeman.com for this effort. This petition has been out for only a week and is gaining rapid support each day. Additionally, it is strongly desired that the neighborhoods of Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run all stay together at Jackson Davis Elementary school. This petition was created 3 days ago and we already have over 100 signature on our petition linked to www.stayatjdes.com . Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run have joined forces and are developing heavy resistance to the current plans and we all plan to be at the November 13th public meeting to voice our concerns in person. I am reaching out to you now in hopes of opening a direct dialogue with you so that you know exactly where we stand and what our efforts are to stay in the Freeman and JDES district. The neighborhoods I have listed above are all HUGE contributors to the PTA, serving on the boards at each school, fundraising for each school, and helping with events all year long. These schools need us just as much as we need them. Please let me know if you are interesting in meeting with me and another representative from our neighborhood to discuss this further before future committee meetings. I really do appreciate your friendliness on the phone yesterday and you taking the time to listen to us and help us showcase our concerns to the committee because the current links that show subdivision concerns on your redistricting site are not accurate at this time. Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you soon about this! Matt Alligood 804‐647‐7843

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From: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:50 AMTo: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Subject: FW: HCPS Redistricting ConcernsAttachments: Issues with High School Options 3,5, and 6.docx; Issues with Elementary School





Good Morning Justin, I wanted to first thank you for taking my call yesterday and explaining the way that plans 3,5 and 6 have been chosen to move ahead. That is helpful information for our neighborhood planning sessions. I wanted to reach out to you and make sure we have all of our concerns drawn out for you. Since the community along the Pemberton Road corridor (south of Three Chopt Road) was just redistricted 10 years ago, our neighborhood of Pinedale Farms is teamed up with other neighborhoods next to us and working to make sure that our voices are heard loud and clear as our desires are to keep our tight community together for the consistency and stability of our children. You explained to me yesterday that while Options 3,5,and 6 were moving forward, nothing was set in stone and these plans could still change some depending on feedback that we provide. Knowing that, I have attached 2 documents to this email. One for Freeman High School and one for Jackson Davis Elementary School. I have outlined on both documents what our concerns are on each. It is our strong desire that neighborhoods south of Three Chopt Road and along Pemberton Road continue to stay at Freeman High school. We currently have over 300 signatures on our petition linked to www.stayatfreeman.com for this effort. This petition has been out for only a week and is gaining rapid support each day.

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Additionally, it is strongly desired that the neighborhoods of Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run all stay together at Jackson Davis Elementary school. This petition was created 3 days ago and we already have over 100 signature on our petition linked to www.stayatjdes.com . Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run have joined forces and are developing heavy resistance to the current plans and we all plan to be at the November 13th public meeting to voice our concerns in person. I am reaching out to you now in hopes of opening a direct dialogue with you so that you know exactly where we stand and what our efforts are to stay in the Freeman and JDES district. The neighborhoods I have listed above are all HUGE contributors to the PTA, serving on the boards at each school, fundraising for each school, and helping with events all year long. These schools need us just as much as we need them. Please let me know if you are interesting in meeting with me and another representative from our neighborhood to discuss this further before future committee meetings. I really do appreciate your friendliness on the phone yesterday and you taking the time to listen to us and help us showcase our concerns to the committee because the current links that show subdivision concerns on your redistricting site are not accurate at this time. Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you soon about this! Matt Alligood 804‐647‐7843

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From: Katie Botha <[email protected]>Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 8:33 AMTo: Jaime PetrasekCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); John McGinty;

Elizabeth Carroll; East Botha; J Milligan; Carrie Banks; Annette Bates; Karen B. Siler (kbsiler); William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)

Subject: HCPS Redistricting Concern


Please accept my sincerest apologies. This is a learning process for me and I will gladly honor your request going forward. Jessica appreciated my keeping in her in the loop on an issue in “her zone” when speaking with others involved in the process which is why I copied you, but I certainly understand your wish to the contrary. I am sure others on this email chain will do the same and delete your information should they choose to reply so that you will no longer receive emails going forward. With kind regards,

Katie McGinty Botha 804.467.6004 Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 8, 2019, at 6:47 AM, Jaime Petrasek <[email protected]> wrote:

Good morning. While I enjoyed speaking with you and the rest of the community last night, Katie, I don't understand how you got my work email address. I would appreciate it if it was not used for this purpose. Jaime Petrasek (she/her/hers) <-- what does this mean? Director of Research Administration, School of Social Work Virginia Commonwealth University 804.827.3631 Chair, VCU Research Career Community NCURA Region iii R3RAMP Co-Chair and Campus Liaison On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 11:18 PM katie botha <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Bill, Chris & Justin,

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I wanted to circle back with you after having represented our neighborhood last month at the Elementary School Redistricting Committee Meeting and at this evening's Public Meeting & Gallery Walk at Wilder Middle. As instructed, we have asked Westmoor residents to share their feedback via the initial online feedback system as well as the new survey shared this evening, but we also wanted to take the proactive step of sharing our current concerns directly with you. We feel based on our discussions with Redistricting Committee Representatives, Jessica Milligan (Elementary) and Jaime Petrasek (Middle/High), that the Westmoor Split on Middle School Draft Option B may be an oversight since Westmoor is bisected by Patterson Avenue and the unity of the Westmoor neighborhood is not immediately evident by looking at a map. However, we want to take every step possible to ensure that Westmoor is not split on any subsequent drafts, hence this email requesting your kind attention to this urgent matter. Please note that our neighborhood is not split on 5 of the 6 most recent draft maps that make up current Options A & B. This further implies to us that the small section of our neighborhood (home to only 39 current HCPS students--a tiny handful of whom would be in Middle School in 2021) was erroneously cut from the other 90% of Maybeury zoned homes on Middle School Draft Option B. The attached Option B maps for Elementary and Middle show a red circle around our neighborhood and the "shark fin" shaped side that is splintered off "alone" on the Middle school map. Our detailed responses to the survey questions pertaining to our concern are copied below for your consideration as I know you are receiving a great deal of feedback and we are a small neighborhood compared to some of the larger, more vocal attendees at tonight's meeting. Please know that we remain EXTREMELY GRATEFUL for your collective service and recognize that this is yet another step in a long process, but we also want to make sure that we take every possible step to make our case as widely known as possible. Q: What are your thoughts/observations as they relate to Middle School DRAFT Option B? A: This draft option bisects the Westmoor neighborhood leaving half of a tightly knit neighborhood as THE SOLE Maybeury Elementary School students to feed into Quioccasin Middle while the other half of our neighborhood along with 90% of Maybeury Elementary Students would feed into Tuckahoe Middle. This split is contrary to two of the stated redistricting criteria [1] All reasonable efforts should be made to ensure contiguous geographic zones which minimize division of clearly identifiable community components (including residential subdivisions) and [2] Provisions should be made to ensure the continuity of a child's K-12 progress. For these reasons, we respectfully request that all residents of Westmoor Neighborhood remain in ONE K-12 FEEDER PATTERN and therefore OPPOSE Draft Option B's proposed 90/10 Middle School Split that would potentially impact only 39 current Westmoor residents/HCPS students (a small handful of whom will be in middle school in 2022). Socially this would be incredibly difficult and would severely limit these students in the potential 10% Maybeury to Quioccasin minority as they would have no chance to be elected into leadership positions such as SCA, etc. To recap, please DO NOT SPLIT WESTMOOR SUBDIVISION and please allow ALL Westmoor students residing on both sides of Patterson Avenue to remain in the same Middle School feeder pattern as 90% of their Elementary School peers. Q: What is your overall attitude toward Middle School Draft Option B? A: OPPOSE Q: If you indicated that you dislike or oppose Option B, what is your primary concern?

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A: FEEDER PATTERN CONCERN *** Thank you once again for your consideration, support and representation as we continue to follow this important process. With sincere regards, Katie McGinty Botha Westmoor Resident & Parent to HCPS Students East (Maybeury, Grade 4) & Caroline (Maybeury, Grade 1) 9310 Lakeland Drive, Henrico, VA 23229 Cell: 804.467.6004 On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 9:33 AM katie botha <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Bill, Chris & Justin, Many thanks for your responsiveness and for making yourselves available to read through the following questions that have been formulated by a group of very concerned Maybeury parents who are also my neighbors in Westmoor. Our main objection to Draft Options 1 & 3 are that they cut our neighborhood in half, effectively severing our tightly-knit community that enjoys raising and educating our children together. We have of course encouraged Westmoor residents to share their Public Comments, but it would be helpful to have some insights into the data that is driving these decisions so as to best formulate our comments now and in the near future so as to avoid the separation of our neighborhood. 1. Does the committee realize that they are in fact splitting our neighborhood? Apparently this same thing happened in the early stages of a prior redistricting process and was corrected once the unwanted neighborhood split was made clear to the decision makers. 2. Outside of the separation of our neighborhood and community (our involvement and leadership in not only the schools, but programs such as community swim teams, girl/boy scout troops, YMCA family programs and sports, etc), What sort of data would be most helpful in making our case to remain in our current attendance zone? Our Neighborhood's Association Board has several means of quickly and efficiently communicating with our neighborhood residents (dedicated Facebook page, email blasts, NextDoor). 3. Are the projected enrollment numbers representative of kids who are eligible to enroll or those who most likely will enroll? (ie - Do they take into account the high number of private school/home school enrollments in Maybeury's current and proposed attendance zone?) 4. Are the proposed change in Drafts 1 & 3 sufficient to maintain diversity - an expressed goal of redistricting? Drafts 1 & 3 appear to cut out the lion's share of lower income families, leaving an almost exclusively high income student body. This fact, coupled with the fact that another stated goal is to BALANCE concentrations of poverty with a neighborhood school concept makes the split of our neighborhood hard to understand.

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If it would be easier to address these questions in person, we would welcome your attendance at our neighborhood's Fall Festival that will take place a week from this Sunday. Our community spirit and generations of friendships will be on full display! A flyer is attached with all pertinent details. I also welcome a phone call at anytime. With sincere gratitude for your leadership, service, time and consideration, Katie Katie McGinty Botha Westmoor Resident 9310 Lakeland Drive 804.467.6004


Chris and Justin,





Bill

Bill Pike


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From: katie botha <[email protected]>Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 11:18 PMTo: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Cc: John McGinty; [email protected]; Elizabeth Carroll; East Botha; J Milligan; Carrie

Banks; Annette Bates; Karen B. Siler (kbsiler); [email protected]: HCPS Redistricting Concern Update - Westmoor Neighborhood Split in Middle School

Draft Option BAttachments: ONE WESTMOOR_11 7 19.pdf


Dear Bill, Chris & Justin, I wanted to circle back with you after having represented our neighborhood last month at the Elementary School Redistricting Committee Meeting and at this evening's Public Meeting & Gallery Walk at Wilder Middle. As instructed, we have asked Westmoor residents to share their feedback via the initial online feedback system as well as the new survey shared this evening, but we also wanted to take the proactive step of sharing our current concerns directly with you. We feel based on our discussions with Redistricting Committee Representatives, Jessica Milligan (Elementary) and Jaime Petrasek (Middle/High), that the Westmoor Split on Middle School Draft Option B may be an oversight since Westmoor is bisected by Patterson Avenue and the unity of the Westmoor neighborhood is not immediately evident by looking at a map. However, we want to take every step possible to ensure that Westmoor is not split on any subsequent drafts, hence this email requesting your kind attention to this urgent matter. Please note that our neighborhood is not split on 5 of the 6 most recent draft maps that make up current Options A & B. This further implies to us that the small section of our neighborhood (home to only 39 current HCPS students--a tiny handful of whom would be in Middle School in 2021) was erroneously cut from the other 90% of Maybeury zoned homes on Middle School Draft Option B. The attached Option B maps for Elementary and Middle show a red circle around our neighborhood and the "shark fin" shaped side that is splintered off "alone" on the Middle school map. Our detailed responses to the survey questions pertaining to our concern are copied below for your consideration as I know you are receiving a great deal of feedback and we are a small neighborhood compared to some of the larger, more vocal attendees at tonight's meeting. Please know that we remain EXTREMELY GRATEFUL for your collective service and recognize that this is yet another step in a long process, but we also want to make sure that we take every possible step to make our case as widely known as possible. Q: What are your thoughts/observations as they relate to Middle School DRAFT Option B? A: This draft option bisects the Westmoor neighborhood leaving half of a tightly knit neighborhood as THE SOLE Maybeury Elementary School students to feed into Quioccasin Middle while the other half of our neighborhood along with 90% of Maybeury Elementary Students would feed into Tuckahoe Middle. This split is contrary to two of the stated redistricting criteria [1] All reasonable efforts should be made to ensure contiguous geographic zones which minimize division of clearly identifiable community

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components (including residential subdivisions) and [2] Provisions should be made to ensure the continuity of a child's K-12 progress. For these reasons, we respectfully request that all residents of Westmoor Neighborhood remain in ONE K-12 FEEDER PATTERN and therefore OPPOSE Draft Option B's proposed 90/10 Middle School Split that would potentially impact only 39 current Westmoor residents/HCPS students (a small handful of whom will be in middle school in 2022). Socially this would be incredibly difficult and would severely limit these students in the potential 10% Maybeury to Quioccasin minority as they would have no chance to be elected into leadership positions such as SCA, etc. To recap, please DO NOT SPLIT WESTMOOR SUBDIVISION and please allow ALL Westmoor students residing on both sides of Patterson Avenue to remain in the same Middle School feeder pattern as 90% of their Elementary School peers. Q: What is your overall attitude toward Middle School Draft Option B? A: OPPOSE Q: If you indicated that you dislike or oppose Option B, what is your primary concern? A: FEEDER PATTERN CONCERN *** Thank you once again for your consideration, support and representation as we continue to follow this important process. With sincere regards, Katie McGinty Botha Westmoor Resident & Parent to HCPS Students East (Maybeury, Grade 4) & Caroline (Maybeury, Grade 1) 9310 Lakeland Drive, Henrico, VA 23229 Cell: 804.467.6004 On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 9:33 AM katie botha <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Bill, Chris & Justin, Many thanks for your responsiveness and for making yourselves available to read through the following questions that have been formulated by a group of very concerned Maybeury parents who are also my neighbors in Westmoor. Our main objection to Draft Options 1 & 3 are that they cut our neighborhood in half, effectively severing our tightly-knit community that enjoys raising and educating our children together. We have of course encouraged Westmoor residents to share their Public Comments, but it would be helpful to have some insights into the data that is driving these decisions so as to best formulate our comments now and in the near future so as to avoid the separation of our neighborhood. 1. Does the committee realize that they are in fact splitting our neighborhood? Apparently this same thing happened in the early stages of a prior redistricting process and was corrected once the unwanted neighborhoodsplit was made clear to the decision makers. 2. Outside of the separation of our neighborhood and community (our involvement and leadership in not only the schools, but programs such as community swim teams, girl/boy scout troops, YMCA family programs and sports, etc), What sort of data would be most helpful in making our case to remain in our current attendance

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zone? Our Neighborhood's Association Board has several means of quickly and efficiently communicating with our neighborhood residents (dedicated Facebook page, email blasts, NextDoor). 3. Are the projected enrollment numbers representative of kids who are eligible to enroll or those who most likely will enroll? (ie - Do they take into account the high number of private school/home school enrollments in Maybeury's current and proposed attendance zone?) 4. Are the proposed change in Drafts 1 & 3 sufficient to maintain diversity - an expressed goal of redistricting? Drafts 1 & 3 appear to cut out the lion's share of lower income families, leaving an almost exclusively high income student body. This fact, coupled with the fact that another stated goal is to BALANCE concentrations of poverty with a neighborhood school concept makes the split of our neighborhood hard to understand. If it would be easier to address these questions in person, we would welcome your attendance at our neighborhood's Fall Festival that will take place a week from this Sunday. Our community spirit and generations of friendships will be on full display! A flyer is attached with all pertinent details. I also welcome a phone call at anytime. With sincere gratitude for your leadership, service, time and consideration, Katie Katie McGinty Botha Westmoor Resident 9310 Lakeland Drive 804.467.6004


Chris and Justin,




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Bill Pike


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From: Katie Swartz <[email protected]>Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 6:15 PMTo: [email protected]; Superintendent; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs

(jmbriggs); Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Subject: Keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman








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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Katie Swartz Sent from my iPhone

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From: Leah Danforth <[email protected]>Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:48 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: Redistricting—Keep the Pemberton Corridor at DSF







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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Leah Danforth Candlewood resident

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From: Leigh Pickels <[email protected]>Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 11:04 AMTo: Marcie Shea; Superintendent; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs);

Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!



The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, Spring Tree

and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.


Middle).

This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries the two options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons:

1. 2. We JUST went through this

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3. 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 4.

2. 3. The whole point of moving

4. us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 5.

3. 4. Every option currently being

5. considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman.

6.

4. 5. According to Cropper data,

6. the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6)

7.

5. 6. Moving us would disrupt the

7. continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 8.

As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Elizabeth Pickels

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From: Leonard G. Pritchard (lpritchard)Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 3:26 PMTo: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: Redistricting Concerns - Foxhall Community Member

FYI Lenny Pritchard Assistant Superintendent for Operations Henrico County Public Schools (804) 652‐3620

The information conveyed in this communication is intended for the use of the original addressee(s), and may be legally privileged, confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this communication was not addressed or copied to you, then you have received it in error and are strictly prohibited from reading, copying, distributing, disseminating, or transmitting any of the information it conveys. If you received this communication in error, please destroy all electronic, paper, and other copies, and notify the sender of the error immediately. Accidental transmission of this communication is not intended to waive any privilege or confidentiality protected under Virginia's Freedom of Information Act.

From: Leonard G. Pritchard (lpritchard) Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 3:25 PM To: Ann Brock <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Redistricting Concerns ‐ Foxhall Community Member Good afternoon Mrs. Brock, I hope that you are doing well. Thank you for sharing tis information. I do not over see re‐districting but I will make sure it gets in the hands of the committee. Thank you and have a great weekend. Lenny Pritchard Assistant Superintendent for Operations Henrico County Public Schools (804) 652‐3620

The information conveyed in this communication is intended for the use of the original addressee(s), and may be legally privileged, confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this communication was not addressed or copied to you, then you have received it in error and are strictly prohibited from reading, copying, distributing, disseminating, or transmitting any of the information it conveys. If you received this communication in error, please destroy all electronic, paper, and other copies, and notify the sender of the error immediately. Accidental transmission of this communication is not intended to waive any privilege or confidentiality protected under Virginia's Freedom of Information Act.

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From: Ann Brock <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 12:46 PM To: Leonard G. Pritchard (lpritchard) <[email protected]> Subject: Redistricting Concerns ‐ Foxhall Community Member


Hello - I along with others in my neighborhood (Foxhall ) are very excited about the future that lies ahead for our schools. We all however do share concerns regarding the latest information on the Henrico County Schools redistricting. The current proposals (option A & B) would move Foxhall from Deep run high school to Godwin High School. We just recently moved to Foxhall and one of the key reasons for choosing this location was that it feeds into Deep Run High School. The foxhall community values Deep Run high school and the current natural boundaries for Deep Run make sense. These options would also put Godwin at 95% capacity altering the experience we would want for our children. I am hoping that the foxhall communities voice is heard when making the final redistricting decision. Thanks and Regards ‐‐ Ann Brock 804.217.2648 (cell)

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From: Lindsay Stone <[email protected]>Sent: Friday, October 25, 2019 11:35 AMTo: Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1)Cc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Poverty in Henrico


Thank you. Mrs. Goempel from the Superintendent has responded to my email. It states that the numbers are currently being organized in a way, so that each student is not identifiable as to their location. I don’t know how we can proceed with the redistricting without the committees having access to those numbers in a form where they can actively work toward decentralizing the poverty levels at schools. That was a core reason/goal that was stated by the county to redistrict. How do these things not affect each other? How can the committees do their job? The is ineffectual. On top of this, the redistricting committees were given walking zone maps for each school. The maps appear to be purposefully drawn to eliminate certain areas from attending their local school. It appears that the redistricting committees are using those maps to force students to bus passed their local schools to other schools. It is very concerning. I am worried that this redistricting is going to ruin parts of Henrico beyond repair. Lindsay

From: Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 25, 2019 9:12 AM To: Lindsay Stone <[email protected]> Cc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]>; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Poverty in Henrico

Ms. Stone, Thank you for your email. I have not yet heard of this concern. I am copying Mr. Sorensen and Mr. Briggs on your email so that they are aware and can look into it further on behalf of the redistricting committee. I appreciate your willingness to take the time to let us know. Micky Ogburn Mrs. Micky Ogburn Henrico County School Board Three Chopt District EMAIL: [email protected] CELL PHONE: 804-385-9819 School Board Clerk: Ms. Debbie Ward- (804)652-3808, FAX-(804) 652-3856

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From: Lindsay Stone <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 1:19 AM To: Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1) <[email protected]> Subject: Poverty in Henrico


Mrs. Ogburn, Are you aware that the redistricting committees still do not have access to the Poverty numbers in our county? The 4th goal of redistricting is to deconcentrate areas of poverty. How can they do that without the poverty numbers, yet they have drawn 6 versions of maps without ever having access to the poverty numbers in the county. They committees are being given excuses, not numbers. You have always been very helpful to my concerns. Please help get those numbers to the committees. Lindsay Stone HCPS Ridge ES/Tuckahoe MS/Freeman HS


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From: Mark Holt <[email protected]>Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 1:33 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: School Redistricting

Use Caution: This message originated outside of Henrico County Public Schools. Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links or responding to requests for information. ________________________________ Good afternoon, I am writing to you concerning the redistricting plans for schools in Henrico. I live in Pinedale Farms, a wonderful neighborhood off of Pemberton Rd. Just 10 years ago the “pemberton corridor” was redistricting to have all neighborhoods at the same middle school (Quioccasin) and High School (Douglas Freeman) and I would very much like for it to stay that way. I moved to this neighborhood five and a half years ago when my wife was pregnant with our first child and the schools were a large part of our decision making process. We now have three children and our oldest is in Kindergarten at Davis Elementary. Not only do we love the schools we are currently districted for, we thought that since they had recently been redistricted that there was no way that would change anytime soon. It seems flighty to make another change just 10 years into a perfectly good feeder plan. As it stands, the two proposed plans move is from Freeman to Tucker. Tucker High School is twice as far away from us as Freeman and that change would take away the sense of a “neighborhood” school system. I know many of my neighbors fee the same way and we are all doing what we can to avoid the proposed changes. We implore you to keep Pinedale Farms and all of the Pemberton corridor districted the way the current lines are drawn or at least keep us with Freeman High School. This will allow us to keep our sense community along Pemberton. As I understand it, Freeman does not have a population issue so Insee no reason for our area to be redistricted. Thank you for your time and consideration. Mark Holt Resident of Pinedale Farms Keep Pinedale Farms at Freeman

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From: [email protected]: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:46 AMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Cc: [email protected]: HCPS Redistricting ConcernsAttachments: Issues with High School Options 3,5, and 6.docx; Issues with Elementary School



Good Morning Justin, I wanted to first thank you for taking my call yesterday and explaining the way that plans 3,5 and 6 have been chosen to move ahead. That is helpful information for our neighborhood planning sessions. I wanted to reach out to you and make sure we have all of our concerns drawn out for you. Since the community along the Pemberton Road corridor (south of Three Chopt Road) was just redistricted 10 years ago, our neighborhood of Pinedale Farms is teamed up with other neighborhoods next to us and working to make sure that our voices are heard loud and clear as our desires are to keep our tight community together for the consistency and stability of our children. You explained to me yesterday that while Options 3,5,and 6 were moving forward, nothing was set in stone and these plans could still change some depending on feedback that we provide. Knowing that, I have attached 2 documents to this email. One for Freeman High School and one for Jackson Davis Elementary School. I have outlined on both documents what our concerns are on each. It is our strong desire that neighborhoods south of Three Chopt Road and along Pemberton Road continue to stay at Freeman High school. We currently have over 300 signatures on our petition linked to www.stayatfreeman.com for this effort. This petition has been out for only a week and is gaining rapid support each day. Additionally, it is strongly desired that the neighborhoods of Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run all stay together at Jackson Davis Elementary school. This petition was created 3 days ago and we already have over 100 signature on our petition linked to www.stayatjdes.com . Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run have joined forces and are developing heavy resistance to the current plans and we all plan to be at the November 13th public meeting to voice our concerns in person. I am reaching out to you now in hopes of opening a direct dialogue with you so that you know exactly where we stand and what our efforts are to stay in the Freeman and JDES district. The neighborhoods I have listed above are all HUGE contributors to the PTA, serving on the boards at each school, fundraising for each school, and helping with events all year long. These schools need us just as much as we need them. Please let me know if you are interesting in meeting with me and another representative from our neighborhood to discuss this further before future committee meetings.

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I really do appreciate your friendliness on the phone yesterday and you taking the time to listen to us and help us showcase our concerns to the committee because the current links that show subdivision concerns on your redistricting site are not accurate at this time. Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you soon about this! Matt Alligood 804‐647‐7843

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From: Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1)Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2019 9:11 PMTo: schoolboardCc: Matthew Cropper; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); Amy E. Cashwell (aecashwell)Subject: Fwd: Henrico County Redistricting 2021

Not sure you all got this email. Micky Get Outlook for iOS

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2019 8:06:15 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1) <[email protected]> Cc: 'Heather Walker' <[email protected]>; 'Alexis Tompkins' <[email protected]>; 'Delsherri Shines' <[email protected]>; 'Angie Walls' <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; 'Larissa' <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; 'Ashley Lewis' <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Henrico County Redistricting 2021


Dear Ms. Ogburn, My name is Yael Levin-Sheldon and I was one of the speakers at the 10/24/19 Henrico School Board Meeting. I live in the Greenwood Glen subdivision, but I speak on behalf of Greenwood Glen, Magnolia Ridge, and River Mill subdivisions in Glen Allen. The number of signatures on our petition has increased to 609 and will continue to increase as we raise awareness to the negative impact the proposed redistricting will have on our children. Here is a link to our updated petition http://chng.it/6VRwg5bNzm. We ask that you please read it. Our arguments are iron clad. We know that you are not OUR representative on the school board, but you do have a vote on the school board, so we would appreciate it if you would “hear us out”. Our current schools are Greenwood Elementary, Hungary Creek Middle and Glen Allen High School. The redistricting will take just 25% of Greenwood Elementary and move them to Brookland Middle instead and just 14% of Hungary Creek Middle and move them to Hermitage High. Several of us have met with Dr. Barlett, the principal of Brookland Middle School on 10/29/19, and I plan on arranging a similar meeting with the principal of Hermitage High School.

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When Dr. Barlett gave us a tour of Brookland Middle, he showed us two trailers that were being utilized on their open campus. We asked why they needed trailers. Dr. Barlett said that even though technically the school is under capacity, they do not have enough space to accommodate the number of students they have. He also said that while he would welcome any additional students from the redistricting, adding more students will spread their already lacking resources even thinner. We were very impressed with Dr. Barlett. He is innovative and dedicated. He has a student body with 73% economically disadvantaged students and the problems that come with being economically disadvantaged. He has improved the school tremendously in the five years he has been there. However, it is obvious that adding students to Brookland Middle will make his job more difficult and will negatively impact the success he has already been able to achieve and the success of his students. The day before we met with Dr. Barlett, I was interviewed on air by The Jeff Katz Show on WRVA Richmond. Here is the link to that interview https://newsradiowrva.radio.com/blogs/jeff-katz/parents-unhappy-henrico-schools-redistricting-plan. Just a few minutes ago I got off the phone with a Channel 8 reporter who will likely interview me on air on Wednesday. We are confident additional media outlets will want to speak with us. We ask that you and your fellow school board members table this redistricting. Waiting for the new elementary school by River Mill and for the expansion of the Brookland District middle school makes more sense. For this reason and the points we list in our petition, we believe the county needs to focus on planning rather than uprooting the lives of our children. We also believe the county should provide more resources to struggling schools rather than add more students to already struggling schools. In addition, now that we have met with Dr. Barlett, we realize even more how imperative it is for the school board to really listen to input from the principals of the schools that will be impacted by this redistricting. Lastly, in the least, we would like you and your fellow school board members to update the guidelines to ensure that students will be able to finish in the same schools they started, as is the case in many counties all over the country. I am sure we can agree that it is not in the best interest of students to begin in one school and switch to another school. Sincerely, Yael Levin-Sheldon 804-397-8193 [email protected]

It Costs Zero Dollars to Be Kind! Yael Levin-Sheldon 804-397-8193 [email protected]

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From: Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1)Sent: Friday, October 25, 2019 9:12 AMTo: Lindsay StoneCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: Re: Poverty in Henrico

Ms. Stone, Thank you for your email. I have not yet heard of this concern. I am copying Mr. Sorensen and Mr. Briggs on your email so that they are aware and can look into it further on behalf of the redistricting committee. I appreciate your willingness to take the time to let us know. Micky Ogburn Mrs. Micky Ogburn Henrico County School Board Three Chopt District EMAIL: [email protected] CELL PHONE: 804-385-9819 School Board Clerk: Ms. Debbie Ward- (804)652-3808, FAX-(804) 652-3856

From: Lindsay Stone <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 1:19 AM To: Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1) <[email protected]> Subject: Poverty in Henrico


Mrs. Ogburn, Are you aware that the redistricting committees still do not have access to the Poverty numbers in our county? The 4th goal of redistricting is to deconcentrate areas of poverty. How can they do that without the poverty numbers, yet they have drawn 6 versions of maps without ever having access to the poverty numbers in the county. They committees are being given excuses, not numbers. You have always been very helpful to my concerns. Please help get those numbers to the committees. Lindsay Stone HCPS Ridge ES/Tuckahoe MS/Freeman HS


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From: Nancy Grubbs <[email protected]>Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 1:03 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: Pemberton Corridor


Thanking you in advance: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:


Spring Tree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.







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5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD

high school in just 10 years!

As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Ron & Nancy Grubbs Candlewood Subdivision


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From: Nara Jorge <[email protected]>Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 9:14 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: Old House Run Redistricting












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From: Peter Athens <[email protected]>Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 8:27 PMTo: Superintendent; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: Proposed redistricting of Pinedale Farms/Freeman/Tucker


Greetings, I'm sending this email as a concerned Henrico country citizen and as a resident of the Pinedale Farms community. I've looked into the two proposed redistricting plans publicly available for the new Tucker High School and I am adamantly opposed to both offerings. My reasons are as follows: The location. Pinedale Farms is 1.3 miles from Freeman High School, the current high school, but is 2.6 miles from Tucker High School. This would double the commute our families and students take. For those students who walk to and from school this would redirect their walk along a more heavily traveled road than Three Chopt with woefully inadequate provisions for pedestrian traffic. The community. Pinedale Farms had a school change with the prior redistricting a decade ago. In that time our children and parents have formed bonds and relationships with the teachers and staff at Freeman. And both plans appear to split our neighborhood. Having gone through a similar redistricting in my former home in Chesterfield County when I was a student I feel that neither scenario is acceptable. Enrollment. Freeman does not have the overcrowding issues that Tucker has. It would be irresponsible to add to the overpopulation of the new high school because it would be detrimental to the education of the students attending. Boundaries. Redistricting our community to Tucker creates issues with our families and our students commuting along such a heavily-traveled road like Parham. I've addressed some of these issues above. In addition the new Wawa on the corner of Three Chopt and Parham is going to create more traffic issues for our families and students to slog through. I'll grant the location will also affect the families and students as the district lines currently are but not to the degree the new proposals will. It is my hope that you will abandon both of these proposals and leave this district as it currently stands. Thank you for your time, Peter A Athens

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From: Rachel Kelly <[email protected]>Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6:51 AMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor together













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From: Renee Duffy <[email protected]>Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 1:51 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School


Good afternoon, Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:




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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Renée Duffy Sent from my iPhone

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From: Rob Moore <[email protected]>Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 9:00 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: Redistricting









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4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor

out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6)




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From: Roscoe D. Cooper, III (rdcooper)Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2019 10:49 PMTo: Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1)Cc: schoolboard; Matthew Cropper; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); Amy E. Cashwell

(aecashwell)Subject: Re: Henrico County Redistricting 2021

Yes Micky I’m in receipt of a similar email and will be responding to Ms. Levin-Sheldon on tomorrow. Thanks!

Roscoe D. Cooper,III Henrico County School Board Fairfield District On Nov 3, 2019, at 9:11 PM, Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1) <[email protected]> wrote:

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2019 8:06:15 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1) <[email protected]> Cc: 'Heather Walker' <[email protected]>; 'Alexis Tompkins' <[email protected]>; 'Delsherri Shines' <[email protected]>; 'Angie Walls' <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; 'Larissa' <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; 'Ashley Lewis' <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Henrico County Redistricting 2021


Dear Ms. Ogburn, My name is Yael Levin-Sheldon and I was one of the speakers at the 10/24/19 Henrico School Board Meeting. I live in the Greenwood Glen subdivision, but I speak on behalf of Greenwood Glen, Magnolia Ridge, and River Mill subdivisions in Glen Allen.

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The number of signatures on our petition has increased to 609 and will continue to increase as we raise awareness to the negative impact the proposed redistricting will have on our children. Here is a link to our updated petition http://chng.it/6VRwg5bNzm. We ask that you please read it. Our arguments are iron clad. We know that you are not OUR representative on the school board, but you do have a vote on the school board, so we would appreciate it if you would “hear us out”. Our current schools are Greenwood Elementary, Hungary Creek Middle and Glen Allen High School. The redistricting will take just 25% of Greenwood Elementary and move them to Brookland Middle instead and just 14% of Hungary Creek Middle and move them to Hermitage High. Several of us have met with Dr. Barlett, the principal of Brookland Middle School on 10/29/19, and I plan on arranging a similar meeting with the principal of Hermitage High School. When Dr. Barlett gave us a tour of Brookland Middle, he showed us two trailers that were being utilized on their open campus. We asked why they needed trailers. Dr. Barlett said that even though technically the school is under capacity, they do not have enough space to accommodate the number of students they have. He also said that while he would welcome any additional students from the redistricting, adding more students will spread their already lacking resources even thinner. We were very impressed with Dr. Barlett. He is innovative and dedicated. He has a student body with 73% economically disadvantaged students and the problems that come with being economically disadvantaged. He has improved the school tremendously in the five years he has been there. However, it is obvious that adding students to Brookland Middle will make his job more difficult and will negatively impact the success he has already been able to achieve and the success of his students. The day before we met with Dr. Barlett, I was interviewed on air by The Jeff Katz Show on WRVA Richmond. Here is the link to that interview https://newsradiowrva.radio.com/blogs/jeff-katz/parents-unhappy-henrico-schools-redistricting-plan. Just a few minutes ago I got off the phone with a Channel 8 reporter who will likely interview me on air on Wednesday. We are confident additional media outlets will want to speak with us. We ask that you and your fellow school board members table this redistricting. Waiting for the new elementary school by River Mill and for the expansion of the Brookland District middle school makes more sense. For this reason and the points we list in our petition, we believe the county needs to focus on planning rather than uprooting the lives of our children. We also believe the county should provide more resources to struggling schools rather than add more students to already struggling schools. In addition, now that we have met with Dr. Barlett, we realize even more how imperative it is for the school board to really listen to input from the principals of the schools that will be impacted by this redistricting. Lastly, in the least, we would like you and your fellow school board members to update the guidelines to ensure that students will be able to finish in the same schools they started, as is the case in many counties all over the country. I am sure we can agree that it is not in the best interest of students to begin in one school and switch to another school. Sincerely, Yael Levin-Sheldon

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804-397-8193 [email protected]

It Costs Zero Dollars to Be Kind! Yael Levin-Sheldon 804-397-8193 [email protected]

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From: [email protected]: Friday, November 8, 2019 1:16 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: Message from KM_364eAttachments: SKM_364e19110814150.pdf

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From: SuperintendentSent: Monday, November 11, 2019 8:50 AMTo: Timothy Merritt; [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike);

Superintendent; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)

Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Good morning, Thank you for your email. I am responding on behalf of Dr. Cashwell. I appreciate the insights and perspectives you shared. I see that Justin Briggs, Planner, is on this email so he can make sure the redistricting committee has your request and rationale to consider. Respectfully, Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652-3714 Fax (804) 652-3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations

From: Timothy Merritt <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 8:46 AM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]>; Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!



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1. We JUST went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and


As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Tim Merritt

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From: SuperintendentSent: Friday, November 8, 2019 12:41 PMTo: Cheng Ly; [email protected]; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs

(jmbriggs); Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Subject: RE: Keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High

Good afternoon, Thank you for your email. I am responding on behalf of Dr. Cashwell. I appreciate the insights and perspectives you shared. I see that you have copied Justin Briggs, Planner, so he can make sure the redistricting committee has your request and rationale to consider. Respectfully, Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652-3714 Fax (804) 652-3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations

From: Cheng Ly <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 11:56 AM To: [email protected]; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]>; Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High


Hello Everyone,

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I'm a resident of the Candlewood development, I have 2 young children; my wife and I are both Professors at VCU. Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries 10 years ago for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:


The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are three options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. I oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We JUST went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed; no one likes change that leaves people worse off. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6) 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Thank you. Cheng

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From: SuperintendentSent: Friday, November 8, 2019 12:40 PMTo: Lindsay Cottone; [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike);

[email protected]: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Good afternoon, Thank you for your email. I am responding on behalf of Dr. Cashwell. I appreciate the insights and perspectives you shared. I have forwarded your concerns and background information to Justin Briggs, Planner, so he can make sure the redistricting committee has your request and rationale to consider. Respectfully, Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652-3714 Fax (804) 652-3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations

From: Lindsay Cottone <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 12:21 PM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!


All,

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I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School, or at the very least, keeping Oldhouse Run and Rockstone together as one neighborhood, both part of the Freeman feeder pattern. These two neighborhoods are seamlessly connected by the streets that make up both developments, but more importantly, we function as one neighborhood when it comes to social activities, friendships, and events, so splitting these two neighborhoods will effectively split up our children's friends, sending them to two schools, even though they live in the same neighborhood. On a personal note, we recently relocated to Richmond from Philadelphia, and schools were a significant factor in our home search. We were particularly/exclusively interested in homes in the Freeman high school district, and ensuring that our children would attend the feeder elementary and middle schools leading up to high school were all significant contributing factors to our decision to purchase our home in Rockstone. And we understood that just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road, so we did not imagine that this exercise would be repeated so soon. Changing Rockstone to a Tucker feeder pattern will impact our decision to stay in this neighborhood long term, and would encourage us (and likely others) to possibly relocate within Richmond to homes redistricted to Freeman. Additionally, as you know, during the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: ‐ The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. ‐ The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road together to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. However, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are several options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move, and as the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to keep the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School/keep Oldhouse Run and Rockstone together as part of the Freeman feeder pattern! Thank you, Lindsay Cottone

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From: SuperintendentSent: Friday, November 8, 2019 12:39 PMTo: G A Mceachron; [email protected]; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs

(jmbriggs); Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)Subject: RE: Keep Pemberton Corridor with Freeman

Good afternoon, Ms. McEachron, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. I am responding on behalf of Dr. Cashwell. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. A lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I see that you have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. With lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, and/or the superintendent. While the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652-3714 Fax (804) 652-3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations

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From: G A Mceachron <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 12:25 PM To: [email protected]; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]>; Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep Pemberton Corridor with Freeman


Dear Henrico County Representatives, Please see attached letter requesting that Pemberton Corridor stay with Freeman High School. Thank you. Sincerely, Gail McEachron Professor Emerita College of William and Mary

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From: SuperintendentSent: Friday, November 8, 2019 12:27 PMTo: Brooks Pickels; [email protected]; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs

(jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Good morning, Thank you for your email. I am responding on behalf of Dr. Cashwell. I appreciate the insights and perspectives you shared. I see that you have copied Justin Briggs, Planner, so he can make sure the redistricting committee has your request and rationale to consider. Respectfully, Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652-3714 Fax (804) 652-3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations

From: Brooks Pickels <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 1:46 PM To: [email protected]; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]>; Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!



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Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:





As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Brooks Pickels 804‐514‐5886 [email protected]

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From: SuperintendentSent: Friday, November 8, 2019 12:24 PMTo: Mac RossCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1)Subject: RE: Request to Leave Cross Keys Subdivision Alone

Good afternoon, Mr. Ross, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. I am responding on behalf of Dr. Cashwell. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. He is monitoring the work of the committee. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652-3714 Fax (804) 652-3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations

From: Mac Ross <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 8:59 PM To: Superintendent <[email protected]>; Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1) <[email protected]>

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Cc: Mac Ross <[email protected]> Subject: Request to Leave Cross Keys Subdivision Alone


Dear Dr. Cashwell and Mrs. Ogburn – I write to ask that you make the executive decision to leave the Cross Keys subdivision alone in the current redistricting process. The two times redistricting has come up in the last 8 years, I dare to say no neighborhood has been tossed around more than Cross Keys – enough is enough. I illustrate this by telling you the story of the six Ross family kids from Cross Keys. In 2011 Hunter Ross started kindergarten at Jackson‐Davis Elementary. As it was that day, Hunter would have attended Jackson‐Davis, Quioccasin, and Godwin. Jackson‐Davis is 2.7 miles from Cross Keys and was re‐districted to Short Pump which is 2.3 miles. The distance is negligible on the elementary school; however, considering the safety of travel to the school and feeder patterns, which are two stated goals of redistricting, Short Pump made more sense. After re‐districting, which saw Cross Keys having different patterns in each of the four to five proposals in 2011, Hunter Ross started third grade at Short Pump Elementary in 2013 along with Ellie and Bella Ross who started kindergarten that year. After four years, Hunter started sixth grade at Pocahontas Middle School. Pocahontas is 1.6 miles from Cross Keys through one stop light, while the previous pattern of Quioccasin is 3.2 miles through four stop lights. A sensible change in keeping with the goals of re‐districting. Subsequently, Molly Ross, Maddie Ross, and Abby Ross all started at Short Pump Elementary in 2016, 2017, and 2018, respectively. It’s now 2019, and next year, Hunter will start as a freshman at Godwin, Ellie and Bella will be at Pocahontas for two more years, and Molly, Maddie, and Abby will still be at Short Pump Elementary. The current two proposals of this new redistricting plan has the feeder pattern as either A: Short Pump, Quioccasin, and Tucker or B: Jackson‐Davis, Quioccasin, Tucker. With those current proposals you’re now throwing Tucker into the mix over Godwin. Godwin is 1.9 miles from Cross Keys through one stop light while Tucker is 3.4 miles through five stop lights and across an interstate. As a product of Henrico County Schools and a current County employee who has worked inside the schools as part of a previous assignment and have no problems with the quality of education my children will receive at any of those schools, as I have personally seen from the inside what the County puts into education and their teachers. With Tucker coming online with a beautiful new school, I have no doubt the experience there would be top notch. With these new patterns these children would potentially be all over the place – considering current trends there is potential that Hunter and Bella could be on two separate high school basketball teams and two separate high school baseball/softball teams – that’s not fair when they live in the same house. Cross Keys is a small neighborhood, which I imagine is one of the reasons we are manipulated so much – we can be put wherever needed. What our children need is stability instead of being the sacrificial pawn each time. I would respectfully request that you make the executive decision to say Cross Keys has been messed with enough over the last six to eight years, and in keeping with the goals set forth by the re‐districting due to the distance from the school and the safety of the families in transit, leave Cross Keys alone. Having been authorized to speak for the Cross Keys subdivision. we would like to invite you to meet with us at your convenience so that we may go over why we consistently have to fight each time and show how each one of the points set forth by the committee as to how the lines were drawn, seem to have been tossed out when it comes to our neighborhood. Sincerely,

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From: SuperintendentSent: Friday, November 8, 2019 12:20 PMTo: Cameron RashkindCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Redistricting


From: Cameron Rashkind <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 9:56 AM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Redistricting


Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road.

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Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are three options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons:

1. We JUST went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6) 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you.

Cameron Rashkind

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From: SuperintendentSent: Friday, November 8, 2019 12:19 PMTo: Brad.ReynoldsCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: School Redistricting Proposals

Good afternoon, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. I am responding on behalf of Dr. Cashwell. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. He is monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the county manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652-3714 Fax (804) 652-3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations

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From: Brad.Reynolds <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 11:53 AM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: School Redistricting Proposals


Dear Dr. Cashwell, As a 40 year resident of Henrico County I was upset to learn that once again my neighborhood is being reassigned to a different HS under both plans A & B. We moved to Candlewood (off Pemberton Rd) when the neighborhood was built in 1980 and our daughter attended the newly built Godwin HS (Class of 1998). I was upset 10 years ago when we were reassigned to Freeman but this school is slightly closer to our home. Now I find that Henrico wants to reassign us again to Tucker HS. Although the county is rebuilding this HS it is farther from our home than either Godwin or Freeman. There has been no real population growth in our part of the county in 20 years and it seems like we are being shuffled around to satisfy other needs. In looking over the other maps, this change will mean that students from our neighborhood will be split off from their friends once they complete Middle School (Quioccasin). The redistricting 10 years ago created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road together to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. Furthermore, Every option currently being considered projects enrollment decline for Freeman HS and increase for Tucker HS. Why move our street and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Please let us remain at Freeman I look forward to your consideration of this matter. regards, Brad Reynolds 9514 Chatterleigh Dr Henrico, VA 23238

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From: SuperintendentSent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 2:48 PMTo: Linda wootenCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School


From: Linda wooten <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 2:44 PM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School


9501 Pine Shadow Drive Henrico, VA 23238 We respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years

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ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Billy Wooten Linda Wooten

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From: SuperintendentSent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 4:14 PMTo: Mike and Missy MurchieCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Pemberton Corridor Redistricting


From: Mike and Missy Murchie <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 3:42 PM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Pemberton Corridor Redistricting


Dear Dr Cashwell, My name is Missy Murchie and I reside in Pinedale Farms subdivision. I have 4 children spread between Jackson Davis Elementary, Quioccasin Middle, and Glen Allen (center). I am concerned about the proposed plans for redistricting for a number of reasons.

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From: SuperintendentSent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 11:25 AMTo: Kyle MooreCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School

Good morning, Thank you for your email. I am responding on behalf of Dr. Cashwell. I appreciate the insights and perspectives you shared. I have forwarded your concerns and background information to Justin Briggs, Planner, so he can make sure the redistricting committee has your request and rationale to consider. Respectfully, Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652-3714 Fax (804) 652-3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations

From: Kyle Moore <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 9:50 AM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School


Dear Superintendent Cashwell, I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School.

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Unlike many of my neighbors who will be messaging you regarding this change, I was not a resident of Rockstone 10 years ago when the area was redistricted. I was not around to experience that disruption. I did, however, spend almost 2 years looking for an area of Henrico that had the sense of community found along the Pemberton Corridor. We looked at nearly 100 homes all throughout Henrico before deciding on Rockstone Ct. Rockstone and the surrounding neighborhoods all had a sense of community that we found very appealing. Along with the community, the school district was also a very big attraction. We have a toddler and an infant, so the school district was a huge draw for us. As Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are three options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We put a lot of effort to find a home in a community that attended Freeman HS and this threatens that effort. Additionally, I believe you will find that the demographics of the area, Rockstone Ct in particular, have dramatically changed since the last census. Many new families have moved in over the last several years, all with the intent to have their children attend Freeman HS. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to keep the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Kyle Moore

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From: SuperintendentSent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 1:40 PMTo: Christian BrockCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!


From: Christian Brock <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 12:41 PM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!


To whom it may concern, Speaking on behalf of my family of four that bought a house 2 years ago in the Springtree subdivision off Pemberton we respectfully disagree with the County of Henrico’s potential decision to move us from Freeman High to Tucker High.

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From a logistical and geographical standpoint we are not sure how sending our neighborhood to a school so far away from our home makes much sense. Being in real estate I know and understand the county map very well. It feels like a far reach to pull kids away from their community to send them to a school they are unfamiliar with. We purchased a home in Springtree as my wife lived in Oldhouse Run growing up and attended Godwin. Knowing that it was now feeding into Freeman made more sense to us. Upon hearing that we are now being considered as a redistrict to Tucker is baffling. We purchased the home with the assurance that our kids will attend school throughout their public school education with family and friends we have in the same school zone. Now we are unsure of our childrens future as we seek to understand how to cope if this Henrico school plan goes through. Please think about the children of the Pemberton corridor who will be taken away from their comfort zone and sent further from their home. Thank you for reading this email. Christian Brock Hometown Realty 804‐920‐9535 (Mobile) [email protected] Distinguished Achiever Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia Notes from our representatives are below: During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years!

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6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School!

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From: SuperintendentSent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:34 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: Keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School

Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652‐3714 Fax (804) 652‐3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Megan Reed <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:47 PM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School Use Caution: This message originated outside of Henrico County Public Schools. Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links or responding to requests for information. ________________________________ Good Evening, I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor.

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HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Megan L. Reed

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From: SuperintendentSent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:32 PMTo: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: HCPS Redistricting ConcernsAttachments: Issues with High School Options 3,5, and 6.docx; Issues with Elementary School


Good evening, I didn’t forward this to Dr. Cashwell but I know we need to respond to the parent. Chris, would you mind responding since they already spoke with Justin? Thank you, Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652-3714 Fax (804) 652-3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations



Good Morning Dr. Cashwell In speaking with School Board representatives Bill Pike (Freeman) and Mickey Ogburn (Jackson Davis), they recommended that I keep you in the loop with all communications back and forth with the county concerning the

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redistricting process. I would like you to review the communication that I sent Justin Briggs yesterday. Bill Pike reviewed it and sent it again to Justin Briggs and Chris Sorenson. We want our voice to be heard and are looking for feedback on the communication below. I will continue to keep your office in the loop as we keep trying to contact the committee and confirm that our concerns are being addressed. Thanks, ‐‐Matt Alligood— 804‐647‐7843

From: Matthew J Alligood (Services ‐ 6) Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:46 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: HCPS Redistricting Concerns Good Morning Justin, I wanted to first thank you for taking my call yesterday and explaining the way that plans 3,5 and 6 have been chosen to move ahead. That is helpful information for our neighborhood planning sessions. I wanted to reach out to you and make sure we have all of our concerns drawn out for you. Since the community along the Pemberton Road corridor (south of Three Chopt Road) was just redistricted 10 years ago, our neighborhood of Pinedale Farms is teamed up with other neighborhoods next to us and working to make sure that our voices are heard loud and clear as our desires are to keep our tight community together for the consistency and stability of our children. You explained to me yesterday that while Options 3,5,and 6 were moving forward, nothing was set in stone and these plans could still change some depending on feedback that we provide. Knowing that, I have attached 2 documents to this email. One for Freeman High School and one for Jackson Davis Elementary School. I have outlined on both documents what our concerns are on each. It is our strong desire that neighborhoods south of Three Chopt Road and along Pemberton Road continue to stay at Freeman High school. We currently have over 300 signatures on our petition linked to www.stayatfreeman.com for this effort. This petition has been out for only a week and is gaining rapid support each day. Additionally, it is strongly desired that the neighborhoods of Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run all stay together at Jackson Davis Elementary school. This petition was created 3 days ago and we already have over 100 signature on our petition linked to www.stayatjdes.com . Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run have joined forces and are developing heavy resistance to the current plans and we all plan to be at the November 13th public meeting to voice our concerns in person. I am reaching out to you now in hopes of opening a direct dialogue with you so that you know exactly where we stand and what our efforts are to stay in the Freeman and JDES district. The neighborhoods I have listed above are all HUGE contributors to the PTA, serving on the boards at each school, fundraising for each school, and helping with events all year long. These schools need us just as much as we need them. Please let me know if you are interesting in meeting with me and another representative from our neighborhood to discuss this further before future committee meetings.

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I really do appreciate your friendliness on the phone yesterday and you taking the time to listen to us and help us showcase our concerns to the committee because the current links that show subdivision concerns on your redistricting site are not accurate at this time. Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you soon about this! Matt Alligood 804‐647‐7843

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From: SuperintendentSent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:30 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: FW: HCPS Redistricting ConcernsAttachments: Issues with High School Options 3,5, and 6.docx; Issues with Elementary School


Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652-3714 Fax (804) 652-3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations



Good Morning Dr. Cashwell In speaking with School Board representatives Bill Pike (Freeman) and Mickey Ogburn (Jackson Davis), they recommended that I keep you in the loop with all communications back and forth with the county concerning the redistricting process. I would like you to review the communication that I sent Justin Briggs yesterday. Bill Pike reviewed it and sent it again to Justin Briggs and Chris Sorenson. We want our voice to be heard and are looking for feedback on the communication below. I will continue to keep your office in the loop as we keep trying to contact the committee and confirm that our concerns are being addressed.

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Thanks, ‐‐Matt Alligood— 804‐647‐7843

From: Matthew J Alligood (Services ‐ 6) Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:46 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: HCPS Redistricting Concerns Good Morning Justin, I wanted to first thank you for taking my call yesterday and explaining the way that plans 3,5 and 6 have been chosen to move ahead. That is helpful information for our neighborhood planning sessions. I wanted to reach out to you and make sure we have all of our concerns drawn out for you. Since the community along the Pemberton Road corridor (south of Three Chopt Road) was just redistricted 10 years ago, our neighborhood of Pinedale Farms is teamed up with other neighborhoods next to us and working to make sure that our voices are heard loud and clear as our desires are to keep our tight community together for the consistency and stability of our children. You explained to me yesterday that while Options 3,5,and 6 were moving forward, nothing was set in stone and these plans could still change some depending on feedback that we provide. Knowing that, I have attached 2 documents to this email. One for Freeman High School and one for Jackson Davis Elementary School. I have outlined on both documents what our concerns are on each. It is our strong desire that neighborhoods south of Three Chopt Road and along Pemberton Road continue to stay at Freeman High school. We currently have over 300 signatures on our petition linked to www.stayatfreeman.com for this effort. This petition has been out for only a week and is gaining rapid support each day. Additionally, it is strongly desired that the neighborhoods of Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run all stay together at Jackson Davis Elementary school. This petition was created 3 days ago and we already have over 100 signature on our petition linked to www.stayatjdes.com . Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run have joined forces and are developing heavy resistance to the current plans and we all plan to be at the November 13th public meeting to voice our concerns in person. I am reaching out to you now in hopes of opening a direct dialogue with you so that you know exactly where we stand and what our efforts are to stay in the Freeman and JDES district. The neighborhoods I have listed above are all HUGE contributors to the PTA, serving on the boards at each school, fundraising for each school, and helping with events all year long. These schools need us just as much as we need them. Please let me know if you are interesting in meeting with me and another representative from our neighborhood to discuss this further before future committee meetings. I really do appreciate your friendliness on the phone yesterday and you taking the time to listen to us and help us showcase our concerns to the committee because the current links that show subdivision concerns on your redistricting site are not accurate at this time. Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you soon about this! Matt Alligood 804‐647‐7843

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From: SuperintendentSent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:29 PMTo: Marykay; [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike); Superintendent;

[email protected]: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Redistricting update (Enclosed is a draft letter to send prior to next meetings on

Nov 7 & Nov 13th)

Good evening, Thank you for your email. I am responding on behalf of Dr. Cashwell. I appreciate the insights and perspectives you shared. I have forwarded your concerns and background information to Justin Briggs, Planner, so he can make sure the redistricting committee has your request and rationale to consider. Respectfully, Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652‐3714 Fax (804) 652‐3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Marykay <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:15 AM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Fwd: Redistricting update (Enclosed is a draft letter to send prior to next meetings on Nov 7 & Nov 13th) Use Caution: This message originated outside of Henrico County Public Schools. Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links or responding to requests for information. ________________________________ Dear ladies &/or gentlemen: > Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! > > I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. > > During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:

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> > • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. > > • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). > > This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. > > HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. > > We oppose this move for the following reasons: > > 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. > > 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. > > 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. > > 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. > > 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! > > 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. > > As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! > > Thank you, > The Stainback’s Springtree subdivision > > >

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From: SuperintendentSent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 10:17 AMTo: Cakki NamoratoCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Redistricting


From: Cakki Namorato <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 3:50 PM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Redistricting



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I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road.


The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.









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6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school.

As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School!

Thank you, Cakki Namorato

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From: SuperintendentSent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 10:16 AMTo: Jeremy Kahl; [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike); Superintendent;



From: Jeremy Kahl <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:32 AM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!


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HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone.





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4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts.




Thank you,

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From: SuperintendentSent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 10:16 AMTo: Elizabeth ProffittCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Please keep the Pemberton corridor at Freeman

Good morning, Thank you for your email. I am responding on behalf of Dr. Cashwell. I appreciate the insights and perspectives you shared. I have forwarded your concerns and background information to Justin Briggs, Planner, so he can make sure the redistricting committee has your request and rationale to consider. Respectfully, Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652‐3714 Fax (804) 652‐3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Elizabeth Proffitt <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:37 AM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Please keep the Pemberton corridor at Freeman Use Caution: This message originated outside of Henrico County Public Schools. Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links or responding to requests for information. ________________________________ Dear Ms. Cashwell, I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle).

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This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Barry and Beth Proffitt Springtree Sent from my iPhone

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From: SuperintendentSent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 10:16 AMTo: Jeff Donham; [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike); Superintendent;

[email protected]: Leah Donham; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!


From: Jeff Donham <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:49 AM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Cc: Leah Donham <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!


I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and

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bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Jeff & Leah Donham Springtree Residents

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From: SuperintendentSent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 10:16 AMTo: Erin P. Douglas (epdouglas); [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike);

Superintendent; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen)

Cc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School


From: Erin P. Douglas (epdouglas) <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 11:27 AM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]>; Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School


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From: SuperintendentSent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 10:15 AMTo: JamesCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep Pemberton Road in the Freeman High School District


From: James <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 12:05 PM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Keep Pemberton Road in the Freeman High School District


Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road.

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During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Respectfully, James Reed Taymat Ct

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From: SuperintendentSent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 10:15 AMTo: Lori R. Barnes (lrbarnes1); [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike);

Superintendent; [email protected]: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: REDISTRICTING


From: Lori R. Barnes (lrbarnes1) <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 1:26 PM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: REDISTRICTING

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From: SuperintendentSent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 10:15 AMTo: Will Van Thunen; [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike);


Good morning, Thank you for your email. I am responding on behalf of Dr. Cashwell. I appreciate the insights and perspectives you shared. I have forwarded your concerns and background information to Justin Briggs, Planner, so he can make sure the redistricting committee has your request and rationale to consider. Respectfully, Cheri Guempel Policy & Constituency Services Henrico County Public Schools Office (804) 652‐3714 Fax (804) 652‐3856 www.henricoschools.us HCPS Policies & Regulations ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Will Van Thunen <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 1:58 PM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Use Caution: This message originated outside of Henrico County Public Schools. Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links or responding to requests for information. ________________________________ Superintendent Amy Cashwell, Supervisor Pat O’Bannon, Tuckahoe School Board Rep Bill Pike and candidate Marcie Shea, With the upcoming elections only 7 days away, I respectfully ask that each of you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Six years ago, we moved our family to the Pemberton Road corridor with the expectation that it would remain within the Freeman High School district. We recognized that Freeman High School is a far superior school to many of the other high schools in Henrico county and understood the impact of that on our family and the value of our home. You should

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understand the impact that the plan to move the Pemberton corridor will have on other similarly situated families and your ability to get elected or re‐elected. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman High School and into the new Tucker High School district. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. Moving us out of the Freeman High School district will negatively impact the value of our home, the tax revenue to the county and, most importantly, the quality of education provided to children living in the Pemberton corridor. 2. Redistricting is a poor allocation of the precious time and resources afforded to the Henrico government through the taxation of its residents. Each of you should oppose this redistricting and devote your time and that of your employees to improving the quality of education at each of Henrico’s schools. 3. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the children of the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, William and Amanda Van Thunen William J. Van Thunen (201) 739‐9640 Sent from my iPhone

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From: SuperintendentSent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:23 AMTo: January M. Britt (jmbritt); [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike);

Superintendent; [email protected]: Amy E. Cashwell (aecashwell); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: PEMBERRTON CORIDOR


From: January M. Britt (jmbritt) <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 4:36 PM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Cc: Amy E. Cashwell (aecashwell) <[email protected]> Subject: PEMBERRTON CORIDOR

Good Afternoon. As a EXTREMLY concerned member of this community and a county employee, I respectfully ask for your consideration in adjusting the maps for KEEP THE PEMBERTON CORRIDOR AT QUIOCCOISIAN MIDDLE AND FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL.

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This county and redistricting committee of 2010 “ cleaned us up” 10 years ago to create a better feeder pattern and unite the corridor. It is both unneeded and unnecessary to disrupt our area AGAIN and SPLIT FAMILIES UP again! No community as land locked a of the county, with no “new” school being built should have 2 maps moving us. Certainly there is a better way‐ the 2 maps moving forward are the most disruptive according to the committee. Please help us keep our kids Freeman and NOT GO TO A 3RD HIGH SCHOOL IN 3 YEARS. The County I know, love and work for CAN DO BETTER, and it should!


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From: SuperintendentSent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:22 AMTo: [email protected]: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Henrico County Redistricting: STAY AT FREEMAN


From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 7:08 PM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Henrico County Redistricting: STAY AT FREEMAN


Good Evening - I am emailing tonight in regards to the latest maps for HCPS redistricting. I currently live in Pinedale Farms neighborhood and Freeman High School has been a long standing high school tradition amongst our families. We would like to keep it that way. The latest maps have us moving and I strongly oppose these options for several reasons. Please read below our thoughts and help us make our voices heard.

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Thank you for your time, Margaret Walker Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:









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From: SuperintendentSent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:22 AMTo: Leslie Kersey; Leslie GregoryCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep Pemberton Corrider Together


From: Leslie Kersey <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 8:41 PM To: Leslie Gregory <[email protected]> Subject: Keep Pemberton Corrider Together


Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road.

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SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.





3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE

for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman.

4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of

Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6)




As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Leslie Gregory

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From: SuperintendentSent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:22 AMTo: Angela CorderoCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Please keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman


From: Angela Cordero <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 8:21 PM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Please keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman


Please keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road.

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5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Angela Cordero

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From: SuperintendentSent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:21 AMTo: Rob MooreCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Redistricting


From: Rob Moore <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 8:59 PM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Redistricting


Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road.

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From: SuperintendentSent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:21 AMTo: Nara JorgeCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Old House Run Redistricting


From: Nara Jorge <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 9:14 PM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Old House Run Redistricting



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From: SuperintendentSent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:20 AMTo: Joe Douglas; [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike); Superintendent;


Subject: RE: Pemberton Corridor


From: Joe Douglas <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:19 AM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]>; Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Pemberton Corridor



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Thank you. Joe Douglas 9524 chapin dr Henrico, va 804 874 8155 Sent from my iPhone

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From: SuperintendentSent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:20 AMTo: Rachel KellyCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor together


From: Rachel Kelly <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6:50 AM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor together




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Additionally,

Please keep the neighborhoods that currently attend Jackson Davis Elementary School there or bring the entire corridor to Pemberton Elementary School. The boundary was already moved in a past redistricting when the neighborhoods of Springtree, Gates Head, and Candlewood were moved to Pemberton Elementary School. The creeping of the line every

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time there is a proposed redistricting leaves families panicking. We are one of the areas of the county with the LEAST amount of growth (NO growth until the current development of Pemberton Ridge began) in the past thirty years.

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From: SuperintendentSent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:18 AMTo: Elizabeth BuckbeeCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!


From: Elizabeth Buckbee <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 7:54 AM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!


Ms. Cashwell, I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road.

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During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.

The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are three options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6) 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you,

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From: SuperintendentSent: Monday, October 28, 2019 2:31 PMTo: Susan Harrison; [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike);

Superintendent; [email protected]: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School


From: Susan Harrison <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 9:10 AM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School



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Thank you. Susan Harrison ‐Pinedale Farms neighbor and mother of three girls who would be impacted by this redistricting‐ current grades 3rd, 5th and 7th.

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From: SuperintendentSent: Monday, October 28, 2019 2:30 PMTo: Emily BaishCc: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Pemberton Corridor


From: Emily Baish <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 10:00 AM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Subject: Pemberton Corridor



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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you!

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From: SuperintendentSent: Friday, October 25, 2019 11:00 AMTo: [email protected]; SuperintendentCc: [email protected]; Vicki Alligood ([email protected]); Vicki Alligood;

Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Pinedale Farms neighborhood


From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2019 10:23 AM To: Superintendent <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected]; Vicki Alligood ([email protected]) <[email protected]>; Vicki Alligood <[email protected]> Subject: Pinedale Farms neighborhood Importance: High


Good Morning Mrs. Cashwell,

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As you know, the school redistricting is a very hot topic now. My wife, Vicki and I are involved in two main battles‐ one to keep us at Jackson Davis, and one to keep us a Freeman. However, if we have to weigh the two options, we will rank staying at Jackson Davis Elementary as our personal top issue. We have no doubts that a brand new Tucker high school will be very nice by all aspects, but that’s not my point here…. We have 3 daughters and have been a part of the Jackson Davis community for over 10 years. While our first two daughters have now moved on to QMS and Freeman, our youngest daughter is in the first grade at JDES. We are extremely concerned about the options that are on the table now for our neighborhood. Some options have us staying at JDES, while others have us moving to Pemberton Elementary. The option of us moving to Pemberton is very concerning. It is much smaller, it only has 2 classes per grade level, multiple mobile trailers set up for classrooms, and most importantly, Pemberton does not have a gifted program. That would mean that if our daughter went there, she would have her routine disrupted every day to put her on a bus, take her to another school (Tuckahoe Elem), receive her teachings in the gifted program there, and then bus her back to Pemberton. This is not a viable option for us. We already have a perfect system that works ideal for our daughter at JDES where she would not have to go back and forth between schools every day. She also has severe peanut allergies and keeping her where the staff all knows her at one school is our top priority. Equally important‐ All of the kids up and down the Pemberton road corridor in the adjacent neighborhoods have the same concerns. We were all realigned just 10 years ago and now have a tight community at JDES that provides stability and consistency for all of the kids that go there. The Pinedale Farms neighborhood parents make up 75% of the PTA board, and financially provide the most support to that school and the most volunteers. Taking our neighborhood away from JDES would equally harm the school as much as it harms the neighborhood. We do not envy the committee’s position that they are in to make such hard decisions for our community schools, but from what we have gathered, the representatives for our schools in question do not have any kids that will be affected by their decisions. Childrens’ futures are at stake here and disrupting the consistency and stability in certain neighborhoods that really require no changes, would be extremely disappointing and require us to think about moving or looking into private school. Please, we ask and pray that you represent us and work towards keeping the Pinedale Farms neighborhood in the Jackson Davis Elementary school zone. Feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions or suggestions. Thank You, ‐‐Matt and Vicki Alligood‐‐ Matt‐ 804‐647‐7843 Vicki‐ 804‐252‐9901

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From: Timothy Merritt <[email protected]>Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 8:46 AMTo: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike); Superintendent;


Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!





1. We JUST went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and

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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Tim Merritt

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:47 PMTo: Becky OrrockCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Godwin to Tucker redistricting on only options going forward

Mrs. Orrock, I have been out of state for a couple of days. I apologize for the slow follow‐up. I note your most recent post, maybe is a bit of a pause from your original concern. The information below is what I have shared with everyone who has e‐mailed me. Thanks for taking the time to communicate, Bill Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Becky Orrock [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 10:45 AM To: Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1) <[email protected]>; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)

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<[email protected]>; Beverly L. Cocke (blcocke) <[email protected]>; Roscoe D. Cooper, III (rdcooper) <[email protected]>; John W. Montgomery, Jr. (jwmontgomery) <[email protected]> Subject: Godwin to Tucker redistricting on only options going forward


Good morning, Can anyone please explain to me why part of Crown Grant has no other option but to go to Tucker HS in the rezoning when Godwin is 2 blocks away, and we currently have kids that walk to Godwin? For ES and MS, options A&B, give our neighborhood a chance to be zoned together. However the HS options do not. The survey you have posted online does not allow us to share all of our grievances with the options. I whole heartedly disagree with both HS options that you are presenting. For demographics, transportation, and neighborhood reasons. As currently zoned, my children could walk to HS. Both options now present them with a 15-25 minute drive depending on rush hour traffic. The demographics of Tucker are unnerving. The stories you hear that come out of Tucker are far worse from those out of Godwin, yet you are giving my children no other option... and we live 2 blocks from Godwin. Not only that, but you are splitting Crown Grant. The creek doesn't define our neighborhood. The president and vice president of Crown Grant's HOA live on Persimmon Trek, the street that you are effectively detaching from the remainder of the neighborhood. And then there come the financial effects. Zoning our house for Tucker, and not Godwin, will decrease the value of our home. That's a fact. I have voiced my concerns about zoning us to Tucker, and they met deaf ears. Please consider earlier options for HS zonings, as the two you presented yesterday are highly upsetting. I'm at a loss, I'm highly disappointed in this process. No one is listening. Regards, Becky Orrock

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:43 PMTo: Lindsay CottoneCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Mrs. Cottone, I have been out of state for a couple of days. Sorry for the delayed follow‐up. Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Lindsay Cottone [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 12:21 PM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

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All, I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School, or at the very least, keeping Oldhouse Run and Rockstone together as one neighborhood, both part of the Freeman feeder pattern. These two neighborhoods are seamlessly connected by the streets that make up both developments, but more importantly, we function as one neighborhood when it comes to social activities, friendships, and events, so splitting these two neighborhoods will effectively split up our children's friends, sending them to two schools, even though they live in the same neighborhood. On a personal note, we recently relocated to Richmond from Philadelphia, and schools were a significant factor in our home search. We were particularly/exclusively interested in homes in the Freeman high school district, and ensuring that our children would attend the feeder elementary and middle schools leading up to high school were all significant contributing factors to our decision to purchase our home in Rockstone. And we understood that just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road, so we did not imagine that this exercise would be repeated so soon. Changing Rockstone to a Tucker feeder pattern will impact our decision to stay in this neighborhood long term, and would encourage us (and likely others) to possibly relocate within Richmond to homes redistricted to Freeman. Additionally, as you know, during the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: - The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. - The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road together to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. However, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are several options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move, and as the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to keep the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School/keep Oldhouse Run and Rockstone together as part of the Freeman feeder pattern! Thank you, Lindsay Cottone

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:27 PMTo: Bucci, CarmenCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Fox Hall Redistricting

Mr. Bucci, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Bucci, Carmen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 9:31 AM To: schoolboard <[email protected]> Subject: Fox Hall Redistricting

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Good day to all, I oppose High School Options A and B. Fox Hall should remain in Deep Run. Thank you.

Mr. Carmen Bucci Program Manager Community Planning and Development Division Richmond Office U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 600 East Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 822‐4825 (804) 822‐4981 FAX [email protected]

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:16 PMTo: Cristina Martinez de AndinoCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); Michelle F. Ogburn

(mfogburn1)Subject: RE: Redistricting Foxhall: Please help us keep Deep Run

Cristina, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Cristina Martinez de Andino [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, November 9, 2019 8:35 PM Subject: Redistricting Foxhall: Please help us keep Deep Run

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Hello School Board Members, My husband and I recently moved to Foxhall neighborhood. We picked this neighborhood because it was not only a great place to raise our family, but also because it was distributed to deep run. We just realized that there are proposals to redistrict our neighborhood away from Deep Eun High School to Godwin High School. Please help us keep our neighborhood districted to Deep Run. We are very concerned for the following reasons: 1) Home Value: We just bought our house and this would really negatively impact the price of our home making it difficult for us to move in the future. We are very concerned about be able to resell. 2) Transportation: The County spent an enormous amount of money on the North Gayton Road expansion a few years ago, which makes both Short Pump Middle School and Deep Run High School easily accessible to Fox Hall for student transportation. 3) Capacity: Both of these these proposals would expand the Deep Run High School District into areas East of I-295, which is the current boundary and also a natural neighborhood and transportation boundary. These options would also put Godwin - a 40-year-old facility - at 95% capacity. Godwin is already very close to capacity, and Deep Run has plenty of room, with the current boundaries. 4) Short Pump Middle to Godwin confusion: Option B - Fox Hall remains at Short Pump Middle School and moves to Godwin High School. This option makes no sense, as it would mean that our children would be the only students from Short Pump Middle School who do not go on to Deep Run High School. Foxhall neighborhood opposes any changes to its School assignments and values Deep Run High School. Please help us oppose the two redistricting proposals. Thank you, Cristina Foxhall resident

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:14 PMTo: [email protected]: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); Michelle F. Ogburn

(mfogburn1)Subject: RE: Fox Hall Redistricting

Mr. Ferneyhough, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2019 10:32 AM To: schoolboard <[email protected]> Subject: Fox Hall Redistricting

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Use Caution: This message originated outside of Henrico County Public Schools. Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links or responding to requests for information. ________________________________ As a resident of Fox Hall and someone who has sent his children to Deep Run High School I am opposed to changing our school district to Godwin High School. Over the years I have come to greatly value our relationship with Deep Run High School. The Options A and B moving us to Godwin High School will result in overcrowding Godwin, which will not be in the best interest of our children. Sincerely, Charles Ferneyhough III

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:08 PMTo: Danny HunterCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman HS

Mr. Hunter, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Danny Hunter [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 8:38 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; Superintendent <[email protected]>; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman HS

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Hello, I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. 7. Lastly, when my family purchased a home in the SpringTree neighborhood 3 years ago, we did so because we specifically wanted our children to attend Freeman HS with other family members who are also in the district. It is disappointing that we have such little control over where our children will attend school when we specifically made a huge home purchase with that intent in mind.

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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Danny Hunter SpringTree resident

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:07 PMTo: Allison HunterCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman HS

Mrs. Hunter, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Allison Hunter [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 8:21 AM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman HS

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Hello, I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. 7. Lastly, when my family purchased a home in the SpringTree neighborhood 3 years ago, we did so because we specifically wanted our children to attend Freeman HS with other family members who are also in the district. It is disappointing that we have such little control over where our children will attend school when we specifically made a huge home purchase with that intent in mind.

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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Allison Hunter SpringTree resident

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 4:46 AMTo: Linda wootenCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School

Mrs. Wooten, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Linda wooten [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 2:42 PM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School

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9501 Pine Shadow Drive Henrico, VA 23238 We respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Billy Wooten Linda Wooten

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 4:45 AMTo: Amy NolandCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Redistricting Feedback

Mrs. Noland, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Amy Noland [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 2:50 PM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent

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Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. It is completely inappropriate for a couple of small neighborhoods to be assigned to THREE different high schools in a ten year period (Godwin, Freeman, Tucker). During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years!

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6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Amy Noland 9515 Pine Shadow Drive SpringTree Neighborhood

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2019 4:22 PMTo: MarykayCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Redistricting update (Enclosed is a draft letter to send prior to next meetings on

Nov 7 & Nov 13th)

Hello, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Marykay [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:15 AM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Fwd: Redistricting update (Enclosed is a draft letter to send prior to next meetings on Nov 7 & Nov 13th)

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Use Caution: This message originated outside of Henrico County Public Schools. Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links or responding to requests for information. ________________________________ Dear ladies &/or gentlemen: > Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! > > I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. > > During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: > > • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. > > • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). > > This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. > > HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. > > We oppose this move for the following reasons: > > 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. > > 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. > > 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. > > 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. > > 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! > > 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. > > As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! > > Thank you, > The Stainback’s Springtree subdivision

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2019 4:21 PMTo: [email protected]: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: redistricting

Hello, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

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Mrs. Walker, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

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Mrs. Cordero, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2019 4:02 PMTo: Christian Brock; [email protected]; Superintendent; [email protected]: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Mr. Brock, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Christian Brock [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 12:41 PM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

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To whom it may concern, Speaking on behalf of my family of four that bought a house 2 years ago in the Springtree subdivision off Pemberton we respectfully disagree with the County of Henrico’s potential decision to move us from Freeman High to Tucker High. From a logistical and geographical standpoint we are not sure how sending our neighborhood to a school so far away from our home makes much sense. Being in real estate I know and understand the county map very well. It feels like a far reach to pull kids away from their community to send them to a school they are unfamiliar with. We purchased a home in Springtree as my wife lived in Oldhouse Run growing up and attended Godwin. Knowing that it was now feeding into Freeman made more sense to us. Upon hearing that we are now being considered as a redistrict to Tucker is baffling. We purchased the home with the assurance that our kids will attend school throughout their public school education with family and friends we have in the same school zone. Now we are unsure of our childrens future as we seek to understand how to cope if this Henrico school plan goes through. Please think about the children of the Pemberton corridor who will be taken away from their comfort zone and sent further from their home. Thank you for reading this email. Christian Brock Hometown Realty 804‐920‐9535 (Mobile) [email protected] Distinguished Achiever Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia Notes from our representatives are below: During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS.

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3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School!

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2019 4:00 PMTo: Julie Coriaty; [email protected]; Superintendent; [email protected]: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Pemberton Corridor Redistricting

Mrs. Coriaty, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Julie Coriaty [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 1, 2019 8:06 AM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Pemberton Corridor Redistricting

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The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, Spring Tree

and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.


Middle).


1. 2. We JUST went through this 3. 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 4.

2. 3. The whole point of moving

4. us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 5.

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3. 4. Every option currently being

5. considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman.

6.

4. 5. According to Cropper data,

6. the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6)

7.

5. 6. Moving us would disrupt the

7. continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 8.

As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you.

Julie Sullivan Coriaty [email protected] 804.852.8569

www.linkedin.com/pub/julie-sullivan-coriaty/5/41a/53/

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2019 3:56 PMTo: Lantz, Cynthia V.Cc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: redistricting

Mrs. Lantz, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2019 3:55 PMTo: Namorato, James J (Genworth)Cc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Henrico School Redistricting

Mr. Namorato, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Namorato, James J (Genworth) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 1, 2019 5:03 PM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Henrico School Redistricting


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Dear Mr. Pike, I am writing to ask that you please keep the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School. I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:











As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you,

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Jim Namorato 9508 Heather Spring Drive Henrico, VA 23238 Pemberton Corridor

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2019 3:54 PMTo: Jon BuckbeeCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Please keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School

Mr. Buckbee, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Jon Buckbee [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, November 2, 2019 11:17 AM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Please keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School


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Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Jon Buckbee

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2019 3:53 PMTo: Chamini Rajaguru; [email protected]; Superintendent; [email protected]: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Henrico County Recent Redistricting Plans

Hello, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Chamini Rajaguru [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, November 2, 2019 5:08 PM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Henrico County Recent Redistricting Plans

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Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: - The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. - The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are three options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: - We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. - The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. - Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. - According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6) - Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! - Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. - As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you,

Chamini Rajaguru (Rockstone Resident)

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2019 3:52 PMTo: Shehali 01; [email protected]; Superintendent; [email protected]: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Redistricting plans

Hello, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Shehali 01 [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, November 2, 2019 5:11 PM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Redistricting plans

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Use Caution: This message originated outside of Henrico County Public Schools. Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links or responding to requests for information. ________________________________ ‐Rockstone Resident Sent from my iPhone

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:44 AMTo: Joe BrownCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Bill, Keep the Pejmberton Corridor at Freeman HighSchool!

Mr. Brown,

Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e-mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Joe Brown [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 11:10 AM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Bill, Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman HighSchool!

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Bill, Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:





As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Rev. Joe Brown 9205 Lyndonway Drive (804) 543-7116

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:43 AMTo: angela mcguillCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: HCPS Redistricting

Mrs. McQuill,


From: angela mcguill [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 11:18 AM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: HCPS Redistricting

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Thank you,

Angela & Owen McGuill

9308 Newhall Road ‐ Pinedale Farms

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:40 AMTo: Karen HargroveCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Mrs. Hargrove,


From: Karen Hargrove [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 2:14 PM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

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Mr. Pike: We need your help! Please help to keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, Spring Tree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.

The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are three options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We JUST went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6) 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

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Thank you. Karen Hargrove 1601 Denham Road Pinedale Farms resident

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:37 AMTo: [email protected]: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Henrico County Redistricting: STAY AT FREEMAN

Mrs. Walker,


From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 7:09 PM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Henrico County Redistricting: STAY AT FREEMAN

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Good Evening - I am emailing tonight in regards to the latest maps for HCPS redistricting. I currently live in Pinedale Farms neighborhood and Freeman High School has been a long standing high school tradition amongst our families. We would like to keep it that way. The latest maps have us moving and I strongly oppose these options for several reasons. Please read below our thoughts and help us make our voices heard. Thank you for your time, Margaret Walker Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:









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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:36 AMTo: Angela CorderoCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Please keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman

Mrs. Cordero,


From: Angela Cordero [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 8:21 PM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Please keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman

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Please keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:








5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Angela Cordero

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:36 AMTo: Leslie KerseyCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep Pemberton Corrider Together

Mrs. Kersey,


From: Leslie Kersey [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 8:41 PM To: Leslie Gregory <[email protected]> Subject: Keep Pemberton Corrider Together

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Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:


SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.





3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and

INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman.

4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor

out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6)




As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you,

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Leslie Gregory

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:33 AMTo: Rob MooreCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Redistricting

Mr. Moore,


From: Rob Moore [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 8:59 PM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Redistricting

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:32 AMTo: Nara JorgeCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Pemberton Corridor Redistricting

Mrs. Jorge,


From: Nara Jorge [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 9:13 PM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Pemberton Corridor Redistricting

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:31 AMTo: Emily DoranCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Pemberton Corridor Redistricting Concerns

Mrs. Doran,


From: Emily Doran [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 9:43 PM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Pemberton Corridor Redistricting Concerns

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Good evening,

I am reaching out to express some concerns regarding the Henrico County Public Schools redistricting process currently underway, and to advocate for our Pemberton Corridor community to stay at Freeman High school. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:










5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a third high school in just 10 years! It is

unfair to the children of our community that our boundaries are shuffled every time HCPS goes through redistricting. It is very difficult to build community and continuity, which is so important in education, when our boundaries are constantly shifted.


Thank you,

Emily Doran

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:30 AMTo: Greg DoranCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Please keep the Pemberton Corridor together at Freeman High School!

Mr. Doran,


From: Greg Doran [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 10:55 PM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Please keep the Pemberton Corridor together at Freeman High School!


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Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a third high school in just

10 years! It is unfair to the children of our community that our boundaries are shuffled every time HCPS goes through redistricting. It is very difficult to build community and continuity, which is so important in education, when our boundaries are constantly shifted. The impact of the current proposals is contrary to the stated procedural guidelines of the redistricting process to keep communities together and provide continuity of a child’s progress in K-12.


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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:30 AMTo: Joe DouglasCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Pemberton Corridor

Mr. Douglas,


From: Joe Douglas [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:19 AM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]>; Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Pemberton Corridor

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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you. Joe Douglas 9524 chapin dr Henrico, va 804 874 8155 Sent from my iPhone

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:29 AMTo: Rachel KellyCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor together

Mrs. Kelly,


From: Rachel Kelly [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6:49 AM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor together

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:28 AMTo: Elizabeth BuckbeeCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Mrs. Buckbee, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e-mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Elizabeth Buckbee [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 7:53 AM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

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Mr. Pike, I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School.

The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are three options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the three options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. (See Options 3, 5 and 6) 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you,

Beth Buckbee

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:27 AMTo: Jeremy KahlCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Mr. Kahl,


From: Jeremy Kahl [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:32 AM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

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I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago,

HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and

bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road.




This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin

Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the

Pemberton Corridor.

HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would

move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone.





4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts.

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As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and

respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School!

Thank you,

Jeremy Kahl SpringTree Neighborhood

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:26 AMTo: Elizabeth ProffittCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Please keep the Pemberton corridor at Freeman

Mrs. Proffitt, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Elizabeth Proffitt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:34 AM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Please keep the Pemberton corridor at Freeman Use Caution: This message originated outside of Henrico County Public Schools. Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links or responding to requests for information. ________________________________

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Dear Mr. Pike, I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Barry and Beth Proffitt Springtree neighborhood

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:25 AMTo: Jeff DonhamCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Mr. Dorham,


From: Jeff Donham [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:49 AM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Cc: Leah Donham <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

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I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Jeff & Leah Donham Springtree Residents

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:24 AMTo: [email protected]; Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1)Cc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: HCPS Redistricting Concerns

Mr. Alligood, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:57 AM To: Michelle F. Ogburn (mfogburn1) <[email protected]>; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Cc: Britt, Jeffrey M. <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Vicki Alligood ([email protected]) <[email protected]>; Vicki Alligood <[email protected]> Subject: FW: HCPS Redistricting Concerns

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Good Morning Mrs. Ogburn and Mr. Pike, I am reaching out to again voice our displeasure with the current 2021 Redistricting proposals. Please see the below communication that I sent to Justin Briggs this morning in hopes that he would get our concerns back over to the committee for immediate consideration. I am also contacting you both in hopes that you can help us with our fights to stay in the Freeman High and Jackson Davis Elementary district. I know that these emails get repetitive, but it’s our hope that the more we contact you and the committee board, the bigger possibility it will be that you see and help us in our efforts to provide stability and consistency in our children’s lives. Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you soon regarding this matter. Thanks, Matt Alligood 804‐647‐7843

From: Matthew J Alligood (Services ‐ 6) Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:46 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: HCPS Redistricting Concerns Good Morning Justin, I wanted to first thank you for taking my call yesterday and explaining the way that plans 3,5 and 6 have been chosen to move ahead. That is helpful information for our neighborhood planning sessions. I wanted to reach out to you and make sure we have all of our concerns drawn out for you. Since the community along the Pemberton Road corridor (south of Three Chopt Road) was just redistricted 10 years ago, our neighborhood of Pinedale Farms is teamed up with other neighborhoods next to us and working to make sure that our voices are heard loud and clear as our desires are to keep our tight community together for the consistency and stability of our children. You explained to me yesterday that while Options 3,5,and 6 were moving forward, nothing was set in stone and these plans could still change some depending on feedback that we provide. Knowing that, I have attached 2 documents to this email. One for Freeman High School and one for Jackson Davis Elementary School. I have outlined on both documents what our concerns are on each. It is our strong desire that neighborhoods south of Three Chopt Road and along Pemberton Road continue to stay at Freeman High school. We currently have over 300 signatures on our petition linked to www.stayatfreeman.com for this effort. This petition has been out for only a week and is gaining rapid support each day. Additionally, it is strongly desired that the neighborhoods of Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run all stay together at Jackson Davis Elementary school. This petition was created 3 days ago and we already have over 100 signature on our petition linked to www.stayatjdes.com .

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Pinedale Farms, Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, and Quail Run have joined forces and are developing heavy resistance to the current plans and we all plan to be at the November 13th public meeting to voice our concerns in person. I am reaching out to you now in hopes of opening a direct dialogue with you so that you know exactly where we stand and what our efforts are to stay in the Freeman and JDES district. The neighborhoods I have listed above are all HUGE contributors to the PTA, serving on the boards at each school, fundraising for each school, and helping with events all year long. These schools need us just as much as we need them. Please let me know if you are interesting in meeting with me and another representative from our neighborhood to discuss this further before future committee meetings. I really do appreciate your friendliness on the phone yesterday and you taking the time to listen to us and help us showcase our concerns to the committee because the current links that show subdivision concerns on your redistricting site are not accurate at this time. Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you soon about this! Matt Alligood 804‐647‐7843

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:11 AMTo: Erin P. Douglas (epdouglas)Cc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School

Mrs. Douglas, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e-mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Erin P. Douglas (epdouglas) Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 11:27 AM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs) <[email protected]>; Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:09 AMTo: JamesCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep Pemberton Road in the Freeman High School District

James,


From: James [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 12:05 PM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep Pemberton Road in the Freeman High School District

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Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Respectfully, James Reed

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:07 AMTo: Lori R. Barnes (lrbarnes1); [email protected]; Superintendent;

[email protected]: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: REDISTRICTING

Mrs. Barnes, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Lori R. Barnes (lrbarnes1) Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 1:26 PM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: REDISTRICTING

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:05 AMTo: Will Van ThunenCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School!

Mr. Van Thunen, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the county manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Will Van Thunen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 1:58 PM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Keep the Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School! Use Caution: This message originated outside of Henrico County Public Schools. Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links or responding to requests for information.

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________________________________ Superintendent Amy Cashwell, Supervisor Pat O’Bannon, Tuckahoe School Board Rep Bill Pike and candidate Marcie Shea, With the upcoming elections only 7 days away, I respectfully ask that each of you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Six years ago, we moved our family to the Pemberton Road corridor with the expectation that it would remain within the Freeman High School district. We recognized that Freeman High School is a far superior school to many of the other high schools in Henrico county and understood the impact of that on our family and the value of our home. You should understand the impact that the plan to move the Pemberton corridor will have on other similarly situated families and your ability to get elected or re‐elected. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman High School and into the new Tucker High School district. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. Moving us out of the Freeman High School district will negatively impact the value of our home, the tax revenue to the county and, most importantly, the quality of education provided to children living in the Pemberton corridor. 2. Redistricting is a poor allocation of the precious time and resources afforded to the Henrico government through the taxation of its residents. Each of you should oppose this redistricting and devote your time and that of your employees to improving the quality of education at each of Henrico’s schools. 3. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the children of the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, William and Amanda Van Thunen William J. Van Thunen (201) 739‐9640 Sent from my iPhone

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:04 AMTo: Cakki NamoratoCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Redistricting

Mrs. Namorato, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e-mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Cakki Namorato [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 3:49 PM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Redistricting

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:02 AMTo: Megan ReedCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: Keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School

Mrs. Reed, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done online. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting/. All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The School Board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the School Board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, assistant superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, education specialist for Planning. Both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate School Board representatives by the districts impacted, as well as the superintendent. While the County Manager and the Board of Supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the School Board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Megan Reed [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:46 PM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: Keep Pemberton Corridor at Freeman High School Use Caution: This message originated outside of Henrico County Public Schools. Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links or responding to requests for information. ________________________________

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Good Evening, I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts: • The neighborhoods of Oldhouse Run, Rockstone, Gates Head, Pemberton West, Candlewood, SpringTree and Quail Run were moved from Godwin High School to Freeman High School. • The Pinedale Farms neighborhood was moved from Tuckahoe Middle to Byrd Middle (now Quioccasin Middle). This created a feeder pattern that brought students from both sides of Pemberton Road TOGETHER to attend Quioccasin Middle and Freeman High School. Our current feeder pattern works and has established a strong community along the Pemberton Corridor. HOWEVER, as Henrico County looks to redraw the 2021 school boundaries there are options on the table that would move the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman and into the new Tucker HS zone. We oppose this move for the following reasons: 1. We just went through this 10 years ago when our school boundaries were last changed. 2. The whole point of moving us last time was to create a feeder pattern that fed the Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. 3. Every option currently being considered projects enrollment DECLINE for Freeman HS and INCREASE for Tucker HS. Why move the Pemberton Corridor and disrupt our current feeder pattern? Keep us at Freeman. 4. According to Cropper data, the options that propose moving the Pemberton Corridor out of Freeman HS also have the HIGHEST option impact statistics for students. Every effort should be made to reduce these impacts. 5. Moving us would disrupt the continuity and character of our community and take us to a THIRD high school in just 10 years! 6. Our neighborhood communities are personally invested in Freeman High School; in the athletics, traditions, PTA and overall community of that school. As the Redistricting Committee continues to adjust attendance boundaries, we urge you to consider these points and respectfully request to KEEP the Pemberton corridor at Freeman High School! Thank you, Megan L. Reed

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 4:56 PMTo: [email protected]: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); Cheryl L. Guempel

(clguempel)Subject: redistricting

Mrs. Smith, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done on‐line. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting2021/ All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The school board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the school board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, Assistant Superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, Education Specialist Planning, both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate school board representatives by the districts impacted and the superintendent. While the county manager and the board of supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the school board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 4:55 PMTo: Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: redistricting

Justin, thanks for the correction, all on me. Thanks, Bill

From: January M. Britt (jmbritt) Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 4:53 PM To: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: redistricting I believe this was mis‐sent.

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 4:51 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen) <[email protected]>; January M. Britt (jmbritt) <[email protected]>; Cheryl L. Guempel (clguempel) <[email protected]> Subject: redistricting Amber, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done on‐line. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting2021/ All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The school board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the school board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, Assistant Superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, Education Specialist Planning, both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate school board representatives by the districts impacted and the superintendent. While the county manager and the board of supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the school board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 4:49 PMTo: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); Cheryl L. Guempel

(clguempel)Subject: FW: PEMBERRTON CORIDOR

FYI

From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 4:48 PM To: January M. Britt (jmbritt) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: PEMBERRTON CORIDOR January, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done on‐line. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting2021/ All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The school board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the school board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, Assistant Superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, Education Specialist Planning, both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate school board representatives by the districts impacted and the superintendent. While the county manager and the board of supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the school board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: January M. Britt (jmbritt) Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 4:36 PM

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To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Cc: Amy E. Cashwell (aecashwell) <[email protected]> Subject: PEMBERRTON CORIDOR

Good Afternoon. As a EXTREMLY concerned member of this community and a county employee, I respectfully ask for your consideration in adjusting the maps for KEEP THE PEMBERTON CORRIDOR AT QUIOCCOISIAN MIDDLE AND FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL. This county and redistricting committee of 2010 “ cleaned us up” 10 years ago to create a better feeder pattern and unite the corridor. It is both unneeded and unnecessary to disrupt our area AGAIN and SPLIT FAMILIES UP again! No community as land locked a of the county, with no “new” school being built should have 2 maps moving us. Certainly there is a better way‐ the 2 maps moving forward are the most disruptive according to the committee. Please help us keep our kids Freeman and NOT GO TO A 3RD HIGH SCHOOL IN 3 YEARS. The County I know, love and work for CAN DO BETTER, and it should!


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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 4:45 PMTo: Emily Jiancristoforo; [email protected]; Superintendent;

[email protected]: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs); Cheryl L. Guempel

(clguempel)Subject: RE: Keep the Pemberton corridor in Freeman zone!

Emily, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done on‐line. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting2021/ All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The school board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the school board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, Assistant Superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, Education Specialist Planning, both are monitoring the work of the committee. And with lots of information going back and forth, we respectfully request that any future communication about redistricting go to the appropriate school board representatives by the districts impacted and the superintendent. While the county manager and the board of supervisors are aware of the redistricting, the final decision rests with the school board. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

From: Emily Jiancristoforo [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 3:55 PM To: [email protected]; William A. Pike, Jr (wapike) <[email protected]>; Superintendent <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Keep the Pemberton corridor in Freeman zone!

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Marcie, Bill, Pat, and Dr. Cashwell, I respectfully ask that you consider keeping the Pemberton Road corridor at Freeman High School. Just 10 years ago, HCPS redrew and altered school boundaries for the Pemberton Corridor as a way to improve the feeder pattern and bring together the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road. During the 2010 redistricting, the Pemberton Corridor was dramatically impacted by boundary shifts:











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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 10:46 AMTo: [email protected]: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: redistricting

Mrs. Harrison, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done on‐line. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting2021/ All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The school board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the school board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, Assistant Superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, Education Specialist Planning, both are monitoring the work of the committee. Finally, because of an error I made in communicating with a retired educator, the e‐mail you sent me came to my home e‐mail address. My school board e‐mail address is [email protected]. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

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Mrs. Baish, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done on‐line. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting2021/ All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The school board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the school board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, Assistant Superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, Education Specialist Planning, both are monitoring the work of the committee. Finally, because of an error I made in communicating with a retired educator, the e‐mail you sent me came to my home e‐mail address. My school board e‐mail address is [email protected]. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

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Hello, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done on‐line. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting2021/ All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The school board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the school board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, Assistant Superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, Education Specialist Planning, both are monitoring the work of the committee. Finally, because of an error I made in communicating with a retired educator, the e‐mail you sent me came to my home e‐mail address. My school board e‐mail address is [email protected]. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools

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From: William A. Pike, Jr (wapike)Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 8:34 PMTo: Graham MurrayCc: Christopher A. Sorensen (casorensen); Justin M. Briggs (jmbriggs)Subject: RE: I support HCPS proposed options 2 and 4

Mr. Murray, Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. If you haven’t done so, it is essential that the points noted in your e‐mail be shared with the committee. This can be done on‐line. The best way to communicate your concerns is through our website: https://henricoschools.us/redistricting2021/ All comments received are provided to the committee to review. All information and progress of the committee is posted on our website as well. Redistricting is a challenging process for school systems and the communities they serve. The school board will not make any final decisions regarding redistricting until the spring of 2020. Clearly, a lot can happen for the committee as they work to make recommendations to the school board. Your input is important in the process. Please do not fail to communicate to the committee charged with this task. I have copied Chris Sorensen, Assistant Superintendent for Finance, and Justin Briggs, Education Specialist Planning, both are monitoring the work of the committee. Again, I appreciate you sharing your concerns, Bill Bill Pike School Board Representative Tuckahoe District Henrico County Public Schools



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I’m a resident of Henrico County, and have been for 13 years. I currently live in the Fox Hall subdivision near Short Pump and moved there specifically for the districted public schools. I would like to take a brief moment of your time to let you know I am in support of Henrico County Public School’s redistricting proposals options 2 and 4. Thank you, Graham

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