Boundary Committee
Report
Laura Felten
Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations
August 25 & 27, 2020
Rick Brammer
Applied Economics
Where we are going….
• Review process for developing recommendations
• Review data utilized by the Committee
• Present Committee Recommendations and related maps
Boundary Setting Process...
• Superintendent calls for a Boundary Committee and sets purpose
• Committee meets over several months to review data and make recommendation(s)
• Present preliminary report to the Governing Board
• Hold public meetings to receive feedback • Governing Board adopts school boundaries
Committee Process
• Meet four times from January – February
• Reviewed enrollment, demographic data as well as community maps for all schools
• Developed Guiding Principles for boundary setting
• Developed recommendations to address the attendance boundaries north of the 101 Freeway and specifically Elementary School #33
Committee Purpose
The purpose of the Boundary Committee is to review all K-12 school boundaries north of the 101 including a review of demographic projections and the effects of opening Elementary School #33.
Boundary Committee Members
United Parent Council (UPC) – Jennifer Mozilo, Melinda Turner, Marisa
O’Connor, Christina Otjen
Community Members – Michelle Pabis, Andrew Milich, Eric Leshinskie
Central Office Administrators (COA) – Doug Curry, Jennifer Kelly
Paradise Valley Principals (PVP) – Ryan Schoonover, Kathleen Clark, Melissa
Molzhon
Paradise Valley Education Association (PVEA) – Michelle Sounart, Erica
Rodgers, Teresa Smith
Paradise Valley Support Employee Association (PVSEA) – Jodi Ruehs,
Michelle Faudskar, Deanna Cabrera
Guiding Principles
• Consider keeping a neighborhood together
• Consider transportation/open enrollment variance issues and concerns
– Limit on resources; number of buses and drivers
– Distance from school
– Length of time a student is on a bus
• Safe routes to school – walking vs busing vs parent transportation
• Forward thinking to allow for future growth in an effort to minimize future changes for families
• Balance school enrollment
• Economically viable; fiscally responsible
• Consider feeder systems
• Consider open enrollment trends
Study Area Geography
Projected Growth
Identified Communities
7th/8th Grade Data for ES#33
as a K-8 (attendance areas)
2020/21 2024/25 2029/30
Proposed Attendance Areas w/ ES#33 as K-6
Mountain Trail 578 545 595
Elementary #33 0 0 0
Proposed Attendance Areas w/ ES#33 as K-8
Mountain Trail 484 437 422
Elementary #33 94 108 173
Current Elementary School Boundaries
Recommended Elementary School Boundaries
Elementary Recommendation
Current: The boundary splits the Sky Crossing community along 32nd Street between Boulder Creek and Wildfire ES.
Recommendation: Create Elementary School #33 boundaries to run north of the 101 at Black Mountain Blvd to the northern boundary of the District. Western end of the school boundary runs south to encompass the Desert Peak community then runs along Pinnacle Peak until turning south to capture the Sky Crossing and Ridgeview communities.
Elementary School Enrollment
(includes open enrollments)
Current Middle School Boundaries
Recommended Middle School Boundaries
Middle School Recommendation Current: Horseshoe boundary created for curricular reasons.
Recommendation: Eliminate the horseshoe creating a north/south boundary between Mountain Trail Middle Schools along Black Mountain Blvd.
• Would shift Pinnacle Peak & Grayhawk to feed into Explorer rather than Mountain Trail.
• Sky Crossing community currently split along 32nd Street between Mountain Trail & Explorer. Part of the community currently being open enrolled to Explorer. Recommendation keeps community together at Mountain Trail.
Pros
• Black Mountain Blvd is a natural divider
• Keeps communities together
• Minimizes transportation
Cons
• Some Sky Crossing buyers were told Explorer was the middle school
Middle School Enrollment (includes open enrollment)
High School Recommendations
Given current demographic projections, no
boundary adjustments were recommended
by the committee. Data indicates that no
further changes would be needed until
substantial growth warrants the construction
of a new high school.
Discussion and
Questions….
Comments Received as of 8/25/2020
Aaron and Megan Lloyd Amy Seip Ashley Torba Brian Axt
Aaron Harris Ana Johnson Ashley Tuttle Britney Jacobs
Adam Polson Andrew Gaddis Ashley Young Brittany Dyer
Adam Tarkington Andrew Kohner Ashlie Temple Brittany Johnson
Alisha Worker Anju Nair Bernard Smith Brittany Viscomi
Alissa McKinley Anthony Miaoulis Bjorn Niskanen Brooke Person
Amanda Ludwig Ashlee Bower Brandon Beaumont Carolina Murphey
Ami Patel Ashley Halvorson Brandon Temple Caroline Stummer
Amy Fruhwirth Ashley Isaacson Brett Worker Cate Hamilton
Comments Received as of 8/25/2020
Chad Holliday Christina Otjen David Newby Elizabeth Schnepp
Chae Ahn Christopher Newman Deanna Holliday Emily Mohr
Chase Peregrym Cierra Geisinger Deidre Person Ena Finger
Chelse Wolford Courtney Kaplan Derek Geisinger Eric Salstrand
Cheryl Newman Courtney Kohner Derek Young Erik Ma
Chris Couch Curtis Edwards Doug Huebner Erin Mcguire
Chris Kennedy Cynthia Couch Dr. Samantha Wu-
Halpert
Erin Reese
Chris Person Daniel Cohen Eileen Kennedy Erin Tesdall
Christian Ortiz Danielle Coleman Elizabeth Bae Frank Nassar
Comments Received as of 8/25/2020
Geoffrey Balon James Holmes Jennifer Izenstark Jody Sobczak
George McNamara James Patterson Jennifer Jost Josie Cummings
Gretchen Rita Jamie Fletcher Jenny Sumner Julia Rehorik
Hager Arikat Jane Berkowitz Jessica L Goldfarb Julie Beaumont
Haley Davis Jared Ehm Jessica Manucy Justine Schneider
Haolin Zhu Jason Person Jessica Powell Kari Ehm
Heather Noble Jeffrey Rogge Jessica Sconyers Karina Valadez
Jacqueline Cesar Jenna Reynolds Jigna Narang Kathryn Kitchen
Jade Murray
Jennifer Clausing Jody Peitzmeier Kathy Nassar
Comments Received as of 8/25/2020
Katie Derezinski Laura Zimmerman Lindsey Bersano Mark Ludwig
Kelci Hunter Laura Zimmerman
Balon
Lisa Huizenga Matt Clausing
Kelly Baldecchi Lauren Packer Lisa Ramos Matthew Huizenga
Kimberly Wyngarden Lavanya Udupa Lori Harris Megan Lloyd
Kristal Whitesel Lesley Erlichman Lorna Rhyner Meghan Delaney
Kristen Ferraco Linda Buzan Mandi Brunker Melinda Wandel
Kristi Huebner Linda Khoshaba Mandy Holmes Melissa Mitschke
Kristina McKay Lindsay Austin Marci Weisman Melissa Ruetten
Kyle Frashier Lindsay Marsh Mariola McGuire Melissa Wozniak
Comments Received as of 8/25/2020
Mia Adriano Michelle Suzuki Pratiba Rachamalla Ryan Cummings
Michael Berman Mike Halvorson Rachel Haug Sabrina Sundquist
Michael Bersano Mitchell Murillo Richard Kovacik Sally Lentz
Michael Haug Monika Salstrand Riley Coughlin Sara Gendreau
Michael Hill Nicole Hill RJ Aguilar Sean D Petty
Michael Schwarz Nimit Patel Robert Lentz Sean Morgan
Michele Riordan Paul Lee Robert McKinley Shaina Reeser
Michelle Gabbert Penny Field Roland Erlichman Shanna Rivera
Michelle N Ogborne Prathiba S Yadav Ron Ogborne Shannon Lauer
Comments Received as of 8/25/2020
Shannon Lee Stephen Coleman Victor Sosa
Sharina Couch Steven Wozniak Watta Valadez
Sharina Couch Sunni Reich Whitney Shaw
Sharon Markovsky Tamra Armijo
Shea McCormick Tania Miaoulis
Shelina Ramji Teri Cohen
Sridhar Yadav Terra Sosa
Stephanie Brewer Thomas Tran
Stephanie Murillo Tony Detezinski
Comments Received as of 8/27/2020
Aaron Lloyd Anthony Couch Brett Worker Chad Holliday
Aaron Sundquist Anthony Ramos Brian and Karin
Smalkoski
Chris Couch
Aashish S Yadav April Halaby Brian Axt Chris Person
Adam Polson Aric Isaacson Brian Bielick Chris Wolford
Amanda Barchilon Ashlee Bower Brittany & Daniel Bott Christie Collins
Ana Johnson Ashley Halvorson Brooke Person Christina Otjen
Andrew Gaddis Ashley Isaacson Carin Whitehurst Christopher Chavez
Anish Yadav Ashley Ohling-Scott Carolina Murphey Christopher
Newman
Aniv Maskay Ashley Young Cassandra Tripp Cierra Geisinger
Comments Received as of 8/27/2020
Colby Schoenfeld Dr. Jennifer Kovacik Gretchen Rita Jane Berkowitz
Cory Lauer Dustin Sumner Gunja Maskay Janet Mehlhorn
Courtney Kohner Emily Mohr Haolin Zhu Jason Person
Cynthia Couch Erik Ma Heather Noble Jeffrey Bell
Danielle Coleman Erik Marsh Heather Weisman Jeffrey Rogge
Deanna Holliday Erin Reese Isabel Campbell Jenna Meeks
Deidre Person Frank Schnepp Jacandra Coleman Jenna Reynolds
Dena Chulew Gina Clarcq Jamie Fletcher Jennifer Clausing
Derek Geisinger Greg Collins Jan Rehorik Jennifer Jost
Comments Received as of 8/27/2020
Jenny Sumner Kelly Baldecchi Lindsey Bersano Michael Bersano
Jessica Powell Kristin Garcia Mandy Michael Finfrock
Josie Cummings Laiza Espinoza Maniganda Prakash
Kannan
Michael Harper
Juanita Campbell Lauren Packer Marisa Sierra Michael Hill
Julia Rehorik Lawrence Cook Mary Petty Michele Sidorenkov
Karen Kislin Leela Bhargavi Matt Clausing Michelle Ogborne
Karissa Ma Lesley Erlichman Melissa Mitschke Michelle Skinner
Kathryn Kitchen Linda Buzan Melissa Wozniak Mike Sosa
Kathy Nassar Lindsay Marsh Michael Berman Mitchell Murillo
Comments Received as of 8/27/2020
Morgan Person Raymond Rita Ryan Konsdorf Stephanie Murillo
Nicole Hill Richard Kovacik Sean Morgan Stephen Coleman
Nicole Rocklin Rick Campbell Sean Salvas Stephen Winterrowd
Nimit Patel Roger Baldecchi Shaina Reeser Steve Wozniak
Paola Ortiz Roland Erlichman Shannon Lauer Tanner Davis
Prathiba S Yadav Roman Erlichman Sharina Couch Terra Sosa
Pratiba Rachamalla Romulo Aguilar Shaun Kelley Todd Bower
Rachel Haug Ron Ogborne Sridhar Yadav Vanessa Weber
Rafael Villamar Ryan Cummings Stephanie Brewer Veronica Campbell
Comments Received as of 8/27/2020
Vinay Rallapalle
Whitney Shaw