CHARGE

The Facility Use and Boundary Task Force is charged with assisting the Superintendent: (1) to establish parameters for ideal student assignment configuration that supports student success; and (2) to develop proposals that maximize the utilization of AISD facilities.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY:

The Facility Use and Boundary Task Force will use these ideal parameters to develop specific criteria to guide and to evaluate boundary and building-use decisions as new schools are scheduled to begin operation. In doing this, the task force will address the following issues:

• School size recommendations.
• Capacity targets to ensure efficient operation of facilities.
• Specific proposals for use of underutilized facilities.
• Recommended mix of racial-ethnic and socio-economic diversity and proximity of students to their assigned schools.
• Stability targets for the duration of assignments with an eye toward minimizing student movement.
• Distance, travel time and safety of students getting to and from school.
• Tracking from level to level and alignment of feeders.
• Options for transfer, voluntary assignment to specialized programs or magnets.
• Projected growth and the need for future schools.

MEMBERSHIP

The Facility Use and Boundary Task Force consists of both core and durational geographic members comprised of:

Ten core members that are representative of the AISD community, nine of whom were selected by the members of the Board of Trustees and one by the Superintendent:

Core Members

• Sylvia Acevedo - Tri-Chair
• Yolanda BazDresch
• David Belknap
• Greg Hartman - Tri-Chair
• Walter Hinojosa
• Linda Klar
• Steve Manning
• Helen Miller
• Debbie Mincher
• Darrell Pierce
• Nineteen geographic members appointed by the Superintendent. These members will serve for the duration of changes directly affecting their specific area of residence with the opening of Blazier Elementary School, Overton Elementary School, and Garcia Middle School in the fall of 2007.

  Blazier Elementary School Geographic Members

  • Sonya Banda (Palm)
  • Emi Hines (Pleasant Hill)
  • Deborah Hoover (Kocurek)
  • Guillermo Lopez (Casey)
  • Debra Rhoad (Cowan)
  • Gracie Sanders (Menchaca)
  • Greg Stokes (Baranoff)
  • Beth Seward (Williams)

  Overton Elementary School Geographic Members

  • Sylvia Carrizales (Andrews)
  • Shantell Colvin (Norman)
  • Michelle Johnston (Hart)
  • Mildred Rivers (Winn)
  • Dorcas Seals (Jordan)
  • Billie Spivey-Hall (Harris)

  Garcia Middle School Geographic Members

  • Adriana Bacca (Fulmore)
  • Christine Brister (Burnet)
  • Pam Campbell (Dobie)
  • Denise Fisher (Pearce)
  • Patricia Galvan (Webb)
  • Rudy Mendez (Martin)

2006-2007 MEETING SCHEDULE FOR FACILITY USE AND BOUNDARY TASK FORCE

The following are the meeting dates for the 2006-2007 school year. These meetings are scheduled from 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM in the AISD Board Auditorium of the Carruth Administration Center unless specified otherwise.

• August 8, 2006
• August 29, 2006
• September 5, 2006
• September 19, 2006
• October 3, 2006 - TO BE HELD IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM AT THE DELCO CENTER (4601 Pecan Brook Drive)
• October 17, 2006
• November 7, 2006
• December 5, 2006
• December 19, 2006
• January 9, 2007
• January 16, 2007 - Cancelled due to ice storm
• January 23, 2007 - TO BE HELD AT SETON HOSPITAL (1201 West 38th Street, Support Services Conference Room)
• January 30, 2007
• February 6, 2007
• February 13, 2007

Facility Use and Boundary Task Force meetings are open meetings; however, their agendas do not include public comment or questions.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE BOUNDARIES THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR BLAZIER AND OVERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND GARCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL:

• Blazier Data
• Blazier Map*
• Overton Data
• Overton Map

* The Olympic Heights neighborhood would remain assigned to Menchaca Elementary School, for the 2007-2008 school year. In order to address concerns from those students, who understood they would be reassigned in the 2007-2008 school year to Baranoff Elementary School, Baranoff, Menchaca and Student Services staff will assist parents in obtaining an approved transfer for the 2007-2008 school year. Olympic Heights students, electing to remain in Menchaca Elementary School, would continue to receive transportation services, however, those students, who elect to attend Baranoff Elementary School, will not be provided transportation.

The reassignment of the Olympic Heights students from Menchaca to Baranoff goes into effect in the 2008-2009 school year.

GARCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL BOUNDARY PROPOSALS

• 4 Schools - Data
• 4 Schools - Map

On March 5, 2007, the Board of Trustees approved the reassignment of pre-kindergarten students from Wooldridge Elementary School to the Lucy Read Pre-Kindergarten Demonstration School.