After a week of tearing into each other, Wake County school board members finally found something they could agree on Thursday night.
As noted in today's article, Republican and Democratic board members unanimously agreed to scrap the 2013-14 draft assignment maps in favor of going to the 2011-12 base maps. The fact they were agreeing drew several mentions and jokes at the board table.
The change occurred when board member Jim Martin interrupted the discussion of how the draft maps would affect the percentages of low-income students next year.
UPDATE
The 2011-12 base address lookup feature is still up. Click here to view.
If you don't remember what the pre-choice plan maps looked like in 2011-12, click here to refresh your memory. The link puts you on Wake's school directory page. Pick a school and then click on its assignment tab. Under the assignment tab you'll find a link to a PDF map for the 2011-12 base assignment area.
If you live near Rolesville High, Rolesville Middle, Richland Creek Elementary's permanent campus off US 1 in Wake Forest near the Franklin County line or Abbott Creek Elementary's permanent campus near the North Wake Landfill you can expect you might be added to their base areas.
Also, if you live in Panther Creek High's base look for change as you're reassigned to Green Hope High since they're not using a standalone ninth-grade center for PCHS.
The board agreed with the stay where you start rules proposed in the draft plan so you'd be able to grandfather if you're an existing student.