How significant is it that the overwhelming majority of people who've participated in the test drive of Wake County's blue plan seem to think that proximity is important?
As of Monday morning, 88 percent of the participants answered that having their child attend school as close to home as possible was somewhat or very important. It's one of several questions people can answer, in addition to making simulated choices, before the test drive ends at midnight tonight.
School board vice chairman John Tedesco said the responses indicate that parents back the changes in the student assignment policy.
Other preliminary survey responses include:
* 73 percent said it would not change their rankings if they only had express transportation for their top choices. James Overman, head of the student assignment task force, told board members on Tuesday that figure was "encouraging information."
* 91 percent said having multiple school choices is somewhat or very important
* 89 percent said a guaranteed K-12 feeder pattern is somewhat or very important
As of Tuesday morning, there were 18,065 total participants from 11,595 unique addresses/families. School officials said they expected to reach their target of 12,000 families participating.
Also as of Tuesday, Wake had gotten responses from 1,175 out of 1,329 nodes. But since 23 nodes have no children, Overman said that meant only 131 nodes hadn't participated.
Comments
I wish they would break it down by F&R status
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 18:01 — Voice_of_Reason_They could after all since the student number had to be used in the questionaire.
F&R is a food program.
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 18:31 — woodstockF&R is a food program. What on earth does that have to do with anything related to student achievement or assignment?
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Fri, 06/24/2011 - 22:40 — SideburnsFurther, VoR is wrong. You did not need your student's ID/NCWISE number to participate in the test drive. In fact, you don't even have to have children in the system to participate. Here are the choices:
More than once
Sun, 06/26/2011 - 10:47 — Solon77I wonder how many are taking the test drive more than once ? Like it will make a difference in the outcome.
Regardless, 91% value choice and since not one school offers a choice in calendar, academics or other criteria a parent would be looking for - the days of a neighborhood going to school together has ended.
Maybe because....
Mon, 06/27/2011 - 00:16 — bpuli9999they did not get the results they wanted?
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Sun, 06/26/2011 - 10:52 — Sideburns....the days of a neighborhood going to school together has ended.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news but those days were gone a loooong time ago.
NOT a Shock......
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 17:05 — Jeff_morseMost people do not find this shocking what the parents want.
91% Multiple school choices
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 20:08 — Solon77Now why would you want alot of choices if your set on your most proximate school ? Could it be that parents value - choice of a school (which may or may not be their neighborhood school) and a feeder pattern.
what?
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 15:52 — EBDarcyWhat is Tedesco talking about? The blue plan does not guarantee that parents will get the closest school.
One thing I'm curious about. If they guarantee feeder patterns are you then locked in k-12 to a particular path? If you want to change how easy will that be since in theory the best schools will be filled will kids who are guaranteed seats there due to feeder pattern or because they have sibling preference. (Hmmm, sounds like one of the beefs about the magnet program.) Maybe I'm misunderstanding, or maybe this is one of those details they haven't worked out?
Nuff said.
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 15:03 — shearertwNuff said.