By a 6-2 vote, the Wake County school board has approved tonight the new student assignment plan.
“While the plan isn’t perfect, it’s a major step in the right direction,” said school board chairman Ron Margiotta. “There will no longer be assignments based on socioeconomics and race. Parents’ cries for stability have been answered.”
Republican board members Debra Goldman, Chris Malone, Deborah Prickett and John Tedesco and Democrats Anne McLaurin, Carolyn Morrison voted for the plan. Democratic board members Kevin Hill and Keith Sutton voted no. Sutton had unsuccessfully suggested delaying the vote by 30 days.
Hill cited the lack of seats specifically set aside at high-performing schools for students applying from low-performing areas for his vote.
“I can’t negotiate on the issue of student achievement,” Hill said.
UPDATE
Click here to view the student assignment resolution approved tonight.
Click here to read the remarks from Superintendent Tony Tata.
Click here to view the adopted feeder patterns.
Comments
At least he was upfront and
Tue, 10/18/2011 - 19:39 — shank56At least he was upfront and did not vote in a manner order to have a better shot at retaining his seat.
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Tue, 10/18/2011 - 19:43 — SideburnsWhy would he have a better shot at retaining his seat if he voted for the plan? Are you saying the parents of D3 like this plan yet Kevin, once again, ignored their wishes?
Hill wrong again...
Tue, 10/18/2011 - 19:32 — Bob_SconceNobody's asking for him to negotiate on student achievement. But, he's not asking for that -- he wants set-asides. Hopefully Losurdo will use this against him in her run-off bid.
If achievement is thelast
Tue, 10/18/2011 - 21:03 — danofncIf achievement is thelast factor in the choice plan, it may as well not even be in there. If you don't hold seats for the kids who have a school as an achievement choice, they'll never get into the school and they have been sold a bill of goods if that priority is last.
Sure they are
Tue, 10/18/2011 - 20:28 — duvalIf it is not the first priority then it is not what he is asking for.
Placing it in the bottom of the list of priorities, as it sits now, is not acceptable to not only him but also Keith Sutton, who WON reelection and also voted NO on this plan.
They only wanted to have more time to work out the MANY details that are left hanging...not unreasonable to any involved except the my- way-or-the-highway crowd.
Exactly!!
Tue, 10/18/2011 - 19:37 — woodstockExactly!!