DeKalb Schools is conducting Round 2 of the Doraville United Elementary School redistricting meetings tonight at Chamblee Charter High School @ 7pm. The second round objective is to collect community input on the two presented redistricting options which are supposed to based on attendance zone criteria set in board policy.
PUBLIC REDISTRICTING MEETINGS
Doraville United Elementary Public Redistricting Meetings – Chamblee Charter HS Auditorium (7:00 PM):
• Round 2 – Wednesday, October 16, 2019
• Round 3 – Tuesday, November 19, 2019
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Doraville United Redistricting Round 2 Presentation
Elementary School Enrollment / Capacity Numbers – Oct 16, 2019
Redistricting Option 1
Redistricting Option 2
Option 1 Detailed Area Map
Option 2 Detailed Area Map
Chamblee and Cross Keys Cluster Land Use Reference Map
Doraville United ES Redistricting – Capacity History and Summary
Prototype Elementary School Capacity Report Analysis
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
FEEDBACK FROM ROUND 1
DeKalb Schools administration has created these options with the following feedback from Round 1 in mind:
• No more portable classrooms in the Cross Keys Cluster
• Keep Oakcliff Theme ES a choice school
UNUSED FEEDBACK FROM ROUND 1
DeKalb Schools administration heard the following feedback but decided not to incorporate it into the options:
Oakcliff Theme ES becomes neighborhood school
• Not presented in Round 2 options due to community feedback
• Other relief, such as changes to feeder schools, will be considered outside of the redistricting process
Move Kittredge Magnet to Doraville United ES and re‐open Nancy Creek ES
Kittredge Magnet Enrollment – 482 students
• Idea proposed by community in Round 1
• Potential to provide some relief to Dunwoody Cluster
• Not presented in Round 2 options due to failing to effectively achieve the District’s goal of relieving Cary Reynolds ES and Dresden ES
THREE REDISTRICTING OPTIONS
Note: None of the proposed options will affect middle or high‐school attendance areas, creating split feeder patterns. All the other prototypical elementary schools have a capacity of 1,030 to 1,080 students once they open. Seems likely that Doraville United ES will too once it opens.
OPTION 3 – Doraville United Elementary School with Kittredge Magnet
RELATED POSTS
Redistricting First Round Summary
September 30, 2019 – Amazingly overnight, the capacity of the new schools went from 900 to 950. The capacity of all other schools in the feeder pattern dropped by 5% – 20%.
Redistricting – Geographic Proximity
Austin And Doraville United
September 16, 2019 – According to board policy, recommendations for alterations in school attendance areas shall be primarily based on geographic proximity, school capacity; and projected enrollment. These schools will help alleviate overcrowding in the Dunwoody and Cross Keys clusters.
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.”