Choice is based on family needs. Student population is stabilized without a need to move students and teachers at the 10-day count. The potential for more schools with special programs is increased. Parent involvement will be increased. Schools are desegregated by choice, not by the district assigning students on the basis of address.
Diversity is based on parental choice.
School improvement efforts increase through greater parent involvement with the school. The number of available seats at a school will be determined before the application process starts each year. First, the district will analyze classroom space in the permanent facility. The district also will determine whether the school's restrooms, dining facilities and vacant land can accommodate portable classrooms. Portable classrooms will only be used if the number of students in an attendance area exceeds the number of seats in permanent classrooms or to accommodate extended grandfathering.