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Does anyone have comments or concerns regarding the recent discussion of changing the boundaries for the elementary schools?
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Would your family be...
Back to page topWould your family be affected by the changes? What do you think about moving the Spanish immersion program to Oak Point?
(Karla Wennerstrom is the editor of the Eden Prairie News. She can be reached at editor@edenprairienews.com.)
The school district will be...
Back to page topThe school district will be talking about a boundary change process and timeline at Tuesday's meeting (Feb. 20).
As to why they are thinking about the changes, it has to do with addressing a racial/socioeconomic imbalance in the populations of different elementary schools. For instance: 40 percent of the student population at Forest Hills is non white. In contrast, Prairie View is at 17 percent.
I am sure all families will...
Back to page topI am sure all families will be affected by the change. I am unaware of any final decisions being made regarding moving the boundaries, so I cannot say for sure if I will be impacted directly or not.
With regard to the racial/socioeconomic imbalance - I believe that the children who attend Forest Hills all live in the area close to Forest Hills. I don't believe that the district is purposely making this a racially imbalanced school.
Does the district get penalized for having a school that is so racially divided?
Here's what Superintendent...
Back to page topHere's what Superintendent Melissa Krull says in a letter on the Eden Prairie Schools Web site:
"Forest Hills will soon be named 'racially identifiable'by the State because the demographics of its student population are so different from our other schools. If we re-draw boundaries, we can create a better balance among our schools and create an even more optimal learning environment for all students."
So, it's not that the district will get penalized for having a "racially identifiable" school. It just has to some up with some plan to rectify the situation.