The Board of Education has officially agreed to delay the vote on the Phase II Student Assignment proposal. This outcome serves as a testament to the importance of informed community participation in the decision process. We will remain vigilant as the district moves forward to ensure that our collective input …
June 26, 2017
Final supporters
Dear Friends and Neighbors of the CMS Community,
We are seeking your support for a request to delay the Board of Education’s vote on the Phase II Student Assignment proposal scheduled for May 24th. The absence of adequate data and time sets an unacceptable precedent for future CMS proposals and forces our community to make uninformed decisions. By signing this petition, you are showing your support for asking CMS to delay the rezoning proposal. It is our hope that with community-wide support we will be setting the expectation that during times of proposed changes to our schools, CMS must properly inform all stakeholders in a timeframe that allows those impacted ample opportunity to review and comment. Otherwise, we are all at risk of CMS making future changes without our influence.
The challenges of overcrowding, proximity, and concentrations of poverty are not isolated to any one community but are consistent throughout CMS. We recognize the need for change and want to partner with CMS to create a proposal that addresses CMS’s challenges and provides parent participation in the final stages of the approval process.
CMS made their current proposal public on April 25th and Ann Clark has stated that she will be making her proposal back to the board on May 9th. We have heard from both that they are willing to listen to feedback and consider alternative solutions. The questions and ideas surfaced in the community forums held during the past week have made it clear that a proposal of this magnitude cannot be properly evaluated without sufficient time and key information including, but not limited to detailed transition plans, transportation studies, facility and resource evaluations and staff recruiting and professional development plans.
The current transitional state of our CMS leadership also demands that this vote be delayed. CMS’s new superintendent will begin July 1, 2017, three current Board of Education district representatives will not be running for office in November, and the remaining three district representatives are all up for re-election. These new leaders will be responsible for overseeing the implementation and execution of any final approved plan.
As a stakeholder in the CMS community, you could be affected by a CMS proposal in the future. We feel strongly that there is not ample time to understand and evaluate the current proposal. Please join us in supporting our request for a delay in the vote. By doing so, we will all be better informed and equipped to make our schools successful.
With our thanks,
Concerned CMS Parents
#delaythevote
Updates
May 4, 2017
The petition has now surpassed 1,000 signatures. This milestone confirms that our community expects a thorough and transparent process from the Board of Education.
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 3, 2017
May 2, 2017
The feedback collected during our recent community forums confirms that many families currently feel excluded from the planning process. We are actively organizing these concerns into a formal document to present to the Board of Education before their upcoming vote.
Reached 100 supporters
May 1, 2017
249 Comments
Why should Superintendent Clark get to propose a significant plan like this, 2 months before the new Superintendent arrives? A plan like this one certainly deserves the complete buy-in and input of the individual who will be tasked to successfully implement it.
The proposal calls for significant upheaval for students and families. Four weeks is not enough time to consider all the changes put forth - and the comments from all the community meetings being held right now. Please do the right thing and #delaythevote. Thank you!
The proposed pairing schools will be unnecessarily inconvenient for families with children that will be separated, especially for families with both parents working. Any proposed changes should be delayed until the new district leaders and superintendent are in place.
Please delay the vote and 1) Provide data of current schools vs projection base on proposal 2) CMS' implementation plan 3) Time for parents/communities to evaluate and communicate alternatives or buy-in. -Charlotte resident with 3 & 1 year old
Public trust and confidence are imperative for government to be effective. CMS allocating a couple weeks for stakeholders (parents) to deliberate a plan that has been a multi-year CMA effort fosters neither (trust or confidence).
Women need to be believed, we need to investigate more to get to the bottom of these allegations no just seeep them under the rug as usual. A supreme court judge needs to have an impeccable character with nothing hanging over their head.
I request a delay in the vote until the demographics can be properly studied and the affected communities provided amble opportunity to confer.
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The Board of Education has officially agreed to delay the vote on the Phase II Student Assignment proposal. This outcome serves as a testament to the importance of informed community participation in the decision process. We will remain vigilant as the district moves forward to ensure that our collective input …
June 26, 2017
Final supporters
Dear Friends and Neighbors of the CMS Community,
We are seeking your support for a request to delay the Board of Education’s vote on the Phase II Student Assignment proposal scheduled for May 24th. The absence of adequate data and time sets an unacceptable precedent for future CMS proposals and forces our community to make uninformed decisions. By signing this petition, you are showing your support for asking CMS to delay the rezoning proposal. It is our hope that with community-wide support we will be setting the expectation that during times of proposed changes to our schools, CMS must properly inform all stakeholders in a timeframe that allows those impacted ample opportunity to review and comment. Otherwise, we are all at risk of CMS making future changes without our influence.
The challenges of overcrowding, proximity, and concentrations of poverty are not isolated to any one community but are consistent throughout CMS. We recognize the need for change and want to partner with CMS to create a proposal that addresses CMS’s challenges and provides parent participation in the final stages of the approval process.
CMS made their current proposal public on April 25th and Ann Clark has stated that she will be making her proposal back to the board on May 9th. We have heard from both that they are willing to listen to feedback and consider alternative solutions. The questions and ideas surfaced in the community forums held during the past week have made it clear that a proposal of this magnitude cannot be properly evaluated without sufficient time and key information including, but not limited to detailed transition plans, transportation studies, facility and resource evaluations and staff recruiting and professional development plans.
The current transitional state of our CMS leadership also demands that this vote be delayed. CMS’s new superintendent will begin July 1, 2017, three current Board of Education district representatives will not be running for office in November, and the remaining three district representatives are all up for re-election. These new leaders will be responsible for overseeing the implementation and execution of any final approved plan.
As a stakeholder in the CMS community, you could be affected by a CMS proposal in the future. We feel strongly that there is not ample time to understand and evaluate the current proposal. Please join us in supporting our request for a delay in the vote. By doing so, we will all be better informed and equipped to make our schools successful.
With our thanks,
Concerned CMS Parents
#delaythevote
Updates
May 4, 2017
The petition has now surpassed 1,000 signatures. This milestone confirms that our community expects a thorough and transparent process from the Board of Education.
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 3, 2017
May 2, 2017
The feedback collected during our recent community forums confirms that many families currently feel excluded from the planning process. We are actively organizing these concerns into a formal document to present to the Board of Education before their upcoming vote.
Reached 100 supporters
May 1, 2017
249 Comments
I strongly feel that the entire 6-year plan should be presented to CMS at one time. The idea that additional changes could be made to attendance zones yearly does not provide the sense of stability that communities need.
Why should Superintendent Clark get to propose a significant plan like this, 2 months before the new Superintendent arrives? A plan like this one certainly deserves the complete buy-in and input of the individual who will be tasked to successfully implement it.
The proposal calls for significant upheaval for students and families. Four weeks is not enough time to consider all the changes put forth - and the comments from all the community meetings being held right now. Please do the right thing and #delaythevote. Thank you!
The proposed pairing schools will be unnecessarily inconvenient for families with children that will be separated, especially for families with both parents working. Any proposed changes should be delayed until the new district leaders and superintendent are in place.
Please delay the vote and 1) Provide data of current schools vs projection base on proposal 2) CMS' implementation plan 3) Time for parents/communities to evaluate and communicate alternatives or buy-in. -Charlotte resident with 3 & 1 year old
Public trust and confidence are imperative for government to be effective. CMS allocating a couple weeks for stakeholders (parents) to deliberate a plan that has been a multi-year CMA effort fosters neither (trust or confidence).
Women need to be believed, we need to investigate more to get to the bottom of these allegations no just seeep them under the rug as usual. A supreme court judge needs to have an impeccable character with nothing hanging over their head.
I request a delay in the vote until the demographics can be properly studied and the affected communities provided amble opportunity to confer.
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I strongly feel that the entire 6-year plan should be presented to CMS at one time. The idea that additional changes could be made to attendance zones yearly does not provide the sense of stability that communities need.