We, the undersigned residents of the neighborhoods of Longleaf, Ellington and Sienna Woods, object to any plan that rezones our neighborhoods from Seven Springs Middle and Mitchell High Schools to River Ridge Middle and High Schools for the following non-exhaustive list of reasons:
Proximity – the entrance to our neighborhood is 2 miles from our present schools (compared with 8 miles from River Ridge); our schools are accessed by large, multi-lane roads (rather than the required dangerous left turn onto Starkey, which is mostly one lane in each direction to get to River Ridge); the YMCA, adjacent to our schools, is utilized by many of our children for after school care (no such facility is near River Ridge); and our schools are central to our children’s doctors, dentists, orthodontists and after school activities.
Established Ties – our neighborhoods have been part of our schools since they opened, we share a feeder pattern with other nearby neighborhoods (including Fairway Springs, with which we share a common road and ingress/egress onto SR54) and many of us have older children still attending one or both schools.
Minimal Relief – moving the children from our neighborhood will have a minimal effect on the populations of SSMS and Mitchell as evidenced by the effect of the 2017 rezone and moves those students to the second most crowded middle and high schools.
Unused Capacity – under the plan the Superintendent is recommending, there will be more, rather than less, unused capacity at Anclote and PR Smith.
Other Options – the District still has not thoroughly investigated, much less implemented, a system to verify that all students attending overcrowded schools live within their boundaries; the Starkey Ranch K-8 is scheduled to open in three years, which will relieve SSMS and RRMS; Longleaf Neighborhoods 4 & 5 and South Branch Ranch, which do not have any students presently, could be rezoned to River Ridge to minimize the growth at SSMS and Mitchell.
For all the above reasons, and more, we respectfully request the School Board:
Leave our neighborhoods within the SSMS and Mitchell boundary
Open school choice for our neighborhoods to allow parents who want their children to remain at RRMS and RRHS to be able to do so and approve all requests without exception
Provide transportation to both middle and high schools
Updates
April 5, 2018
I HAVE BEEN SPENDING MY NIGHTS READING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR COMMENTS AND THE STORIES YOU ARE SHARING ARE ABSOLUTELY POWERFUL!! WE ARE COLLECTING OUR DATA TO SHOW THE DISTRICT THAT THIS REZONE IS A HUGE MISTAKE FOR OUR FAMILIES!! STAY READY BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING LOUDER EVERY SINGLE DAY!!
April 5, 2018
THIS MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY UNSTOPPABLE!! I AM BEYOND EXCITED TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY STANDING TOGETHER TO PROTECT OUR KIDS AND KEEP OUR FAMILIES AT THE SCHOOLS WE BELONG TO!!
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April 5, 2018
70 Comments
I do not feel that the new map sends us to a less crowded school and I do not want to go to River Ridge. Instead, I want to stay in my neighborhood and the community I am part of in every way. Our school does not feel overcrowded and please consider keeping this small area 12 where we are at SSMS/JWMHS instead of uprooting us.
The proposed map does very little to relieve overcrowding at JWMHS/SSMS and creates overcrowding at RRMS/RRHS. Along with breaking feeder pattern and elevated transportation costs the proposed map creates more problems than it solves.
Rezoning 60 kids, for the 2nd time in a year is a ridiculous waste of resources. It’s time for Browning and the School Board to go back to the drawing board and come up with a realistic plan to utilize the under capacity schools in the area, to do a thorough address verification and explore all alternatives to a rezone.
I have a large, blended family with a complicated schedule. As a result we have relied on the YMCA for before and aftercare. If we are rezoned this will be just another disrumption to my children. Please consider how much this impacts our families.
I am a single mother of two children. Not being zoned for Seven Springs and JW Mitchell high school puts my family in finacial distress. Not having the YMCA by my childrens school I WILL have no choice but to quit my job. Please do not rezone Longleaf/Ellington
My kids have been going to that school since we moved into Longleaf. Two of my kids are already garenteed spots but one of my kids are waiting to see if they have to go to river ridge. I’d hate to see my kids split up.
Please don’t rezone is from our schools to schools that we don’t know, with people that we don’t know. We want to stay at our schools that we have been zoned in for over 2 decades. We all want to stay with our friends and teams and classmates. If we get rezoned, we will have none of that.
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We, the undersigned residents of the neighborhoods of Longleaf, Ellington and Sienna Woods, object to any plan that rezones our neighborhoods from Seven Springs Middle and Mitchell High Schools to River Ridge Middle and High Schools for the following non-exhaustive list of reasons:
Proximity – the entrance to our neighborhood is 2 miles from our present schools (compared with 8 miles from River Ridge); our schools are accessed by large, multi-lane roads (rather than the required dangerous left turn onto Starkey, which is mostly one lane in each direction to get to River Ridge); the YMCA, adjacent to our schools, is utilized by many of our children for after school care (no such facility is near River Ridge); and our schools are central to our children’s doctors, dentists, orthodontists and after school activities.
Established Ties – our neighborhoods have been part of our schools since they opened, we share a feeder pattern with other nearby neighborhoods (including Fairway Springs, with which we share a common road and ingress/egress onto SR54) and many of us have older children still attending one or both schools.
Minimal Relief – moving the children from our neighborhood will have a minimal effect on the populations of SSMS and Mitchell as evidenced by the effect of the 2017 rezone and moves those students to the second most crowded middle and high schools.
Unused Capacity – under the plan the Superintendent is recommending, there will be more, rather than less, unused capacity at Anclote and PR Smith.
Other Options – the District still has not thoroughly investigated, much less implemented, a system to verify that all students attending overcrowded schools live within their boundaries; the Starkey Ranch K-8 is scheduled to open in three years, which will relieve SSMS and RRMS; Longleaf Neighborhoods 4 & 5 and South Branch Ranch, which do not have any students presently, could be rezoned to River Ridge to minimize the growth at SSMS and Mitchell.
For all the above reasons, and more, we respectfully request the School Board:
Leave our neighborhoods within the SSMS and Mitchell boundary
Open school choice for our neighborhoods to allow parents who want their children to remain at RRMS and RRHS to be able to do so and approve all requests without exception
Provide transportation to both middle and high schools
Updates
April 5, 2018
I HAVE BEEN SPENDING MY NIGHTS READING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR COMMENTS AND THE STORIES YOU ARE SHARING ARE ABSOLUTELY POWERFUL!! WE ARE COLLECTING OUR DATA TO SHOW THE DISTRICT THAT THIS REZONE IS A HUGE MISTAKE FOR OUR FAMILIES!! STAY READY BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING LOUDER EVERY SINGLE DAY!!
April 5, 2018
THIS MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY UNSTOPPABLE!! I AM BEYOND EXCITED TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY STANDING TOGETHER TO PROTECT OUR KIDS AND KEEP OUR FAMILIES AT THE SCHOOLS WE BELONG TO!!
Reached 100 supporters
April 5, 2018
70 Comments
As a rising 9th grader, I would like to attend JW Mitchell and the school my sister currently attends. Please don't pull me away from my friends who I have known for the last 3 years who are able to go. These friendships are what help us feel part of a school community and one reason I enjoy going to school.
I do not feel that the new map sends us to a less crowded school and I do not want to go to River Ridge. Instead, I want to stay in my neighborhood and the community I am part of in every way. Our school does not feel overcrowded and please consider keeping this small area 12 where we are at SSMS/JWMHS instead of uprooting us.
The proposed map does very little to relieve overcrowding at JWMHS/SSMS and creates overcrowding at RRMS/RRHS. Along with breaking feeder pattern and elevated transportation costs the proposed map creates more problems than it solves.
Rezoning 60 kids, for the 2nd time in a year is a ridiculous waste of resources. It’s time for Browning and the School Board to go back to the drawing board and come up with a realistic plan to utilize the under capacity schools in the area, to do a thorough address verification and explore all alternatives to a rezone.
I have a large, blended family with a complicated schedule. As a result we have relied on the YMCA for before and aftercare. If we are rezoned this will be just another disrumption to my children. Please consider how much this impacts our families.
I am a single mother of two children. Not being zoned for Seven Springs and JW Mitchell high school puts my family in finacial distress. Not having the YMCA by my childrens school I WILL have no choice but to quit my job. Please do not rezone Longleaf/Ellington
My kids have been going to that school since we moved into Longleaf. Two of my kids are already garenteed spots but one of my kids are waiting to see if they have to go to river ridge. I’d hate to see my kids split up.
Please don’t rezone is from our schools to schools that we don’t know, with people that we don’t know. We want to stay at our schools that we have been zoned in for over 2 decades. We all want to stay with our friends and teams and classmates. If we get rezoned, we will have none of that.
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As a rising 9th grader, I would like to attend JW Mitchell and the school my sister currently attends. Please don't pull me away from my friends who I have known for the last 3 years who are able to go. These friendships are what help us feel part of a school community and one reason I enjoy going to school.