We are committed to making Sedgefield Middle School and Alexander Graham Middle School both excellent schools serving the CMS system, and support the plan presented to the school board and CMS executives on May 9th that lays out a path to achieve this goal. By zoning Eastover to Sedgefield Middle and Pinewood and Montclaire to Alexander Graham Middle, CMS will create two balanced schools that are set up for success in becoming schools of excellence. We call for CMS to implement our plan, which is the most comprehensive and best aligns with CMS objectives to alleviate overcrowding, break up concentrations of poverty, keep neighborhoods together and feeders intact, and achieve better SES balance.