If you live east of Coltrane and some just close to Coltrane, you could be affected by the Edmond Public Schools (EPS) boundary realignment. It has come to our attention that those of us living east of Coltrane/ & ALL those who attend Centennial Elementary could be sent to Central Middle School and Edmond Memorial High School beginning next year. If you are concerned about SAFETY with added driving distance/traffic, the future of your children’s education with lower graded schools, declining property values related to lower school grades and uprooting your children from their current friends, then sign this petition and email it out to everyone you know that could be affected. One unified voice will help our efforts! If you are able and willing to help voice concerns please come to one of the two EPS meetings Thursday, Feb. 11 or Thursday, Feb. 18. The open meetings will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the EPS district’s Administrative Center located at 1001 W. Danforth Edmond, OK.
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February 8, 2016
The Edmond Public Schools board is finally feeling the heat because of this surge in momentum. They keep trying to shuffle our kids around like pawns but we are showing them that this community refuses to be ignored.
22 Comments
Looking at the demographic study, the idea that 800 students at Centennial must finish high school together (which is doubtful anyway since NE Edmond families are highly mobile group, people and there are major layoffs this year in oil industry that will increase the movement of families in the NE Edmond area), requiring the reassignment and disruption of the educational experiences for 5, 196 middle school student is appalling.
There has to be a better plan that is not so disruptive to so many schools, families & children. Currently only one elementary school splits into 2 middle schools - the proposed plan will split 8 out of 15 elementary schools between 2 or more middle schools. Need to align 5 elementary schools & 2 middle schools for each high school, minimize disruption to current alignment, & realign schools closest in proximity. North - Cheyenne/Sequoyah - Centennial, Northern Hills, Heritage, Cross Timbers, John Ross. Santa Fe - Heartland/Summit - Frontier, Washington Irving, West Field, Charles Haskell, Angie Debo. Memorial - Central/Cimarron/Oakdale - Chisholm, Will Rogers, Orvis Risner, Sunset, Ida Freeman.
This is the second home I have bought in Edmond and had the school rezoned , downgraded and moved father away than the schools for which I purchased the home in the first place. This is absurd to drive by a closer school to get to one farther away. Parents should not stand for this.
Absolutely no due process or community feedback unless you were "chosen" discreetly for the select realignment committee.
We would drive more than double the distance for Central Middle School than our previous middle school, Sequoyah. So frustrating to think of all of that extra time stuck in traffic!
We ask that you consider the safety of our children when establishing the new EPS boundary realignment. Our property values will also drop due to this rezoning.
I want my children to go Edmond North because their siblings went there.
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If you live east of Coltrane and some just close to Coltrane, you could be affected by the Edmond Public Schools (EPS) boundary realignment. It has come to our attention that those of us living east of Coltrane/ & ALL those who attend Centennial Elementary could be sent to Central Middle School and Edmond Memorial High School beginning next year. If you are concerned about SAFETY with added driving distance/traffic, the future of your children’s education with lower graded schools, declining property values related to lower school grades and uprooting your children from their current friends, then sign this petition and email it out to everyone you know that could be affected. One unified voice will help our efforts! If you are able and willing to help voice concerns please come to one of the two EPS meetings Thursday, Feb. 11 or Thursday, Feb. 18. The open meetings will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the EPS district’s Administrative Center located at 1001 W. Danforth Edmond, OK.
Donations are NOT necessary and go to ipetitions not the EPS realignment issue. We are NOT collecting funds for our cause! Thank you for your help spreading this petition!!
Updates
February 8, 2016
The Edmond Public Schools board is finally feeling the heat because of this surge in momentum. They keep trying to shuffle our kids around like pawns but we are showing them that this community refuses to be ignored.
22 Comments
We are upset to hear that although the superintendent's neighborhood (Faircloud) is 3 miles closer to Central, the proposed redistricting will allow them to go to Sequoyah. Walnut Ridge is far north requiring us to pass Sequoyah and go another 2 miles, crossing the congested 2nd St. during rush hour to go to Central. Aside from safety concerns, Central is a much lower rated school with known discipline problems and has poor access for cars picking up children. While this would protect the superintendent's property value, our property values would depreciate substantially. You are our elected board member and we implore you to look after our interests and do the right and fair thing.
Looking at the demographic study, the idea that 800 students at Centennial must finish high school together (which is doubtful anyway since NE Edmond families are highly mobile group, people and there are major layoffs this year in oil industry that will increase the movement of families in the NE Edmond area), requiring the reassignment and disruption of the educational experiences for 5, 196 middle school student is appalling.
There has to be a better plan that is not so disruptive to so many schools, families & children. Currently only one elementary school splits into 2 middle schools - the proposed plan will split 8 out of 15 elementary schools between 2 or more middle schools. Need to align 5 elementary schools & 2 middle schools for each high school, minimize disruption to current alignment, & realign schools closest in proximity. North - Cheyenne/Sequoyah - Centennial, Northern Hills, Heritage, Cross Timbers, John Ross. Santa Fe - Heartland/Summit - Frontier, Washington Irving, West Field, Charles Haskell, Angie Debo. Memorial - Central/Cimarron/Oakdale - Chisholm, Will Rogers, Orvis Risner, Sunset, Ida Freeman.
This is the second home I have bought in Edmond and had the school rezoned , downgraded and moved father away than the schools for which I purchased the home in the first place. This is absurd to drive by a closer school to get to one farther away. Parents should not stand for this.
Absolutely no due process or community feedback unless you were "chosen" discreetly for the select realignment committee.
We would drive more than double the distance for Central Middle School than our previous middle school, Sequoyah. So frustrating to think of all of that extra time stuck in traffic!
We ask that you consider the safety of our children when establishing the new EPS boundary realignment. Our property values will also drop due to this rezoning.
I want my children to go Edmond North because their siblings went there.
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We are upset to hear that although the superintendent's neighborhood (Faircloud) is 3 miles closer to Central, the proposed redistricting will allow them to go to Sequoyah. Walnut Ridge is far north requiring us to pass Sequoyah and go another 2 miles, crossing the congested 2nd St. during rush hour to go to Central. Aside from safety concerns, Central is a much lower rated school with known discipline problems and has poor access for cars picking up children. While this would protect the superintendent's property value, our property values would depreciate substantially. You are our elected board member and we implore you to look after our interests and do the right and fair thing.