On December 12, 2017, the DSUSD School Board unanimously adopted school boundary for Richard Oliphant Elementary School on Gore street in North Indio. The new elementary school is scheduled to open in Fall 2018.
Many residents petitioned and pleaded with the Board during public comment and open discussion to reconsider the boundary as they lack common sense as well as create potential traffic and pedestrian problems for our children. Ignoring the higher taxes and fees North Indio residents pay, the school district adopted a boundary that doesn't make sense and lacked adequate input from North Indio (Shadow Hills) residents, taxpayers and families.
We propose that the district reconsider the new elementary school boundary that unites north Indio and doesnt split it across Jackson Street or the freeway. This petition will be presented to DSUSD board members as well as Superintendent Bailey on December 12, 2017 and subsequently ignored with over 270 signatures. Let's get more signatures and our concerns heard; our School District representatives have an obligation to the public, our children's safety and should consider the overall impact their adopted boundary creates.
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Reached 250 supporters
December 7, 2017
December 5, 2017
We are approaching 250 signatures and need to hit this goal before I take these concerns to Superintendent Bailey. Text this link to three neighbors right now to force the board to acknowledge our safety concerns.
November 29, 2017
We hit our stride this week and the district is finally starting to notice the pressure from North Indio families. Post our petition link to your Facebook page today and email your district representative to demand a meeting about these boundaries.
Reached 100 supporters
November 29, 2017
102 Comments
Please make Oliphant a neighborhood school which serves the local neighborhoods. It ridiculous to bus kids from all over, busing them past two other schools just to go to Oliphant. If they want to go, then let them apply for a transfer. Serve the nearby neighborhoods. We need a school.
Doesn’t make sense that the entire communities around the new school is not being considered, plus the extra traffic congestion this will bring by south Indio attending will be a nightmare, the monroe & Jackson bridges traffic will be even worse that it currently is!
I live and own a home in Desert Trace. I pay over $6,000 in property taxes with all the special assessment tax. I strongly believe that the new elementary school boundary should include all of new North Indio.
Please redo the new Gore Street Elementary School boundaries to include all of North Indio (North side of I-10) and do not leave out those east of Jackson. Do not include the area across I-10 either. This current setup is ridiculous and will cause needless traffic over the one-lane Jackson overpass. Thank you.
Dividing north Indio into different schools is crazy, are kids grow up together with the neighboring communities, they play together and grew up together. I strongly urge you and the disctrict to reconsider the impact . Also traffic is horrible already crossing the I-10freeway this will only add to that situation.
I cannot believe that when I have kids that attend elementary that I am supposed to drive them across the freeway, when I can walk with them down the street.
Although we're in the boundaries of this school I agree that all the Gated Communities north of I10 should be the boundary of Oliphant Elementary.... school board should keep all residents south of I10 at Jackson Elementary cut back on Busing...Palazzo is right up the road and is still Ronald Reagan bound????? Does not make sense..
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On December 12, 2017, the DSUSD School Board unanimously adopted school boundary for Richard Oliphant Elementary School on Gore street in North Indio. The new elementary school is scheduled to open in Fall 2018.
Many residents petitioned and pleaded with the Board during public comment and open discussion to reconsider the boundary as they lack common sense as well as create potential traffic and pedestrian problems for our children. Ignoring the higher taxes and fees North Indio residents pay, the school district adopted a boundary that doesn't make sense and lacked adequate input from North Indio (Shadow Hills) residents, taxpayers and families.
We propose that the district reconsider the new elementary school boundary that unites north Indio and doesnt split it across Jackson Street or the freeway. This petition will be presented to DSUSD board members as well as Superintendent Bailey on December 12, 2017 and subsequently ignored with over 270 signatures. Let's get more signatures and our concerns heard; our School District representatives have an obligation to the public, our children's safety and should consider the overall impact their adopted boundary creates.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
December 7, 2017
December 5, 2017
We are approaching 250 signatures and need to hit this goal before I take these concerns to Superintendent Bailey. Text this link to three neighbors right now to force the board to acknowledge our safety concerns.
November 29, 2017
We hit our stride this week and the district is finally starting to notice the pressure from North Indio families. Post our petition link to your Facebook page today and email your district representative to demand a meeting about these boundaries.
Reached 100 supporters
November 29, 2017
102 Comments
I live in north indio/shadow hills and my daughter can’t even go to the school down the street. Our residents have been put on the side for the residents in the other side of freeway where they have several schools already. This is ridiculous. My higher taxes do nothing for my family!
Please make Oliphant a neighborhood school which serves the local neighborhoods. It ridiculous to bus kids from all over, busing them past two other schools just to go to Oliphant. If they want to go, then let them apply for a transfer. Serve the nearby neighborhoods. We need a school.
Doesn’t make sense that the entire communities around the new school is not being considered, plus the extra traffic congestion this will bring by south Indio attending will be a nightmare, the monroe & Jackson bridges traffic will be even worse that it currently is!
I live and own a home in Desert Trace. I pay over $6,000 in property taxes with all the special assessment tax. I strongly believe that the new elementary school boundary should include all of new North Indio.
Please redo the new Gore Street Elementary School boundaries to include all of North Indio (North side of I-10) and do not leave out those east of Jackson. Do not include the area across I-10 either. This current setup is ridiculous and will cause needless traffic over the one-lane Jackson overpass. Thank you.
Dividing north Indio into different schools is crazy, are kids grow up together with the neighboring communities, they play together and grew up together. I strongly urge you and the disctrict to reconsider the impact . Also traffic is horrible already crossing the I-10freeway this will only add to that situation.
I cannot believe that when I have kids that attend elementary that I am supposed to drive them across the freeway, when I can walk with them down the street.
Although we're in the boundaries of this school I agree that all the Gated Communities north of I10 should be the boundary of Oliphant Elementary.... school board should keep all residents south of I10 at Jackson Elementary cut back on Busing...Palazzo is right up the road and is still Ronald Reagan bound????? Does not make sense..
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I live in north indio/shadow hills and my daughter can’t even go to the school down the street. Our residents have been put on the side for the residents in the other side of freeway where they have several schools already. This is ridiculous. My higher taxes do nothing for my family!