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Meeting Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2007


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Special Meeting/Workshop

  1. Convene: 5:05 p.m.
  2. Public Comments:
    Minutes: Vice-Mayor Jim Kuretski; Joseph Quirk; Chris Johnson; Tim Lynch; Julie Moyer; Jill Watson; Laurie Abraham; Tom Baird; and Mayor Karen Golonka.

  3. PL4 - Final Approval of Attendance Boundary Change - Jupiter High School
    Motions:
    I recommend that the School Board provide final approval for Advisory Boundary Committee’s recommendation of Boundary Study Jup-1, modifying attendance boundaries of Jupiter and Wm. T. Dwyer high schools. - PASS
    Minutes: This recommendation provides enrollment relief for Jupiter High School and is a positive effort toward optimal utilization at both Jupiter and WT Dwyer high schools. Board Members were in consensus for Mr. Greto represent the Board during during the mediation with The Town of Jupiter with Mr. Kanjian as the alternate. Boundary Study JUP-1 proposes shifting SACs 028, 031 and 036 from Jupiter High School to WT Dwyer High School. SAC 028 is the northwest section of Abacoa. SAC 031 and 036 are the Bluffs area of Jupiter. A Community Input Meeting was held on October 17, 2006 at Jupiter High School. Notification was provided to parents of students potentially affected by the changes, as well as principals of schools included in the studies and the Town of Jupiter. Additional public input was gathered at scheduled ABC meeting and through faxes, letters and e-mails. Copies of boundary change correspondences are available for review in the Board Minutes Office. Twenty-eight people spoke at the Community Input Meeting and eleven people provided written comments. All but two or three were against the proposed changes. The major points made in opposition included impact on property values; parental cheating/address validation siblings and current students moving; not being able to attend a ‘Town’ high school and previous boundary changes. Town of Jupiter Vice-Mayor Kuretski presented a letter in opposition to the proposed changes. He read the letter into the record. On October 17, 2006 the ABC voted 8 to 2 to recommend Study JUP-1 to the Superintendent with a recommendation to phase-in changes beginning with incoming ninth grade students, as long as it falls within the standards of concurrency. Al Williams and Carmen Campbell were opposed. Board Members were in consensus for Mr. Graham to represent the Board in the mediation between the School District and the Town of Jupiter and agreed Mr. Kanjian will be his alternate.
    Vote Results:
      Motion: Debra Robinson
      Second: Mark Hansen
      Sandra Richmond - Aye
      Monroe Benaim - Nay
      Mark Hansen - Aye
      Debra Robinson - Aye
      Bill Graham - Aye
      Bob Kanjian - Aye

  4. Implementation of Phase-In
    Motions:
    I recommend that the boundary change between Jupiter and W.T. Dwyer be implemented by phasing in students to W.T. Dwyer beginning with incoming ninth grade students in FY2008. - PASS
    Vote Results:
      Motion: Sandra Richmond
      Second: Bill Graham
      Sandra Richmond - Aye
      Monroe Benaim - Aye
      Mark Hansen - Aye
      Debra Robinson - Aye
      Bill Graham - Aye
      Bob Kanjian - Aye

  5. Adjourn: 6:05 p.m.

   
                                             
   
   
   
                                           
   

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