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Title: Recommendation: I recommend that the School Board provide final approval for the Advisory Boundary Committee’s recommendation of Boundary Study JJ-2, establishing the attendance boundaries for new Wellington Area Middle School 02-JJ and modifying attendance boundaries of Odyssey, Okeeheelee, Polo Park, Wellington Landings and Woodlands middle schools. Description: This recommendation establishes boundaries for new Wellington Area Middle School 02-JJ, located at 2222 Pierson Road in Wellington. The school is under construction and scheduled to open in August 2007. Boundary Study JJ-2 provides the attendance area for new Middle School 02-JJ and provides enrollment relief for Woodlands, Polo Park and Okeeheelee middle schools. Addition enrollment relief is provided to Woodlands Middle School through a boundary change to Odyssey Middle School. A Community Input Meeting was held on September 25, 2006 at Palm Beach Central High School. Notification was provided to parents of students potentially affected by the changes, as well as principals of schools included in the studies. 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. Thirteen speakers at the Community Input Meeting spoke in favor of the changes: seven speakers (four from the same family) opposed the changes; eight speakers had questions regarding the new school. Most of the speakers opposed to the changes live in SAC 242. This area is proposed for assignment to Odyssey Middle School. The opposition speakers stated concerns about current students attending Woodlands having to move during middle school, distance and time concerns, and the logistics of picking up children with work schedules as reasons. Subsequent to the Community Input Meeting staff reviewed data and criteria to consider if SAC 242 could remain at Woodlands Middle School. The analysis showed that Woodlands would not receive enough relief if SAC 242 stayed. This SAC is the only Hagen Road Elementary SAC that attends Woodlands Middle School. Most other Hagen Road Elementary SACs attend Odyssey Middle. Including SAC 242 to Odyssey will improve the feeder pattern, as well as providing additional relief for Woodlands. On October 5, 2006 the ABC voted 7 to 4 to recommend Study JJ-2 to the Superintendent. Al Williams, Carmen Campbell, Carl Spirazzo and Rose Ann Brown were opposed. Financial Impact: For Additional Information, contact: Attachments (list):
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