Ritenour School Boundary Community Engagement Planning Parameters Survey

In December, Ritenour hosted community engagement meetings at each of its elementary and middle schools to provide information and seek feedback about potential changes to school boundaries.

If you were unable to attend the meetings, we hope to get additional feedback as well.

We need your help to determine the planning parameters for the project. A planning parameter is a characteristic, a factor, a condition or descriptor that could be important in defining school attendance areas.

How do you value each of the parameters? Relative to their degree of importance or value, check each parameter indicating if you think it is very important, important, if you don’t have an opinion about it, if it is somewhat important or not important at all.

Please make sure your information recorded reflects your individual ideas and suggestions. Your thoughts on this project are important as the district moves forward.

	Very Important	Important	No Opinion	Somewhat Important	Not Important
Eliminate divided apartment complexes among elementary schools so students living in these complexes attend one elementary school	Eliminate divided apartment complexes among elementary schools so students living in these complexes attend one elementary school Very Important	Eliminate divided apartment complexes among elementary schools so students living in these complexes attend one elementary school Important	Eliminate divided apartment complexes among elementary schools so students living in these complexes attend one elementary school No Opinion	Eliminate divided apartment complexes among elementary schools so students living in these complexes attend one elementary school Somewhat Important	Eliminate divided apartment complexes among elementary schools so students living in these complexes attend one elementary school Not Important
Divide the community south of Page Ave. to no more than two elementary schools, with preference provided to maintaining the community attending one elementary school	Divide the community south of Page Ave. to no more than two elementary schools, with preference provided to maintaining the community attending one elementary school Very Important	Divide the community south of Page Ave. to no more than two elementary schools, with preference provided to maintaining the community attending one elementary school Important	Divide the community south of Page Ave. to no more than two elementary schools, with preference provided to maintaining the community attending one elementary school No Opinion	Divide the community south of Page Ave. to no more than two elementary schools, with preference provided to maintaining the community attending one elementary school Somewhat Important	Divide the community south of Page Ave. to no more than two elementary schools, with preference provided to maintaining the community attending one elementary school Not Important
Allow students to stay in their current school until they move to the next level (e.g. - 5th grade, 8th grade).	Allow students to stay in their current school until they move to the next level (e.g. - 5th grade, 8th grade). Very Important	Allow students to stay in their current school until they move to the next level (e.g. - 5th grade, 8th grade). Important	Allow students to stay in their current school until they move to the next level (e.g. - 5th grade, 8th grade). No Opinion	Allow students to stay in their current school until they move to the next level (e.g. - 5th grade, 8th grade). Somewhat Important	Allow students to stay in their current school until they move to the next level (e.g. - 5th grade, 8th grade). Not Important
Provide equity in class size, resources, staffing and programs	Provide equity in class size, resources, staffing and programs Very Important	Provide equity in class size, resources, staffing and programs Important	Provide equity in class size, resources, staffing and programs No Opinion	Provide equity in class size, resources, staffing and programs Somewhat Important	Provide equity in class size, resources, staffing and programs Not Important
Minimize travel/maximize safety in travel; Assign students to the closest school possible and don’t divide subdivisions and neighborhoods	Minimize travel/maximize safety in travel; Assign students to the closest school possible and don’t divide subdivisions and neighborhoods Very Important	Minimize travel/maximize safety in travel; Assign students to the closest school possible and don’t divide subdivisions and neighborhoods Important	Minimize travel/maximize safety in travel; Assign students to the closest school possible and don’t divide subdivisions and neighborhoods No Opinion	Minimize travel/maximize safety in travel; Assign students to the closest school possible and don’t divide subdivisions and neighborhoods Somewhat Important	Minimize travel/maximize safety in travel; Assign students to the closest school possible and don’t divide subdivisions and neighborhoods Not Important
Reassign as few students and staff as possible	Reassign as few students and staff as possible Very Important	Reassign as few students and staff as possible Important	Reassign as few students and staff as possible No Opinion	Reassign as few students and staff as possible Somewhat Important	Reassign as few students and staff as possible Not Important
Provide equal classroom sizes that are at, or below, DESE standards	Provide equal classroom sizes that are at, or below, DESE standards Very Important	Provide equal classroom sizes that are at, or below, DESE standards Important	Provide equal classroom sizes that are at, or below, DESE standards No Opinion	Provide equal classroom sizes that are at, or below, DESE standards Somewhat Important	Provide equal classroom sizes that are at, or below, DESE standards Not Important
Eliminate overcrowding and balance enrollments by schools	Eliminate overcrowding and balance enrollments by schools Very Important	Eliminate overcrowding and balance enrollments by schools Important	Eliminate overcrowding and balance enrollments by schools No Opinion	Eliminate overcrowding and balance enrollments by schools Somewhat Important	Eliminate overcrowding and balance enrollments by schools Not Important
To the extent possible, avoid students crossing identified “dangerous” streets	To the extent possible, avoid students crossing identified “dangerous” streets Very Important	To the extent possible, avoid students crossing identified “dangerous” streets Important	To the extent possible, avoid students crossing identified “dangerous” streets No Opinion	To the extent possible, avoid students crossing identified “dangerous” streets Somewhat Important	To the extent possible, avoid students crossing identified “dangerous” streets Not Important
Provide racial and socioeconomic balance	Provide racial and socioeconomic balance Very Important	Provide racial and socioeconomic balance Important	Provide racial and socioeconomic balance No Opinion	Provide racial and socioeconomic balance Somewhat Important	Provide racial and socioeconomic balance Not Important
Provide clean feeder patterns to avoid splitting students from their peers when they attend middle school	Provide clean feeder patterns to avoid splitting students from their peers when they attend middle school Very Important	Provide clean feeder patterns to avoid splitting students from their peers when they attend middle school Important	Provide clean feeder patterns to avoid splitting students from their peers when they attend middle school No Opinion	Provide clean feeder patterns to avoid splitting students from their peers when they attend middle school Somewhat Important	Provide clean feeder patterns to avoid splitting students from their peers when they attend middle school Not Important
Allow siblings to attend the same schools	Allow siblings to attend the same schools Very Important	Allow siblings to attend the same schools Important	Allow siblings to attend the same schools No Opinion	Allow siblings to attend the same schools Somewhat Important	Allow siblings to attend the same schools Not Important
Provide all services needed for students with special needs in all buildings	Provide all services needed for students with special needs in all buildings Very Important	Provide all services needed for students with special needs in all buildings Important	Provide all services needed for students with special needs in all buildings No Opinion	Provide all services needed for students with special needs in all buildings Somewhat Important	Provide all services needed for students with special needs in all buildings Not Important
Operate buildings at capacity	Operate buildings at capacity Very Important	Operate buildings at capacity Important	Operate buildings at capacity No Opinion	Operate buildings at capacity Somewhat Important	Operate buildings at capacity Not Important
Utilize this opportunity to explore building capacity for innovative programs now and in the future	Utilize this opportunity to explore building capacity for innovative programs now and in the future Very Important	Utilize this opportunity to explore building capacity for innovative programs now and in the future Important	Utilize this opportunity to explore building capacity for innovative programs now and in the future No Opinion	Utilize this opportunity to explore building capacity for innovative programs now and in the future Somewhat Important	Utilize this opportunity to explore building capacity for innovative programs now and in the future Not Important

Very Important

Important

No Opinion

Somewhat Important

Not Important

Eliminate divided apartment complexes among elementary schools so students living in these complexes attend one elementary school

Eliminate divided apartment complexes among elementary schools so students living in these complexes attend one elementary school Very Important

Eliminate divided apartment complexes among elementary schools so students living in these complexes attend one elementary school Important

Eliminate divided apartment complexes among elementary schools so students living in these complexes attend one elementary school No Opinion

Eliminate divided apartment complexes among elementary schools so students living in these complexes attend one elementary school Somewhat Important

Eliminate divided apartment complexes among elementary schools so students living in these complexes attend one elementary school Not Important

Divide the community south of Page Ave. to no more than two elementary schools, with preference provided to maintaining the community attending one elementary school

Divide the community south of Page Ave. to no more than two elementary schools, with preference provided to maintaining the community attending one elementary school Very Important

Divide the community south of Page Ave. to no more than two elementary schools, with preference provided to maintaining the community attending one elementary school Important

Divide the community south of Page Ave. to no more than two elementary schools, with preference provided to maintaining the community attending one elementary school No Opinion

Divide the community south of Page Ave. to no more than two elementary schools, with preference provided to maintaining the community attending one elementary school Somewhat Important

Divide the community south of Page Ave. to no more than two elementary schools, with preference provided to maintaining the community attending one elementary school Not Important

Allow students to stay in their current school until they move to the next level (e.g. - 5th grade, 8th grade).

Allow students to stay in their current school until they move to the next level (e.g. - 5th grade, 8th grade). Very Important

Allow students to stay in their current school until they move to the next level (e.g. - 5th grade, 8th grade). Important

Allow students to stay in their current school until they move to the next level (e.g. - 5th grade, 8th grade). No Opinion

Allow students to stay in their current school until they move to the next level (e.g. - 5th grade, 8th grade). Somewhat Important

Allow students to stay in their current school until they move to the next level (e.g. - 5th grade, 8th grade). Not Important

Provide equity in class size, resources, staffing and programs

Provide equity in class size, resources, staffing and programs Very Important

Provide equity in class size, resources, staffing and programs Important

Provide equity in class size, resources, staffing and programs No Opinion

Provide equity in class size, resources, staffing and programs Somewhat Important

Provide equity in class size, resources, staffing and programs Not Important

Minimize travel/maximize safety in travel; Assign students to the closest school possible and don’t divide subdivisions and neighborhoods

Minimize travel/maximize safety in travel; Assign students to the closest school possible and don’t divide subdivisions and neighborhoods Very Important

Minimize travel/maximize safety in travel; Assign students to the closest school possible and don’t divide subdivisions and neighborhoods Important

Minimize travel/maximize safety in travel; Assign students to the closest school possible and don’t divide subdivisions and neighborhoods No Opinion

Minimize travel/maximize safety in travel; Assign students to the closest school possible and don’t divide subdivisions and neighborhoods Somewhat Important

Minimize travel/maximize safety in travel; Assign students to the closest school possible and don’t divide subdivisions and neighborhoods Not Important

Reassign as few students and staff as possible

Reassign as few students and staff as possible Very Important

Reassign as few students and staff as possible Important

Reassign as few students and staff as possible No Opinion

Reassign as few students and staff as possible Somewhat Important

Reassign as few students and staff as possible Not Important

Provide equal classroom sizes that are at, or below, DESE standards

Provide equal classroom sizes that are at, or below, DESE standards Very Important

Provide equal classroom sizes that are at, or below, DESE standards Important

Provide equal classroom sizes that are at, or below, DESE standards No Opinion

Provide equal classroom sizes that are at, or below, DESE standards Somewhat Important

Provide equal classroom sizes that are at, or below, DESE standards Not Important

Eliminate overcrowding and balance enrollments by schools

Eliminate overcrowding and balance enrollments by schools Very Important

Eliminate overcrowding and balance enrollments by schools Important

Eliminate overcrowding and balance enrollments by schools No Opinion

Eliminate overcrowding and balance enrollments by schools Somewhat Important

Eliminate overcrowding and balance enrollments by schools Not Important

To the extent possible, avoid students crossing identified “dangerous” streets

To the extent possible, avoid students crossing identified “dangerous” streets Very Important

To the extent possible, avoid students crossing identified “dangerous” streets Important

To the extent possible, avoid students crossing identified “dangerous” streets No Opinion

To the extent possible, avoid students crossing identified “dangerous” streets Somewhat Important

To the extent possible, avoid students crossing identified “dangerous” streets Not Important

Provide racial and socioeconomic balance

Provide racial and socioeconomic balance Very Important

Provide racial and socioeconomic balance Important

Provide racial and socioeconomic balance No Opinion

Provide racial and socioeconomic balance Somewhat Important

Provide racial and socioeconomic balance Not Important

Provide clean feeder patterns to avoid splitting students from their peers when they attend middle school

Provide clean feeder patterns to avoid splitting students from their peers when they attend middle school Very Important

Provide clean feeder patterns to avoid splitting students from their peers when they attend middle school Important

Provide clean feeder patterns to avoid splitting students from their peers when they attend middle school No Opinion

Provide clean feeder patterns to avoid splitting students from their peers when they attend middle school Somewhat Important

Provide clean feeder patterns to avoid splitting students from their peers when they attend middle school Not Important

Allow siblings to attend the same schools

Allow siblings to attend the same schools Very Important

Allow siblings to attend the same schools Important

Allow siblings to attend the same schools No Opinion

Allow siblings to attend the same schools Somewhat Important

Allow siblings to attend the same schools Not Important

Provide all services needed for students with special needs in all buildings

Provide all services needed for students with special needs in all buildings Very Important

Provide all services needed for students with special needs in all buildings Important

Provide all services needed for students with special needs in all buildings No Opinion

Provide all services needed for students with special needs in all buildings Somewhat Important

Provide all services needed for students with special needs in all buildings Not Important

Operate buildings at capacity

Operate buildings at capacity Very Important

Operate buildings at capacity Important

Operate buildings at capacity No Opinion

Operate buildings at capacity Somewhat Important

Operate buildings at capacity Not Important

Utilize this opportunity to explore building capacity for innovative programs now and in the future

Utilize this opportunity to explore building capacity for innovative programs now and in the future Very Important

Utilize this opportunity to explore building capacity for innovative programs now and in the future Important

Utilize this opportunity to explore building capacity for innovative programs now and in the future No Opinion

Utilize this opportunity to explore building capacity for innovative programs now and in the future Somewhat Important

Utilize this opportunity to explore building capacity for innovative programs now and in the future Not Important

Ritenour School Boundary Community Engagement Planning Parameters

Question Title

* 1. How Important is Each Planning Parameter?