Redistricting relief
The Guilford County Board of Education continued its redistricting discussion Tuesday night.
While no plans are finalized, district staff members did present maps that would reduce crowding at Northwest High School by pulling more kids in the Northwest attendance area to the new Northern High School, which will open in 2007. Many Northwest parents, including The Chalkboard's own Debora Mauser, had requested more relief for Northwest. The school is Guilford County's largest, with nearly 2,300 students. That's 700 more than the school's capacity, even though Northwest recently received a major expansion.
Also Tuesday night, the board re-elected Alan Duncan to be chairman for another year (his fourth). Duncan is just the board's fourth chairman since its 1992 formation (we haven't had a lot of turnover on the BOE since the merger), along with the late John Kernodle, Susan Mendenhall and Calvin Boykin. Amos Quick was named the new vice-chairman, replacing Anita Sharpe, who had held the post for two years.
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The school involved is Northern Guilford High School. People like to shorten it but when they do it is non-distinguishable from many other schools that are located in the Northern part of their district.
Posted on December 8, 2005 5:11 PM
Congratulations Deb and you other Yanks! So glad you are getting some more space up there.
It has been way overdue.
Posted on December 8, 2005 8:02 PM
Joe,
Maybe I misunderstood your point, but how is calling it Northern Guilford High make it more distinguisable from Northwest Guilford High or Northeast Guilford High?
Posted on December 8, 2005 8:43 PM
I agree with Stormy. I don't think it is at all confusing. Does anybody confuse Southern with Southwest? I've never heard that happen.
Joe, they just didn't want to name it Murrow. Northern is a fine, suitable name.
Posted on December 8, 2005 10:15 PM
Four little votes standing all alone
Kris changed her mind and said
Kids need close to home
Nancy loves her numbers
And this is plain to see
She has always said
There should be
NO LOTTERY
Then came Anita’s map
It’s common “cents” you see
Kids shouldn’t be on a bus all day
This should never be
Walter a newcomer
Wants to see her map
Did the Choice Plan help you
Or did you just get a bum rap
Amos on Ted Koppel
Says he loves those neighborhood schools
Did he change his mind
Or will this still be the rule
Alan still the leader
Which way will he sway
Lot of time to think
Could he change his vote today?
Six little votes
This is the gist
Waiting patiently
Santa’s checking his list
Will you be naughty
Or will you be nice
Our kids screwed once before
Please don’t let it be TWICE
Posted on December 9, 2005 8:36 AM
Yes I was glad to see the numbers from NW be more reasonable. There was very little change in the lines, but Eric used numbers from this year instead of last year. Makes a huge difference. That was my complaint all along. If he used 04 numbers and left the lines on the NE side the same the new school would be overcapacity from the start. Now both NW will get relief, Northern will have a chance fit into the school, and NE will only be about 50 or so over capacity with their new expansion.
Posted on December 9, 2005 8:41 AM
And Deb, then there is the future growth in the NW area to consider????
Posted on December 9, 2005 8:56 AM
Some of you think only of Guilford County. Northern High School can be confused with Northern Alamance or Northern Wake and etc. A person in maintenance told me that the names sometimes causes crews to go to the wrong school. A person is thinking "Northwest" but say "Northeast". This may be far fetched. If you like "Northern" which is the 18th school named after a compass point, would you tell me when enough is enough? Compass points are not inspirational! It is more of the same. Some people are afraid of change. We have 47 systems in NC that have achievement levels better than Guilford. We can do better.
Posted on December 14, 2005 11:58 AM