Madison School Board Approves West Side Boundary Change

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ome disappointed Madison parents said they will try to find the words to tell their children that they'll be moving to another school next year.

In a unanimous decision, the Madison Metropolitan School District's Board of Education voted to approve Plan F, which will move dozens of students from Chavez Elementary School to Falk Elementary next year. The affected area is referred to by the district officials as the "Channel 3 area," which is the neighborhood that basically surrounds WISC-TV studios on the West Side of the city.

The district's Long Range Planning Committee recommended Plan F, which will move 65 children in those neighborhoods to another elementary school for the fourth time in the last 15 years.

Andy Hall:

After hearing from about 30 speakers, a few of whom were moved to tears, the Madison School Board on Monday night approved controversial plans to redraw elementary and middle school attendance boundaries on the West Side.

Two hours of public testimony and 90 minutes of discussion by board members resulted in six unanimous decisions to approve changes in the Memorial High School attendance area to accommodate population changes and an elementary school that will open in the fall on the Far West Side.

Several speakers said the changes, which also affected Jefferson and Toki middle schools, will cause them to consider enrolling their children in private school.

Susan Troller also covered Monday's meeting.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at March 4, 2008 9:05 AM
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