Friday, December 07, 2007

“Draft Day” Is Here

The 2008-09 Student Assignment Draft will be released at 5:00 PM today.  I can honestly say this is something I’ve been anxiously awaiting for a long time.  In case you haven’t seen it yet, just go to http://www.wcpss.net and follow the links.  By inputting your address, you’ll receive your “proposed” assignment for the 2008-09 school year.

Remember, this is just a draft plan.  Comments can be made via the website or e-mail between now and the end of the year.  Chuck Dulaney did mention that if you want to have a “major” change considered you’ll need to get your response in by next Friday December 14.
The timeline for the Student Assignment Plan looks something like this:
-December 2007 - Make comments online regarding the Draft Plan
-Early January 2008 - Staff will make recommendations to the Board of Education as to what they feel the final Assignment Plan should be.  (this will be made public and will possibly incorporate changes to the draft based on comments they received after releasing the draft on December 7)
-January 2008 - A series of Public Forums will be held to allow families to voice any concerns or comments on the plan presented to the Board of Education
-February 2008 - Board of Education will vote to adopt the final 2008-09 Assignment Plan
As curious as I have been to see how the draft plan affects my family, I would like to hear what has been happening around the county.  How does the draft affect your current situation?  What changes will you suggest?