1. PROCESS FOR
DETERMINING THE
ATTENDANCE ZONE FOR
THE NEW SOUTHWEST
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Austin Independent School District

2. Purpose of tonight’s meeting
To present the process for determining an
attendance zone for the new southwest
elementary school

3. Southwest Elementary School
 Undesignated school from the 2004 Bond
Program
 Current Clayton attendance area projected to
have 1,553 elementary students by 2012-13
 Scheduled to open for 2010-11 school year
 Built as a 32-classroom school with a
permanent capacity 704 elementary students
 Opening enrollment target – 75% of
permanent capacity, or 528 elementary
students

4. Location
Near the
intersection
of Meridian
Park
Boulevard
and Espina
Drive

5. Facilitator
An independent third-party facilitator,
Patti Summerville of TateAustinHahn,
has been engaged to support a fair,
open and inclusive process to assist the
group to make a recommendation to the
Board of Trustees and the
Superintendent.

6. FUBTF Core Membership
 Ten members representing AISD
community
 Appointed by Board of Trustees and
Superintendent
 Serve multiple years
 Provide continuity and District-wide
perspective

7. FUBTF Geographic Members
 Two from each school involved
 Selected by Campus Advisory Committee
(CAC)
 Convey interests and concerns of the
school community to the Task Force
 Represent school community and balance
the needs of District as a whole
 Inform their school community of the Task
Force’s discussions and decisions

8. FUBTF
 Board relies on FUBTF to recommend
boundary changes
 The FUBTF is charged with the responsibility
to prepare a recommendation for the
attendance zone for the Southwest
Elementary School and to address over-
crowding and under-utilized schools in the
area
 The process has not started yet – no
proposals tonight
 Orientation for the FUBTF – October 13, 2009
 Process is projected to be completed by
February 2010

9. Criteria*
 Achieve capacity targets that ensure
efficient operation of facilities
 Affect the fewest students possible
 Attend to the alignment of feeder patterns,
as reasonable, and balanced against the
other criteria
 Prevent multiple reassignment of students
among schools by developing stable, long-
term assignment plans
* The criteria for the FUBTF are under Board
review and are projected to be approved on
10/26/09

10. Schools involved
 Boone
 Clayton
 Cowan
 Kiker
 Mills
 Oak Hill
 Patton
 Sunset Valley

11. Current Boundaries

12. 2009-10 Membership
 Clayton 128%*
 Cowan 105%
 Mills 129%
 Oak Hill 117%
* without Kindergarten
adjustments for the
2009-10 school year
 Boone 58%
 Kiker 91%*
 Patton 82%
 Sunset Valley 60%
* without Kindergarten
adjustments for the
2009-10 school year
Over Capacity Under Capacity

13. 2012-13 Projected Population
 Clayton H 176%
 Cowan G 102%
 Mills G 118%
 Oak Hill H 140%
 Boone G 56%
 Kiker G 82%
 Patton G 63%
 Sunset Valley H
76%
Over Capacity Under Capacity

14. FUBTF Work Sessions
 Tuesday, October 13, 2009
 Tuesday, October 20, 2009
 Tuesday, November 3, 2009
 Tuesday, November 10, 2009
 Wednesday, November 18, 2009

15. CAC Meetings
 November 19 – December 11, 2009 – CAC
Meetings
 Boone ES
 Clayton ES
 Cowan ES
 Kiker ES
 Mills ES
 Oak Hill ES
 Patton ES
 Sunset Valley ES
 Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - Review and
Revise

16. Community Meetings
 Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - Clayton ES,
6:00 PM
 Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - Review and
Finalize
 Monday, February 8, 2010 –
Presentation to Board of Trustees for
consideration
 Monday, February 22, 2010 – to Board
of Trustees for approval

17. Communication
 Meeting dates, locations, maps and data
will be made available on the District’s
website:
http://www.austinisd.org
 Office of Facilities – 414-2667
 Office of Facilities staff is available to
meet and assist any interested CAC, PTA,
or neighborhood association

18. Questions and Answers