The document presents three options for adjusting high school zones to accommodate a new early college high school. Option A reassigns some areas from existing schools to the new and other schools. Option B is similar but assigns more areas to one existing school. Option C assigns only the current middle school zone to the new school and leaves other zones unchanged. Enrollment projections are provided for each option using current student address data.

1. OPTIONS FOR STUDENT REASSIGNMENTHigh School LevelsPresentation to the Board of Education December 1, 2009

2. At the Board of Education’s Retreat on October 31st, district staff were directed by the Board to examine any and all options for high schools that would best use available space in preparation for the opening of the New Whale Branch Early College High School.This directive included exploring options which might change traditional barriers (like the Broad River bridge), or that may change current school elementary to middle to high school feeder patterns.We have developed several options for consideration by the Board for high school zones. Final zones pending approval by OCR.2

3. Beaufort HS Building Capacity = 1595 Battery Creek HS Building Capacity = 1505Hilton Head HS Building Capacity = 1382Bluffton HS Building Capacity = 1434NEWWhale Branch Building Capacity = 650Early College HS 3

4. CURRENT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT PLAN:The tables below show the Counts of Students currently living in the High School zones for 2009-2010. Note: this is not who attends the school.Students Grades 9-12Students Grades 8-114

5. 5CURRENT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT PLAN

6. 6CURRENT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT PLAN:The tables below show the Counts of Students currently living in the High School zones for 2009-2010, the number of transfers in and out of the zone, and the number of students attending the school by ethnicity.

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9. 9PLANNING AREA used for HIGH SCHOOL Student Assignment OPTIONS

10. 10* Distance to WBECHS = 7.7 milesDistance to BCHS = 5.5 miles*

11. 11* Distance to WBECHS = 7.7 milesDistance to BCHS = 5.5 miles*

12. 12** Distance to BHS = 2.5 milesDistance to BCHS = 4.5 miles

13. 13* Distance to BHS = 4 milesDistance to BCHS = 8.3 miles*

14. 14Camp St Mary’s area north of BJ-ACE* Distance to BLHS = 11.2 milesDistance to BCHS = 11.8 miles*

15. 15Sawmill Creek Road Area andMalphrus Road area* Distance to BLHS = 6.4 milesDistance to HHIHS = 6.7 miles*

16. OPTIONS16

17. Option A Zone DescriptionsWhale Branch Early College HS The zone would include all of the WBMS zone, plus Laurel Bay and the areas just outside of the gate including the neighborhoods of Irongate, Capehart, and Pinewood subdivisions.Battery Creek HSThe zone would include the RSMS zone (minus the areas sent to WBECHS and adds all of the Beaufort ES zone. It also crosses the Broad River bridge to the intersection of Hwy 170 and Hwy 462 near the BJ-ACE school. Beaufort HSThe zone remains essentially the same, except for the Beaufort ES zone area (downtown) to be reassigned to BCHS.Bluffton HSThe zone loses the area north of the intersection of Hwy 170 and Hwy 462 to BCHS. It also loses to HHIHS the neighborhoods in the Sawmill Creek Road area, Colleton River Plantation, and Malphrus Road neighborhoods of Heritage Lakes, Olde Town Village, and Pine Forest.Hilton Head HS The zone adds the areas of Sawmill Creek Rd, Colleton Plantation, and the neighborhoods off of Malphrus Road.17

18. 18Distance from Yemassee to BCHS = 23 miDistance from Yemassee to WBECHS = 16 miAny student in the Sheldon/Dale/Lobeco area will have 7 miles less to travel to go to WBECHS as opposed to going to BCHS

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20. OPTION ADemographic Details20

21. The tables below show the Counts of Students currently living in the High School zones OPTION A. Note: this data does not address transfers.Students Grades 9-12Students Grades 8-1121

22. This table shows the anticipated enrollment under OPTION A using the counts of the current students in grades 8-11 and making the calculations for allowing the current 11th graders who live in the Whale Branch area to remain at Battery Creek HS for their senior year.Students Grades 8-1122

23. Option B Zone DescriptionsWhale Branch Early College HS No change from OPT A.Battery Creek HSThe zone would include the RSMS zone (minus the areas sent to WBECHS) and only that part of the Beaufort ES zone that currently attends BCHS. It also crosses the Broad River bridge to the intersection of Hwy 170 and Hwy 462 near the BJ-ACE school. It also includes the Port Royal ES zone.Beaufort HSThe zone remains essentially the same, except for the Port Royal ES zone area to be reassigned to BCHS.Bluffton HSNo change from OPT A.Hilton Head HS No change from OPT A.23

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26. OPTION BDemographic Details26

27. The tables below show the Counts of Students currently living in the High School zones OPTION B. Note: this data does not address transfers.Students Grades 9-12Students Grades 8-1127

28. This table shows the anticipated enrollment under OPTION B using the counts of the current students in grades 8-11 and making the calculations for allowing the current 11th graders who live in the Whale Branch area to remain at Battery Creek HS for their senior year.Students Grades 8-1128

29. Option C Zone DescriptionsWhale Branch Early College HS The zone would include all of the WBMS zone only.Battery Creek HS The zone would include the RSMS zone only.Beaufort HSThe zone remains the same.Bluffton HSThe zone remains the same.Hilton Head HS The zone remains the same.29

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32. OPTION CDemographic Details32

33. The tables below show the Counts of Students currently living in the High School zones OPTION C. Note: this data does not address transfers.Students Grades 9-12Students Grades 8-1133

34. This table shows the anticipated enrollment under OPTION C using the counts of the current students in grades 8-11 and making the calculations for allowing the current 11th graders who live in the Whale Branch area to remain at Battery Creek HS for their senior year.Students Grades 8-1134

35. Compare CURRENT zones to OPTIONSCURRENTOPTION A35OPTION BOPTION C