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School Boundary Changes <br />The Everett School District. recognizes that school boundaries need to be modified <br />occasionally to respond to changes in student enrollment or educational programs. <br />Boundary changes can be an effective method of reducing the need for new school <br />construction, and often are necessary when new schools or classroom additions are built. <br />A good example of this occurred in Fall 2002, when the District implemented new <br />elementary school boundaries in response to a 6 classroom addition at Penny Creek <br />Elementary School and significant enrollment growth in the southern half of the District. <br />Boundary changes, however, can also be disruptive to the educational program and the <br />lives of students and their parents. Therefore, careful consideration of the following <br />should be given before implementing any boundary change: <br />• The potential negative and positive impacts of any proposed boundary changes <br />should be carefully evaluated. <br />• Boundary changes should be implemented only after appropriate discussions with <br />affected parties and careful consideration of alternative solutions. <br />• Boundary changes should be made in the context of long term solutions, and short <br />term solutions that do not address long term issues should be avoided. <br />• Natural or manmade barriers to safe and efficient transportation routes should be <br />taken into consideration. This applies to pedestrian as well as vehicular <br />transportation. <br />• It is important, especially at the elementary school level, that students be able to <br />attend schools located close to their own neighborhood, and all students living in <br />a neighborhood should attend the same schools if possible. <br />Everett School District 3 - 4 Capital Facilities Plan <br />