Dear Neighbors-
Wake County's newly proposed draft school assignment plan divides
Conn Elementary's traditional base among three schools.
Starting from Lions Park on Bennett Street, all of the Belvidere
Park and Woodcrest addresses I have spot-checked are now zoned to
Joyner Elementary. This includes houses along Plainview Avenue that
adjoin Conn's property, sitting right at the school's rear-entrance
crosswalk. In addition, the Mordecai and Pilot Mills neighborhoods,
also long a part of Conn's base, are now zoned to Underwood
Elementary.
These assignments ignore walk zones and neighborhood boundaries
(both cited as zoning priorities), add unnecessary transportation
costs, and undermine the strong and growing neighborhood commitment
to Conn.
This issue is of obvious importance to families with young
children. It also has implications for continuity and connections
across our neighborhoods and affects whether they are seen as
appealing places to live.
The county is seeking feedback on the proposed changes. Now is the
time to unite around our neighborhood school. Whether you are a
parent or just interested in our community, please share your
thoughts on maintaining Conn's base with the school board through
this link:
http://www.wcpss.net/news/2012_sept21_address_lookup/
You can also use this link to check assignments by street address.
A Google group has been set up to facilitate discussion of this
issue. Please join through this link to stay informed:
https://groups.google.com/d/forum/connbase
Thank you!
Kelly Turner
Tonsler Drive