http://www.wcpss.net/news/2012_sept21_address_lookup/ they are moving away from nodes and into neighborhood designations. watch this video of the presentation of the new plan at a school board meeting for more details. They are not making anyone change schools, according to the video, but rather letting people finish where they are and the change to the new districting. The video was highly informative (though not riveting). -Jessica 1405 Marlborough On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 7:37 AM, Vanessa Van Horn &lt;vanhorn.vanessa(a)gmail.com > "it looks like Marlborough is the cutoff. we are still districted for > ligon and enloe." > > This is strange considering we are in the same 'node' 75.1: > > http://www.wcpss.net/school-directory/attendance-maps/536_E_POWELL_ES__2011… > > In fact it looks like assignment is now based by neighborhood and not > node? I plugged in 2213 vs 2219 Rumson (neighbors) and discovered that's > the line. > > The top of the hill on Rumson shifts to Lockwood and those addresses stay > at Powell, but the woodcrest addresses on Rumson along with the homes on > Barksdale are reassigned to Joyner as well despite being in the same node. > > Homes are listed by their subdivision under Property Description in real > estate data account summary. Are nodes out now? > > Thanks, Vanessa > 2248 Rumson Rd > > > On Sep 27, 2012, at 10:30 PM, Jessica Bowen wrote: > > it looks like Marlborough is the cutoff. we are still districted for ligon > and enloe. > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 9:30 PM, Vanessa Van Horn < > vanhorn.vanessa(a)gmail.com> >> This proposal also would reassign Powell ES students to Joyner, from >> Ligon to Daniels and Enloe to Broughton. >> >> We live just a half mile from Powell as well and walk nearly everyday. >> >> Parents please check, comment and share your concerns! >> >> Best, Vanessa >> 2248 Rumson Rd >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 25, 2012, at 8:56 PM, Kelly Swanson Turner &lt;kelly(a)mcbug.net&gt; >>> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> East-CAC mailing list >> East-CAC(a)eastraleigh.org >> http://www.eastraleigh.org/mailman/listinfo/east-cac >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> East-CAC mailing list >> East-CAC(a)eastraleigh.org >> http://www.eastraleigh.org/mailman/listinfo/east-cac >> >> > >