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Chris Johnson
From:Justin Endow <j.m.endow@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, October 02, 2018 12:20 PM
To:citycouncil
Subject:Owyhee High
Members of the City Council,
I am a parent in the West Ada district with two children who will attend RHMS, the first enrolling in the
2021-22 school year. I also grew up in the old Meridian School District, attending McMillan Elementary,
Lowell Scott, and Centennial High. As a student and as a parent, I've experienced first hand both the
difficulties of overcrowdedness, and the positive effect of having overcrowdedness temporarily relieved. In
considering what the families in this part of the district will see in terms of population growth over the next
few years, it is imperative that Owyhee High School remain on track to open as soon as possible. Please
consider this when determining whether the district can use the proposed site for the high school.
The past few years we've seen rapid subdivision growth west of Linder Road north of the freeway, and that
growth continues unabated to this day. As you know, Rocky and the middle schools that feed it are at or
over capacity--and the district already had to redraw lines to relieve Herita ge Middle. In the next three years,
continued home construction will cause Rocky and our other high schools to hit critical mass.
Several of my Centennial classmates are teachers and administrators in the district now, and they echo this
sentiment--the sooner the school opens, the better off our kids will be for longer. If we have to wait a year or
two more to sort out a site for construction to begin, Rocky and our other high schools will continue to
become more overcrowded and our kids will suffer in the classroom. By the time we actually get Owyhee
built, the district will need funds to build another school right away. This isn't the proper way to deliver on
the promises the district makes when it asks taxpayers for money in bonds, and it will certainly raise
questions about whether community leaders are really committed to our children as they greenlight the
massive home construction projects around Meridian.
I implore you to provide the district the ability to begin building Owyhee High, and help th em deliver on the
promise of providing our kids with the education resources, infrastructure, and reasonable class sizes they
deserve.
Thank you,
Justin Endow
4196 N. Buckstone Pl
Meridian, ID 83646
208-869-6567