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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWest Ada School DistrictWestAdaSCHOOLDISTRICTNovember92018CityofMeridian33EBroadwayAveSte102MeridianID83642DearPlannersJointSchoolDistrictNo2UbaWestAdaSchoolDistricthasexperiencedsignificantandsustainedgrowthinstudentenrollmentduringthelasttenyearsManyofourschoolsthroughoutthedistrictareoperatingatorabovecapacityBasedonUScensusdatawecanpredictthatthesehomeswhencompletedwillhouse254homesx08percensusdataschoolagedchildrenApprovaloftheJumpCreekSubdivisionPhase3willaffectenrollmentsatthefollowingschoolsinWestAdaDistrictEnrollmentCapacityPonderosaElementary660650StarMiddleSchool5851000MeridianHighSchool19132400WestAdaSchoolDistrictsupportseconomicgrowthhowevergrowthfosterstheneedforadditionalschoolcapacityInordertomeettheneedforadditionalschoolcapacityWestAdaSchoolDistrictwillacceptthedonationoflandappropriateforaschoolsitePassageofabondissuewillberequiredpriortothecommencementofnewschoolconstructionNewresidentscannotbeassuredofattendingtheneighborhoodschoolasitmaybenecessarytobusstudentstoavailableclassroomsacrossthedistrictThesafetyofourstudentsisourfirstandforemostpriorityWiththisinmindweaskthatyouencouragethedevelopertoprovidesafewalkwaysbikebathsandpedestrianaccessforourstudentsSchoolcapacityandtransportationisaddressedinIdahoCode676508futuredevelopmentwillcontinuetohaveanimpactonthedistrictscapacityncerelyJoeYocurnAssistantSuperintendentOperationsWestAdaSchoolDistrict