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1950 SCHOOL DISTRICT
December 17, 2020
City of Meridian
33 E Broadway Ave., Ste. 102
Meridian, ID 83642
RE: Tetherow Crossing Subdivision
File No. H-2020-0112
Dear Planners:
Joint School District No. 2 (dba West Ada School District) has experienced significant and sustained growth in student
enrollment during the last ten years. Many of our schools throughout the district are operating at or above capacity. Based
on U.S. census data, we can predict that these homes, when completed, will house 32 (= # homes x 0.7 student generation
rate) school aged children. Approval of the Tetherow Crossing Subdivision will affect enrollments at the following schools
in West Ada District:
Hunter Elementary
Sawtooth Middle School
**Rocky Mountain High School**
Enrollment
Capacity
Miles
(Dev. to School)
504
675
1.6
905
1000
.5
2412
1800
1.6
**Due to the abundant amount of growth in the area, West Ada is actively building new schools, and boundaries are
always changing. These future students could potentially attend Owyhee High School. **
West Ada School District supports economic growth; however, growth fosters the need for additional school capacity. In
order to meet the need for additional school capacity, West Ada School District will accept the donation of land
appropriate for a school site. Passage of a bond issue will be required prior to the commencement of new school
construction.
If this development is approved residents cannot be assured of attending the neighborhood school as it may be necessary
to bus students to available classrooms across the district. The safety of our students is our first and foremost priority.
With this in mind, we ask that you encourage the developer to provide safe walkways, bike baths and pedestrian access
for our students. School capacity and transportation is addressed in Idaho Code 67-6508 - future development will
continue to have an impact on the district's capacity.
tcer ely,,
Joe Yochum
Assistant Superintendent — Operations
West Ada School District