HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-11-20 Joey Lorchor School overcrowding
Per West Ada School District, the following formula predicts how many most preventable. overcrowded, but it is the Development is not the only reason why schools become # of homes x
0.8 (per census data)/13 (K through 12)school aged children will be housed within a residential development:
Vanguard students108 new 135 units Mile High Pines 232 new students 291 units Foxcroft Schoolstudents for Meridian Middle * 3 school years = 474 new 158 Equals 158 students per school
year.2,063/13 2,063= 328+ 1,735.future developments already approvedEstimated new students from 1,735 108 Mile High Pines232 FoxcroftVanguard Village441Outer Banks412320
GatewayNewkirk222ESTIMATED NEW STUDENTS students222 new 278 units Newkirk students412 new 516 UnitsOuter Banks students320 new 400 unitsTen MileGateway at students328 new 410 unitsTanner
Creek 552 units 441 new students Village
School Name students.of those students will be middle school 4743 years. students in the area in 2additional 2,063bring an estimated total of approved residential developments will
Tanner Creek along with 6 already 287 students. over capacity by Meridian Middle School will be •12501,5374741,063Meridian Middle DistrictSchool West Ada of studentsEstimated Creekincluding
Tanner students with new Estimated # of new EducationDepartment of per Idaho State Current Enrollment
•livability, and sustainability.his development DOES NOT preserve our communities’ character, quality of life, T•This development DOES NOT reflect our communities’ vision for our future
children•Our Community DOES NOT value their children’s education being compromised. •Our community DOES NOT desire overcrowding their children’s schools•up.2,063 New Students in this
area is OVERWHELMING and our schools CANNOT keep •being built. School is already going to be over capacity before Tanner Creek is even finished Using West Ada County School District’s
formula we find that Meridian Middle
Meridian has only School Owyhee High School since 2016. built one High
Meridian has NOT built 38% over capacity a few years before 2028. students past capacity, it will already be at With Meridian Middle estimated to be at 474 since 2016. a new middle
school
Meridian has only built 1 (Pleasant View Elementary)elementary school out of 5 needed.
Current Reality as of 2023Failed-May 2023 West Ada School District’s $500 million levy •Failed-May 2020 West Ada School District $14 million levy •Pleasant View Elementary Built•Owyhee
High Built•Passed–March 2018 West Ada School District $95 million Bond •:
In Conclusion Please use your common sense and deny this development •Tanner Creek development. We can do better!There are plenty of better, low density, community friendly, family
friendly, and healthier options for the location of the •The Tanner Creek development is not suited for its location, our community, and the City of Meridian•density developments like
Tanner CreekCity of Meridian is unable to pass bonds for new schools in order to keep up with the population boom caused by high •All levels of Primary School are being overcrowded
because of high density developments like Tanner Creek•local elementary schools, Meridian Middle School, and Meridian High SchoolWest Ada School District’s formula for predicting the
increase in student population proves Tanner Creek is not good for •Development is not the only reason why schools become overcrowded, but it is the most preventable•
https://weblink.meridiancity.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=18Current Enrollment–Idaho State Department of Education list-https://idahoschools.org/districts/002/school2018-West Ada School
District School Facility Plan 20164478&dbid=0&repo=MeridianCity&cr=1