2020-12-16 West Ada School DistrictEST.
December 16, 2020
City of Meridian
33 E Broadway Ave., Ste. 102
Meridian, ID 83642
Vicenza North Subdivision
File No. H-2020-0108
Dear Planners:
West Ada
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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 118 (_ # homes x 0.7 student
generation rate) school aged children. Approval of the Vicenza North Subdivision will affect enrollments at the following
schools in West Ada District:
Enrollment
Capacity
Miles
Dev. to school
Pleasant View Elementary 368
650
1.8
Star Middle School 709
1000
3.9
**Meridian High School** 1914
2075
3.5
**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.
New 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 developerto 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.
Si erel ,
Joe Yochum
Assistant Superintendent — Operations
West Ada School District