October 9, 2013

SUHSD Re-draws Attendance Boundaries

Following a report from Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, Sequoia Union High School District redrew it’s attendance boundaries to begin the 2015-2016 school year. All East Palo Alto students would now attend high school at Menlo-Atherton High School, the closest, open high school to East Palo Alto.

This is the boundary for High Schools that exists today.

References

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area; Bingham McCutchen LLP (July 2013). "Pushing the Line: Addressing the Inequities in Sequoia Union High School District's Student Assignment Plan" (PDF).

Sequoia Union High School District Minutes. 25 September 2013. Discussion regarding Attendance Boundaries of M-A. https://www.seq.org/documents/Board%20of%20Trustees/General%20Information/2013-14%20Agendas%20Background%20and%20Minutes/10-09-13%20Minutes.pdf

9 Oct 2013. Approval of AR5116.1 allowing open enrollment transfers and setting joint Board Meeting with Ravenswood. https://www.seq.org/documents/Board%20of%20Trustees/General%20Information/2013-14%20Agendas%20Background%20and%20Minutes/10-23-13%20Minutes.pdf

22 Jan 2014. Special meeting of SUHSD. https://www.seq.org/documents/Board%20of%20Trustees/General%20Information/2013-14%20Agendas%20Background%20and%20Minutes/01-22-14%20Minutes.pdf

Image: Menlo Park Almanac Online Anonymous "Joe Q Public" Comments 2013