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Discussion from 8/31

Group members: LaTonya Christine Zan Heidi

Problems - need to take into consideration whether they are truly weaknesses or they can be turned into opportunities, which are inevitable, and which do we want to control and how?

Issues needing to be addressed: -Across the district, free/reduced lunch percentage is high (48%) -Young population -High LEP (8.3%) in relation to % of latino (8.3%) and Native/Asian/Pacific Islander (3%) -Increasing Latino population -High rate of mobility -Low attendance rates -Low HS graduation rates -Lack of special education integration - no inclusion and 3 special education centers -Lots of elementary schools going into few middle and high schools, lots of extra resources being used to run large number of elementary schools, district only 158 square miles, why so many elementary schools? -History of conflict on the board -$9 million budget deficit -15 of 35 (or 39?) elementary schools are racially segregated

Opposition: -Taxpayers United - don't like the board, want controlled choice, advocate for use of magnet high schools -Teacher's association - very strong