As part of the Student Assignment Plan (.pdf), the Seattle Public Schools will release the new attendance area boundary maps on October 6th. The plan, which was approved in June, gave the district the green light to draw boundaries around each school so students will know where he or she will go to elementary, middle and high school based on their address. There will be no more district-wide open enrollment to apply for schools.
Some Ballard parents are concerned because there’s been speculation that Magnolia and Queen Anne high schoolers will be assigned to Ballard, while Ballard-area high schoolers will be sent to Ingraham.
The attendance area maps will be released here once a School Board workshop gets underway at 4 p.m. on Oct. 6th. The district will hold informational meetings throughout the city to hear feedback on the attendance areas. The meeting for our area will be held at Ballard High School from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on October 14th. The School Board will vote on the map on November 18th. The entire plan will be implemented in phases starting in the 2010-2011 school year.