Comments on: Carmel Valley: Lack of room for kindergarten population at area school a growing problem http://www.delmartimes.net/2011/08/02/carmel-valley-lack-of-room-for-kindergarten-population-at-area-school-a-growing-problem/ The Latest News from the Community of Del Mar Sat, 25 May 2013 16:35:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Mark Kelley http://www.delmartimes.net/2011/08/02/carmel-valley-lack-of-room-for-kindergarten-population-at-area-school-a-growing-problem/#comment-283622 Mark Kelley Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:20:18 +0000 http://delmartimes.mscsddev.com/?p=26006#comment-283622 This happened at Ashely Falls years ago as well. At that time anybody in the district could go to any school in the district irrespective of their home location - which was rather senseless. Ideally there would be some set of concentric rings around each school with decreasing levels of priority so as to maximize the probability that children who are truly in walking distance are given the highest priority. That's the best for the environment and the best for the health of our kids. If you are getting into a car to drive your children to school what real difference does it make if it is 1.5 miles or 3.5 miles away? This happened at Ashely Falls years ago as well. At that time anybody in the district could go to any school in the district irrespective of their home location – which was rather senseless. Ideally there would be some set of concentric rings around each school with decreasing levels of priority so as to maximize the probability that children who are truly in walking distance are given the highest priority. That's the best for the environment and the best for the health of our kids. If you are getting into a car to drive your children to school what real difference does it make if it is 1.5 miles or 3.5 miles away?

]]> By: earlyretirement http://www.delmartimes.net/2011/08/02/carmel-valley-lack-of-room-for-kindergarten-population-at-area-school-a-growing-problem/#comment-262240 earlyretirement Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:49:41 +0000 http://delmartimes.mscsddev.com/?p=26006#comment-262240 Does anyone know how bad this problem is in Poway Unified? I know for Willow Grove Elementary for Pre School there was a waiting list of 20+ students trying to get in. The principal emailed me and told me although they had a waiting list earlier this year for Kindergarden, fortunately all families were accommodated. We bought a house in Santaluz just a few blocks away and part of the reason was to send our kids to Willow Grove. It would be horrible if they weren't able to go there, especially since the CFD (Mello Roos) is so expensive in that area and was used to help build these schools. Does anyone know how bad this problem is in Poway Unified? I know for Willow Grove Elementary for Pre School there was a waiting list of 20+ students trying to get in.

The principal emailed me and told me although they had a waiting list earlier this year for Kindergarden, fortunately all families were accommodated. We bought a house in Santaluz just a few blocks away and part of the reason was to send our kids to Willow Grove. It would be horrible if they weren't able to go there, especially since the CFD (Mello Roos) is so expensive in that area and was used to help build these schools.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.delmartimes.net/2011/08/02/carmel-valley-lack-of-room-for-kindergarten-population-at-area-school-a-growing-problem/#comment-195637 Kathy Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:17:02 +0000 http://delmartimes.mscsddev.com/?p=26006#comment-195637 Why is the district not eliminating it's grandfathering policy. When the schools south of the 56 freeway first opened, they wanted students so opened up to all DMUSD students and got lots of families north of the 56. Those families were allowed to grandfather in all siblings, so conceivable for a decade could be sending kids to the schools south of the 56 which are outside of their attendance boundary. The schools south of the 56 then became full, so the excess kids were send to schools north of the 56. You just need to sit and watch the cars on El Camino Real and Carmel Country Road around 8am and at 2:30pm and see them each crossing over to drop off and pick up their kids. One of the 7/11 Committee analyses documented how many kids this includes and how elminating this policy could change each schools census. DMUSD needs to address this first and allow kids to attend their home school so they can get to know their neighbors and to reduce the car traffic of parent taxis. Why is the district not eliminating it's grandfathering policy. When the schools south of the 56 freeway first opened, they wanted students so opened up to all DMUSD students and got lots of families north of the 56. Those families were allowed to grandfather in all siblings, so conceivable for a decade could be sending kids to the schools south of the 56 which are outside of their attendance boundary. The schools south of the 56 then became full, so the excess kids were send to schools north of the 56. You just need to sit and watch the cars on El Camino Real and Carmel Country Road around 8am and at 2:30pm and see them each crossing over to drop off and pick up their kids. One of the 7/11 Committee analyses documented how many kids this includes and how elminating this policy could change each schools census. DMUSD needs to address this first and allow kids to attend their home school so they can get to know their neighbors and to reduce the car traffic of parent taxis.

]]> By: Rick http://www.delmartimes.net/2011/08/02/carmel-valley-lack-of-room-for-kindergarten-population-at-area-school-a-growing-problem/#comment-192323 Rick Sat, 06 Aug 2011 08:16:04 +0000 http://delmartimes.mscsddev.com/?p=26006#comment-192323 I am so glad you wrote this story. I live one block away from the school and I can't get my son into 1st grade because of the waiting list. The school is across the street and I can't enroll my son? I now have to drive our of the area. This is so wrong! I am so glad you wrote this story. I live one block away from the school and I can't get my son into 1st grade because of the waiting list. The school is across the street and I can't enroll my son? I now have to drive our of the area. This is so wrong!

]]> By: gonline http://www.delmartimes.net/2011/08/02/carmel-valley-lack-of-room-for-kindergarten-population-at-area-school-a-growing-problem/#comment-192303 gonline Sat, 06 Aug 2011 07:47:26 +0000 http://delmartimes.mscsddev.com/?p=26006#comment-192303 This is so WRONG. I called to see if I could get my child entrolled in the school and there is a year wait. I enrolled him at a local provite school. I am so happy! The OCEAN AIR staff was really rude and the class size is 30 per class. This is so WRONG. I called to see if I could get my child entrolled in the school and there is a year wait. I enrolled him at a local provite school. I am so happy! The OCEAN AIR staff was really rude and the class size is 30 per class.

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