Pasco School Board To Proceed With Vote On West Boundaries

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – The Pasco County School announced via its Twitter page that the challenge to the school boundary process was dismissed Friday, May 18, paving the way for a vote on the boundary proposal.

The dismissal means the administrative hearing scheduled for May 24 has been canceled.

As a result, the school board will proceed to vote on the superintendent’s boundary proposal at a special board meeting Tuesday, May 29 at 9:30 a.m.

Pasco County parent Jim Stanley requested the administrative hearing, contending that the school district did not follow state procedures when it set its proposed west Pasco boundaries.

While setting new school attendance boundaries has long been a divisive process, establishing the west Pasco boundaries has been especially contentious, with the issue debated for nearly two years.

The main bone of contention is whether students from the Longleaf and Ellington subdivisions should be reassigned to Mitchell High and Seven Springs Middle schools.

Parents’ concerns range from overcrowding, the quality of the schools, the distance, the impact on home values and disrupting students.

Boundary Proposal Maps

2018-2019 West Side High School Map - Superintendent's Recommendation
2018-2019 West Side Middle School Map - Superintendent's Recommendation
2018-2019 West Side High School Map 5x - Staff Recommendation
2018-2019 West Side Middle School Map 5x - Staff Recommendation

Boundary Proposal Data

2018-2019 West Side High School Map Student Data - Superintendent's Recommendation
2018-2019 West Side Middle School Map Student Data - Superintendent's Recommendation
2018-2019 West Side High School Map 5x (Staff Recommendation) Student Data
2018-2019 West Side Middle School Map 5x (Staff Recommendation) Student Data
Projected Student Population Growth Data for West Side Schools

West Side Schools Questions and Answers

Public Comments for Proposed Boundary Changes

• Public Comments Part 1
• Public Comments Part 2
• Public Comments Part 3
• Public Comments Part 4
• Public Comments Part 5
• Public Comments Part 6

Alternative Proposals, Requests and Staff Communication

Alternative Map Proposal - Deary, C

• Response to Alternative Map Proposal - Deary, C

Alternative Map Proposal - Dunning, J

• Response to Alternative Map Proposal - Dunning, J

Alternative Map Proposal 2 - Dunning, J

• Response to Alternative Map Proposal 2 - Dunning, J

Request for workshop - Ciske, T

• Response to Request for workshop - Ciske, T

Request for workshop - Dunning, J

• Response to Request for workshop - Dunning, J

Request for workshop - Stanley, J

• Response to Request for workshop - Stanley, J

Image via Pasco County School District