Establish a clear list of criteria for making boundary decisions: District leaders will create a list of criteria for measuring and comparing different scenarios. For instance, one of the goals of this review is to help long-range planning by looking at balancing out enrollment. One or more criteria for this review may include how to measure a balanced and efficiently spread out enrollment. MMSD will document and share these metrics with stakeholders to ensure transparency in the decision process. ● Establish a clear decision matrix: MMSD will create a clear plan for how decisions will be made, including what group(s) will need to approve any final recommendations. ● Set up working groups: This review will need to review initial scenarios and gather community feedback. A working group(s) will help to bring in community voice in the decision process and community outreach strategies after the district makes decisions. ● Keep high school boundaries/feeder patterns intact, pending an initial review: MMSD will need to do an initial review of long-term enrollment at the high school attendance area level. If there are no pressing long-term enrollment considerations at the high school level, this review will hold high school attendance areas constant and analyze middle and elementary school boundary changes. ● Contract with an outside organization that specializes in boundary review: MMSD will contract with an organization to conduct this review work. Bringing in an outside organization helps to utilize industry expertise and helps to ensure the work meets the proposed timeline.
