During its regular meeting on June 19, 2007, the CPSB accepted a report prepared by a board appointed focus group. Among the recommendations contained in the report, is to make J.S. Clark a primary feeder school to Booker T. Washington. It should be noted that acceptance of the report does not mean the board will ever take action on same. However, friends of BTW should track developments in this area very closely to insure that the board does in fact correct what is clearly an inequity.
Please remember it was in September, 2004 that District 3 board member Willie Burton first raised the issue of a feeder school for BTW. In response, the staff in fact redrew district lines and Mr. Burton introduced a motion to implement the new alignment in February, 2006.
However, there was a local uproar about the public not having had sufficient notice of the proposed changes. Mr. Burton pulled his motion in order to be fair and to make certain that everyone had appropriate notice. It was this issue that lead to the appointment of the focus group. The group was to look at broader district issues to include the BTW feeder matter.
A front page news story in The Times on June 19, 2007, said enrollment at BTW was 426 as of February, 2007. The enrollment was 443 when Burton first raised the issue (2004-05) and it fell to 432 (2005-2006). If the 426 figure is correct that takes us to (2006-07).
Obviously as the issue drags on, the situation becomes increasingly more serious for BTW.
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