Board Of Education In Union County NC. Places Enrollment Cap On 3 Schools

I know a lot of families move because of school assignments. Last week the Union County Public School Board of Education voted on something I have never heard done before. In a 7-2 vote they voted to place an enrollment cap on three schools in Union County. What this means is that if your child is slated for one of these three schools and you move into that school district after November 13, 2013 your child will not be attending the school that is assigned to them because these schools have reached their enrollment cap. The schools affected by this and the new schools children will be bussed to are: Kensington Elementary School will now be reassigned to Waxhaw Elementary School. Students new to Marvin Ridge Middle School will now be reassigned to Parkwood Middle School and students new to Porter Ridge Middle School will now be reassigned to Piedmont Middle School. According to the Union County Public School website this enrollment cap will exist until such time as the Board of Education approves a student reassignment plan to alleviate the overcrowding in these schools. There is no timetable set for this to take place. In fact this decision caught parents and educators completely by surprise. Apparently the enrollment figures were higher than anticipated causing this issue to be addressed now versus in the summer months. Another twist to this which can have an effect on families moving into one of those school boundaries is if your child attend an elementary school and would be going to one of the middle schools the following year you are NOT grandfathered in. So if you move into the school boundaries for one of those schools after November 13, 2013 there is no guarantee your child will attend those schools the following year or year after until the Board of Education decides what to do with overcrowding at those schools.... Dave diCecco Realtor/Broker Helen Adams Realty Cell: 704-519-7895 ddicecco@helenadamsrealty.com www.davedicecco.com