SPS Recommends Establishing APP at Jane Addams, Changing JAMS Feeder Schools, Co-Location

SPS Staff recommendations on Growth Boundaries were presented to the School Board tonight, and the documents have been posted to the SPS website. The Seattle Times has published an article about the growth boundaries proposals.


Two options given for housing programs in the Jane Addams building during the interim period (2014-2016).

 

Option 1:  Co‐house JAMS attendance area students and Jane Addams  K‐8 at Jane Addams 2014‐2016.  

Transition north end middle school  APP initially to John Marshall in 2014-15 and 2015-16; start two  pathways in 2016-17 school year.

2014-15 projected JAMS enrollment:  200 (preliminary) 

Interim portable need:  9-10 + quad modular core space

2015-16 projected JAMS enrollment:  380 (preliminary)

2015-16 interim portable need:  15-16 + quad modular core space

 

Option 2:  Co-house JAMS attendance area, transitioning middle school APP pathway students, 

and Jane Addams K‐8 students at Jane Addams 2014-2016.

2014-15 projected JAMS enrollment:  300 (preliminary)

2014-15 interim portable need:  12-13 + quad modular core space

2015-16 projected JAMS enrollment:  600 (preliminary)

2015-16 interim portable need:  22-23 + quad modular core space

 

[Staff Presentation, Slides 37-38]

 

One of two new APP middle school pathways to be located at Jane Addams. 

 

To address capacity issues in APP services, staff recommended two new North End pathways with guaranteed assignment:
1. Wilson Pacific Elementary --> Wilson Pacific MS -->Garfield (or to optional APP/IB at Ingraham)
2. Olympic Hills --> Jane Addams MS --> Garfield (or to  optional APP/IB at Ingraham)
[Staff Presentation, Slide 15]

As described above, there were two options given for housing this new APP location in the interim period.

 

Elementary school feeder pattern recommendation has been changed.

Staff recommended that the following elementary school reference areas feed to JAMS:  Cedar Park, John Rogers, Olympic Hills, and Olympic View. Sacajawea would not feed to JAMS as proposed last year, but to Eckstein.  Elementary reference area boundaries have been revised. Staff presented proposed maps, which are part of the handout posted to the SPS website.

Remember, these are only recommendations!  Make your opinion heard at the community meeting to discuss these recommendations at Nathan Hale High School Commons, September 24 from 6:30-8:00 PM. Please join us in supporting JAMS at this meeting!