Facility Utilization Study/Redistricting 2012-2013

Dear Walled Lake Consolidated School District Parents/Guardians and Staff:

After five months of arduous committee work and ongoing communication with parents, community members, and District staff, the Board of Education, at a special meeting, Thursday, February 16, 2012, voted to implement Redistricting Plan B/C for the 2012-2013 school year. Additionally, they concluded that transfer and Schools of Choice students will remain in their current schools and Walnut Creek will become the middle school for all Glengary students. With the decision to adopt Plan B/C, we recognize there is no perfect solution; however, we will work together to embrace this change.

Although Board of Education members were not on the Redistricting Committee, they were actively informed throughout the process. The Board thoroughly analyzed the three plans presented by the Redistricting Committee; listened to feedback; reviewed all correspondence relative to redistricting; talked with stakeholders about the plans; reviewed the detailed information involving neighborhoods, zones, student population trends, special student needs, preschool, transportation, transfer and Schools of Choice concerns; and, examined other intricacies of the plans.

I am grateful for the leadership and dedication of both Mr. Chris Delgado, Deputy Superintendent, and the entire Redistricting Committee for their countless hours of work attending the Redistricting Committee meetings, three community input sessions, and many hours of reviewing and analyzing data.

As a District, we now focus on ensuring a smooth transition for Maple and Twin Beach Elementary School communities as well as for all students, families, and staff members who will attend new schools in the 2012-2013 school year. I assure you that as students are resilient, our staff well-trained, and our parents supportive, each of our schools will make this a success on behalf of every child we serve.

Recognizing that there are many questions regarding transfers and Schools of Choice students, please note the following timelines:

Transfer Requests: From March 5-30, the District will accept “transfer” requests from Walled Lake Schools’ families who wish to request a placement other than the school they are assigned to attend for next school year. The form is on the website in the Enrollment, Redistricting, and School News areas.

Schools of Choice: The District will not accept elementary Schools of Choice students, with the exception of siblings of current students, for the 2012-2013 school year. Schools of Choice applications for grades 6-10 will be accepted from March 5-30, only; with a limited number of seats available.

As always we welcome your comments, questions, concerns, and praise.  You may easily provide any of these by sending an email to info@wlcsd.org. We appreciate your support of Walled Lake Schools and our collaboration on behalf of our most precious resource, our children.

Respectfully,

Kenneth Gutman
Superintendent of Schools

Resources

• Ten Tips for Adjusting to a New School
• Helping Children Transition to a New School
• Transitions Phase One
• Revised Walled Lake Schools' Feeder Pattern Chart
• Enrollment

The Walled Lake Consolidated School District is embarking on a Redistricting 2012-2013 process. All of the documents related to the process will be linked below.

As always we welcome your comments, questions, concerns, and praise.  You may easily provide any of these by sending an email to info@wlcsd.org or toredistricting@wlcsd.org. We appreciate your support of Walled Lake Schools and our collaboration on behalf of our children.

Redistricting Related Documentation 

• Committee and Community Redistricting Meeting List
• Link to Superintendent’s letter Oct. 6, 2011
• Link to Board of Education Presentation, Oct. 6, 2011