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Show High school reaction panels report contrasting findings students currently being bused to Davis High would still be bused to Bountiful. Call qualified his argument saying say-ing that clear, definitive figures on transportation costs are not yet available but were being prepared. that because of the "considerable input," the Bountiful panel developed de-veloped a four-point recommendation. recommenda-tion. The group agreed that Bountiful students living between 400 North and Center Street and 800 East and 500 West should attend Bountiful High. "We believe their inclusion into the Bountiful High School student body is well considered both by reason of community ties and geographical distances." The panel disagreed, however, with the proposal regarding the south and west boundary between Bountiful High and Woods Cross and urged that the existing boundary boun-dary be maintained with one exception. excep-tion. "I don't know if the district is aware of this, but the South Davis and Mueller Park Junior High School boundaries do not align with the Woods Cross and Bountiful High boundaries," said Wilson. "It eliminates a small section. "If your proposal should go through, that means the first year only five students out of Mueller Park will be going to Woods Cross and that's all." The panel recommended that the boundary be redrawn beginning at 2200 South and Orchard Erive and following the South Davis-Mueller Park boundary along Orchard Drive SEE FINDINGS PG. C-12. By G.B.HART FAR M I NGT ON --Re action panels appointed to receive public input concerning high school boundary boun-dary changes presented contrasting views in a meeting July 9; however, they did seem to agree on one thing that a more in-depth study should be conducted. The panels, representing Bountiful, Boun-tiful, Davis, Viewmont and Woods Cross High Schools, presented the results of their three-week study in an open meeting held at Davis School District offices in Farm-in Farm-in gt on. Each panel was specifically assigned as-signed to collect public input concerning con-cerning a boundary change proposal presented by Dr. Reed Call. Call was appointed last year by the Davis County School Board to conduct an independent study determining de-termining what high school boundary boun-dary changes would alleviate pressure at Davis High and cause the least amount of disruption to present and future high school students. Call explained that according to his research, the least disruptive change would be to take South Farmington students from what he called the overcrowded Davis High School and move them to the underutilized under-utilized Bountiful High. "Now that is the least disruptive in terms or ine wnoie numocr 01 kids that are going to be affected," said Call. Call hesitantly suggested that Woods Cross residents who currently current-ly attend Bountiful High be transferred trans-ferred to Woods Cross. His suggestion sugges-tion specifically referred to students living in an area called "the wedge" located between Mill Creek and 2200 South and between Highway 106 and 100 East, stretching stret-ching to 1400 South and 75 East and from 1800 South and Orchard Drive to 2200 South. These students would be moved to Woods Cross to make enough room for students transferred to Bountiful from other areas. "I'm still having a little trouble with moving the Bountiful students to Woods Cross,' said Call. Both he and District Superintendent Richard Kendell agreed that the " deciding factor would probably be the addition of classrooms in Bountiful Boun-tiful High through completion of unfinished areas. Call also argued that his suggestion sugges-tion would probably be the most cost effective because Farmington Findings CONT. FROM PG.A-4 to North Canyon Road, then east to Davis Blvd. and finally north to Muir Elementary where the line would rejoin the existing boundary. The panel also suggested a buffer zone consisting of the boundary and immediate streets allowing students who live within the buffer zone to select which high school they would like to attend. |
