Sunday, May 31, 2009

It's a Done Deal

Last Thursday, the Henrico School Board unanimously adopted Pairing 3 as the new school attendance boundaries that will take effect fall 2010.

This option moves Oldhouse Run and the entire Pemberton Corridor to Freeman HS. OHR will stay at Jackson Davis ES and Byrd MS.

Thanks to all that wrote letters and emails, made calls, submitted feedback online, walked the neighborhood and attended meetings. Though we are being pulled out of Godwin our effort was strong and remained positive until the end.

Freeman is a good school - and the students and parents along Pemberton will only make it better!

Godwin's loss will be Freeman's gain.

Go Rebels!

Monday, May 25, 2009

New Pairing 3 and Online Questionnaire

The Henrico Co School Board has revised Pairing 3 following feedback received during public hearings 2 weeks ago.

Shocker... Pairing 3 still moves us to Freeman.

You can view the revised map here.

The County is also seeking public comment on all maps through tomorrow, May 26.

Click here to complete the questionnaire.

For reference, the only map that keeps us at Godwin is Pairing 2.

The School Board will vote on a final set of boundaries this coming Thursday, May 28. Meeting starts at 7:00pm at the County School Board office located on Nine Mile Road in the East End.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Online Forum - Last Chance to Voice Your Opinion!

Henrico County is currently seeking public comment on the 3 redistricting pairings.

Pairing #2 is the ONLY option that keeps OHR at Godwin. Pairings #1 and #3 re-zone the entire Pemberton Corridor to Freeman.

An online questionnaire is available NOW through noon on Monday, May 18 - please fill it out!

Information and maps for the three pairings as well as information about the redistricting public hearings can be found here or by clicking the pairing information to the right.

Voice your opinion! Please take a moment and consider how a changing our High School could impact our neighborhood, families, K-12 feeder patterns and our current middle/high school students transitioning.

RTD: Henrico school redistricting hearing draws 400

Click here to read the story.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

School Board Public Hearing @ Godwin on May 13

The School Board will host a series of public hearings next week to discuss the 3 redistricting pairings currently under consideration.

There is a real chance that OHR and the rest of the Pemberton Corridor could be re-zoned to Freeman. If you want to STAY AT GODWIN, please plan to attend the May 13 public hearing.

Wednesday, May 13
6:00-8:00pm
Godwin High School Gymnasium
2101 Pump Road
Henrico, VA 23238

We need a BIG showing at the May 13 hearing. Email Laura Hennig if you plan to attend.

If you can’t make it on May 13, click here for information on two other hearings scheduled.

We can see the finish line, but it’s NOT OVER YET! The Henrico County School Board will cast their final vote on the new attendance boundaries during their scheduled meeting on Thursday, May 28, 2009.

Friday, May 1, 2009

The New Pairing #3 - OHR goes to Freeman

Yesterday, the School Board was presented with a third redistricting pairing prepared by HCPS planning staff. Pairing #3 moves the Pemberton Corridor from Godwin HS to Freeman. Our Elementary and Middle Schools remain the same - Davis and Byrd.

A public comment period is set to begin today where citizens can leave feedback online for the now 3 pairings. If you want to STAY AT GODWIN... where this neighborhood has attended for 28 years... show your support for Pairing #2!

Click here to go to the HCPS website for more info.

Click here for news coverage from the April 30 School Board meeting.

Stay tuned for more information.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Foreshadowing..?

Click here to watch a brief piece NBC12 ran on the impacts of school redistricting on parents and kids.

Take note of the mention at the very beginning about moving students from Godwin to Freeman.

Call it foreshadowing, because yesterday the School Board was presented with the 2 redistricting pairings. There was lengthy discussion among the School Board members of certain "issues" they are aware of with the current maps. In particular, the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road came up to be MOVED from Godwin to help raise low enrollment numbers at Freeman.

In fact, Lisa Marshall (our School Board member) raised the point to move us!

Moving OHR and the neighborhoods along Pemberton Road to Freeman is a REAL THREAT!!!!

If this bothers you, MAKE SOME NOISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It ain't over folks. Contact the School Board TODAY and ask them to keep us at Godwin!

Here are email addresses for the School Board:

lamarshall@henrico.k12.va.us
jwmontgomery@henrico.k12.va.us
lbagby@henrico.k12.va.us
linda.mcbride@henrico.k12.va.us
ddwinston@henrico.k12.va.us

Do something today, because tomorrow may be too late.