The Charleston County School District Board of Trustees is voting to convert James Simons from partial magnet to constituent magnet 

What this means: 

Partial magnet James Simons: Anyone in the county can apply for PreK-8, but if you live in the neighborhood school zone then your child does not need to apply to attend for grades K-8.

Constituent magnet James Simons: Only students living downtown in D20 would be able to apply, no students could simply walk into the school because it is their neighborhood school. 

What we want: To remain as a partial magnet Montessori school.

What we believe: That changing to constituent magnet will decrease the racial and economic diversity of the school and remove an important option for families that are committed to a downtown Montessori school but do not necessarily live downtown. 

What you can do: Sign and share the petition. Come to the CCSD Board Meeting when this topic is discussed (this could be as early as Dec. 16th, see agendas https://www.ccsdschools.com/Page/1254 Every person that wants to make a public comments gets 2 minutes. We will also post updates to this petition to inform you when this item will come before the board.

For more information: Visit https://jamessimonsbulletin.school.blog/

Who we are: We are parents at James Simons

Co-signers:  Dan McGlinn, Maurine Gilmore, Bethany Nemitz, Aaron Whitney, Danica Whitney, Ian Gleason, Kimberly Gleason, Gia Lee, Matt Lee, Lauren Sanchez, Enan Parezo, Jenn Parezo, Thomas Naselaris, Zoë Naselaris.