Prevent the transfer of Green Level HS enrollment areas

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The Issue

Due to the opening of Morrisville High School in 2027, WCPSS has decided to propose changing the base enrollment areas of areas of Green Level High School to Panther Creek High School. This change threatens Greystone and all neighborhoods above Morrisville Parkway and Green Hope School Road. These transfers cause violations of Board Policy 4150 for the following reasons: 

  1. Disruption of academic pathways.These transfers will threaten transferred students' academic continuity through disruption of multi-year AP, CTE, and specialized arts sequences.
  2. Capacity & Housing Growth
    WCPSS models fail to account for recent Town of Cary approvals of 650+ new housing units and active multi-family construction near Panther Creek. Reassigning established subdivisions now guarantees severe overcrowding and double-reassignment as new apartments lease up. If that doesn't fill enough space, they can also incorporate the enrollment area of Green Hope north of Morrisville Pkwy and west of Davis Drive, which would also unite Alston Ridge feeders and lessen burden on the 1000-student overburdened Green Hope HS.
  3. Transit & Safety Issues
    These transfers would route additional bus traffic through congested roads like NC-55 and McCrimmon Parkway, increasing transit time and district travel extensions, as well as the fact that many neighborhoods being transferred to Panther Creek are closer to Green Level. 
  4. Feeder & Community Splitting
    These transfers split established middle school graduating cohorts and
    fragments neighborhood lines, violating district proximity
    and community cohesion standards.

Some other reasons to sign against this change are the worse academic scores in Panther Creek as found in this  article, showing lower proficiency in reading and math.

So what is our demand?
Our demand is to prevent the transfer of base enrollment areas altogether - this will prevent any unfortunate effects of transferring students from Green Level to Panther Creek.

How does signing the petition help?

Community pressure will help get WCPSS to change their stance on  reassignment of base enrollment areas by showing popular disapproval. Our goal is 500 signatures and extended goal of 1000.

Other things you can do:

Fill out the District Thoughtexchange, attend the public hearing on October 20th to protest the draft, and share this petition to your friends and family in the area! It will help increase reach immensely. This includes your parents, your children, your family friends, groups, etc.

The Decision Makers

Jennifer Job
Jennifer Job
Wake County School Board- District 8
Responded
“Thank you for reaching out and sharing your feedback regarding the draft enrollment proposal. To ensure your specific suggestions and questions are officially recorded and reviewed by every member of the planning team and the Board of Education, please submit your feedback directly through our online forum. You can submit your comments, view full details and maps of the proposal, and check the schedule for upcoming information sessions and public hearings by visitingwww.wcpss.net/2027enrollmentproposal. We encourage you to follow along as the planning process moves forward and truly appreciate your active participation in this process. [Note: The Change.org Civic Engagement Team reaches out to decision makers to let them know about petitions in their community and to help facilitate engagement with supporters. The above was an email response we received regarding this petition.]”
Wake County School Board
8 Members
Christopher Heagarty
Wake County School Board - District 7
Tyler Swanson
Wake County School Board - District 9
Toshiba Rice
Wake County School Board - District 4
Jennifer Job
Local School Board

Supporter Voices

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