School transfer deadline approaching
Last February, Superintendent Dawn Tarzian and the Corvallis School Board decided to end the open enrollment policy in the CSD509J school district. Previously, kids could be enrolled at any school within the district, as long as there was room, on a first-come-first-enrolled basis. After Linus Pauling Middle School and the new Corvallis High School were built, however, there was a mad influx to each of these schools, leaving Cheldelin Middle School and Crescent Valley High School with student deficits -- 100 students at Cheldelin and 300 students at Crescent Valley.
Good news, if you want your children to attend Cheldelin or Crescent Valley: You won't have any difficulty enrolling your kids. Bad news, if you want your kids to attend virtually any other school in the district, unless you happen to live within the district boundaries (PDF) for that specific school.
If you want your children to attend a school other than the one in your neighborhood, you need to apply for a transfer before January 19, 2007. Conveniently enough, you can do this online. We prefer the academic options at Crescent Valley, but currently live within the CHS boundaries, so we've already gone through the process in anticipation of Corvallist kid's entry into high school next year. It was simple. However, we aren't attempting to enroll in a high-demand school. If you are in that situation, fill out the transfer form and then cross your fingers, because open spots will be assigned by lottery. If your request is denied, you can appeal, but you'll have to come up with a fairly compelling reason.
Good news, if you want your children to attend Cheldelin or Crescent Valley: You won't have any difficulty enrolling your kids. Bad news, if you want your kids to attend virtually any other school in the district, unless you happen to live within the district boundaries (PDF) for that specific school.
If you want your children to attend a school other than the one in your neighborhood, you need to apply for a transfer before January 19, 2007. Conveniently enough, you can do this online. We prefer the academic options at Crescent Valley, but currently live within the CHS boundaries, so we've already gone through the process in anticipation of Corvallist kid's entry into high school next year. It was simple. However, we aren't attempting to enroll in a high-demand school. If you are in that situation, fill out the transfer form and then cross your fingers, because open spots will be assigned by lottery. If your request is denied, you can appeal, but you'll have to come up with a fairly compelling reason.
posted by Corvallist at
9:44 PM
4 Comments:
I wonder if Tarzian and the district have taken any steps to counter the perceived lower desirability of Cheldelin and CV? I imagine some parents voted with their feet just over perceptions associated with the new facilities, but as you point out – there are some academic differences between the two sets of schools.
We happen to be in the CV zone, with a sophomore at CHS and an eighth-grader at LPMS. We’re hoping our eighth-grader gets into CHS by virtue of her sibling’s status, but the process is murky. Our logic in wanting LPMS/CHS stemmed from our prior neighborhood (we only moved about 6 blocks, but crossed Walnut), our desire to keep the kids with a peer group they’ve known since kindergarten, and simple convenience; CHS & LPMS are a walkable distance, but CV is anything but convenient even though a CV bus runs through our neighborhood.
Ultimately, we are fortunate that all the schools in the district are pretty good. Even the ones that struggle are applying creative resources to address their problems. I’m frustrated by the curmudgeons who don’t support school bond issues and whine about school funding. They fail to recognize that good schools equal good property values and a strong workforce. I recognize that some aspects of the bureaucracy are wasteful, but most of that is the result of federal and state regulation. There’s little the local schools can do about those mandates. Good schools make the difference between a good community and one that struggles.
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Michael Smith, at 9:54 AM
Did it the day it was available... I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
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Anonymous, at 12:11 PM
I attended CV, and I was very happy with the quality of the education I received there. Additionally, being at one school doesn't stop you from taking classes you want at the other. My brother is taking AP physics at CHS.
I am sorry to say that many of the incredible teachers I had at CV have since retired. However, I am sure there are plenty of good teachers there still.
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Anonymous, at 10:59 PM
CV has had the higher rating on the ODE reportcard site for some time. Is the halaballoo to attend CHS based entirely on new facility fever, or is there any merit to the influx? Did better teachers and programs also move to CHS? The new schools are very attractive, but new isn't everything.
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Anonymous, at 3:23 PM
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