Ames School Board Discusses Attendance Boundaries with Parents

Attendance boundaries for most Ames Elementary Schools could change once the new Miller Avenue school opens in the fall of 2014.

The Miller Avenue school is one of three new elementary school buildings that will serve the district. It would replace Edwards Elementary but wouldn't serve the same attendance zone as Edwards does now.

Some students who currently live in the Edwards Elementary School attendance zone would be moved to Sawyer Elementary School for example. According to a draft map, the boundary for the Miller Avenue school would take students from Edwards, Sawyer and Mitchell elementary schools. And Meeker Elementary School might also growth south, taking some students from Mitchell Elementary. The boundaries for Fellows Elementary school would not change in 2014.

See Current Ames Elementary School Boundary Map

The boundary committee has discussed grandfathering students or allowing students to remain at their current school if they are in fourth grade and also allowing children from the same family to attend the school at the same building.

Ames Community School Board representatives plan to meet with Parent Teacher Organizations throughout the district through mid-April to present the proposed boundaries.

The times, dates and locations of meetings are below:

• Edwards PTO 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 4, in Edwards Media Center, 3622 Woodland St.
• Meeker PTO, 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 4, in Meeker Media Center, 300 20th St.
• Fellows PTO, 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, Fellows Media Center, 1400 McKinley Dr.
• Mitchell PTO, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 10, Mitchell Media Center, 3521 Jewel Dr.
• Northwood and Community at large, 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 11, Educational Services Building, Conference Room B, 415 Stanton Ave.
• Sawyer PTO, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, Sawyer Media Center, 4316 Ontario St.