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Frequently Asked Questions -
School Types and Terminology
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What is an
attendance area school?
An attendance area school is one to which elementary, middle-, and
high-school students are assigned based on where they live, as long
as the school offers the services that student needs.
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What is an
option school?
Option schools provide a variety of programmatic opportunities for
families looking for choices in addition to their attendance area
schools.
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What is a
service school?
Service schools are those other schools and services that are
available to meet individual student needs. Students may request
assignment to a service school and/or may be referred there and
assigned individually as appropriate. Unlike attendance area
schools and option schools, students may transition into or out of
service schools during the school year. The annual timeline and
deadlines for assignment to attendance area schools and option
schools do not apply to service schools.
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At which
schools will students receive specialized programs or
services?
Most students will be able to access advanced learning, bilingual,
or special education services in their attendance area school or in
a nearby attendance area or option school. There are some services
that will be made available in fewer locations. APP and its
dual-pathway system is one such example.
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What is a
feeder pattern?
A feeder pattern is the predictable flow of students that results
from the implementation of the new student assignment plan.
Elementary attendance areas will be combined to create middle
school attendance areas, resulting in feeder patterns from
elementary school to middle school. However, there are not feeder
patterns from middle school to high school; each attendance area
high school has its own geographic attendance area.
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What is a
geographic zone and geographic zone tiebreaker?
The geographic zone tiebreaker is for applicants to an option
school who live within a defined area in proximity to the school.
Please note that living within the geographic zone does not
guarantee assignment to the requested option school.
Each option school will have a clearly defined area that will be
the geographic zone within which the tiebreaker will apply. Various
factors will be taken into consideration in development of the
geographic zones, and each geographic zone will be customized for
the specific option school.
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What is a
service area?
A service area is a geographic area within which various services,
including transportation, are provided for students who live within
it. Service areas use the same geographic boundaries as those for
middle school attendance areas and are created by combining
elementary school attendance areas.
What is an
entry grade?
An entry grade is usually the point at which a student enters
elementary school (kindergarten), middle school (6th grade), or
high school (9th grade).
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Last Updated:
October 13, 2009
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