Bellevue School District Needs Volunteers to Help Plan School Boundaries

Some Bellevue district schools are getting full -- and the  is seeking parents' and residents' help in redrawing the school boundaries.

Bellevue parents and residents interested in helping redraw the school boundaries have until April 6 to apply.

The deadline to apply to be part of this committee was extended from the original date to find more applicants, said district spokeswoman Jacqueline Coe. The district hopes to get two parents from each school as part of the committee, she said.

The boundary review would be the first in 20 years, according to the district.

School boundaries affect which Bellevue school students attend based on where they live. Most of the Bellevue schools draw from the surrounding neighborhoods, based on the boundaries that have been in place. A few of the Bellevue schools, such as Big Picture School and International School, draw students from all over the district because of their specialized programs.

The citizen-based Boundary Review Committee will develop a district wide school assignment recommendation for the superintendent, the district reported. The new school boundaries would be implemented in 2013.

The Boundary review committee will include two parents and a principal or assistant principal from each school with geographic boundaries, the district reported. The committee serves in an advisory role to develop district-wide solution.

According to the district, the committee meetings are tentatively scheduled for 6 p.m. and 8:30 pm every other Wednesday starting Aug. 22 at the Wilburton Instructional Service Center, unless otherwise noted. The meetings will be held through early 2013.

Click here to download an application to the boundary review committee from the school district.

For more infromation about the boundary review process, click here.