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Redistricting of Annapolis Cluster Schools during 2016-2017 - For the purpose of providing a statement of full support of redistricting the Annapolis Feeder System during the 2016-2017 school year.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Resolution 35-16
Introduced by: Alderwoman Finlayson, Mayor Pantelides, Alderman Budge,
Alderman Paone, Alderman Littmann, Alderman Kirby,
Alderman Pfeiffer and Alderman Arnett
Referred to
A RESOLUTION concerning
Redistricting of Annapolis Cluster Schools during 2016-2017
FOR the purpose of providing a statement of full support of redistricting the Annapolis Feeder System during the 2016-2017 school year.
WHEREAS, at its November 7, 2016 meeting, the Annapolis Education Commission issued a statement of full support of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education’s current plan to study the redistricting of the Annapolis Cluster schools during the 2016-2017 school year; and
WHEREAS, the Annapolis City Council hereby endorses the Annapolis Education Commission’s statement of full support of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education’s current plan to study the redistricting of the Annapolis Cluster schools during the 2016-2017 school year; and
WHEREAS, the Annapolis City Council supports a redistricting process that focuses on the existing cluster of schools and their natural boundaries within the Annapolis Cluster; and
WHEREAS, the Annapolis City Council understands that these redistricting evolutions are emotionally draining, and may cause great consternation and high tensions; and
WHEREAS, to ensure equitable education for all students in the Annapolis Cluster, the Annapolis City Council supports the current redistricting effort in order to offer necessary relief to the oversubscribed schools within the City of Annapolis.
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that this Resolution is a statement of full support of redistricting the Annapolis Feeder System during the 2016-2017 school year.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that this resolution shall take effect from the date of its passage.
EXPLANATION
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