Cd’A Schools to vote on boundaries tonight
DEVIN WEEKS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 9 months AGO
Canfield Middle School mom Lindsey Knoll leans over a map of the Coeur d’Alene School District as she and her boundary review committee peers dig into possibilities for attendance zones during a meeting earlier this year. The school board will vote on the final boundary proposal at 5 tonight. DEVIN WEEKS/Press File
Devin Weeks is a third-generation North Idaho resident. She holds an associate degree in journalism from North Idaho College and a bachelor's in communication arts from Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d'Alene. Devin embarked on her journalism career at the Coeur d'Alene Press in 2013. She worked weekends for several years, covering a wide variety of events and issues throughout Kootenai County. Devin now mainly covers K-12 education and the city of Post Falls. She enjoys delivering daily chuckles through the Ghastly Groaner and loves highlighting local people in the Fast Five segment that runs in CoeurVoice. Devin lives in Post Falls with her husband and their three eccentric and very needy cats. | March 18, 2020 9:50 AM
The Coeur d’Alene School Board is going through with its special meeting this evening to vote on final proposed school zones.
The board will meet at 4 p.m. in the Midtown Meeting Center to discuss temporary school closures. Live streaming will begin at 5 p.m. for the final decision on new boundaries, which the Coeur d’Alene Boundary Review Committee has been working on since early last fall.
The proposed changes for elementary schools would apply for the 2020-2021 school year. No changes are proposed at this time for the Borah, Bryan or Fernan attendance zones. The district will re-evaluate those zones during the next year.
No changes are proposed at this time for the middle school attendance zones. Those will be re-evaluated at a later date when additional school capacity is an option.
The proposed high school changes would take effect for the 2020-21 school year for incoming freshmen only.
The Midtown Meeting Center is at 1505 N. Fifth St., Coeur d’Alene. Those who attend must sit six feet apart, so seating is limited.
Watch the meeting live on Facebook or YouTube - @cdaschools.
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