The Seattle School Board approved the short-term capacity management plan on Jan. 25 by a 7-0 vote. The plan addresses the significant enrollment growth (and projected growth) the schools have seen recently.

The plan was developed following input from the Facilities and Capital Management Advisory Committee (FACMAC). Input was considered from about 300 attendees at six community meetings held between September and December 2010, and also included 550 written comments.

Development of the short-term capacity management plan was coordinated with work on the proposed 2012-13 New Student Assignment Transition Plan, which supports the capacity management work.

The plan includes:

· Reopening Boren School in West Seattle as an interim site for the 2012-13 school year and having it serve as a K-5 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) option school for Denny International Middle School and Madison Middle School service areas.

· The installation of portables at various school sites District-wide as needed to address short-term capacity management needs. The exact number of portables and their locations will be based on data obtained during the District’s open enrollment period, which will run from Feb. 27 to March 9.

· Boundary adjustments to John Stanford International School, and B.F. Day and McDonald elementary schools for the 2012-13 school year. Families in this area can determine their school boundary with this address lookup tool, starting TUESDAY, Jan. 31: http://bit.ly/SPSaddresslookup

· Modifications to Geographic Priority Zones for Queen Anne and Thornton Creek elementary schools and South Shore K-8.

To read the full plan, see the Board action report: http://bit.ly/NSAP01252012