Jericho School Zones (Wantagh, Syosset, Westbury: for sale, houses, school district)
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I'm always confused by the elementary school zones in Jericho:
I have an impression that I-495 and 106 divide Jericho into 4 parts:
1. East of 106: no matter north or south of I-495, it's zoned to George Jackson. Though some of the housed on the east are zoned to Syosset;
2. West of 106, south of I-495: zoned to Cantiague;
3. West of 106, north of I-495, including some houses in Old Westbury and Brookville: zone to Robert Seaman.
Is that the correct school zoning? How about the gated community of "The Hunt Club of Jericho"? Are those town houses zoned to Robert Seaman or Cantiague?
I cannot find any info from zillow on each elementary school's zoning map. Is there a way of checking which school the house for sale is mapped to?
As already stated, call the Jericho School District office and ask them "if you live at [address], which elementary school will the children attend?" However, keep in mind that intra-district school placement can change at any time at the whim of the Superintendent and/or School Board. What may be true today may not be true tomorrow. This is especially relevant if you are looking at houses to start a family, and your not yet conceived first child is still several years away from enrollment. Generally speaking, a School District may make adjustments over time in order to keep enrollments and class sizes somewhat equal amongst its several elementary schools. Also, some districts may enroll certain kids in certain schools based on needs that the child may have. A school district can even move their set up to something called the Princeton Model - where all K-1 are in one building, 2-3 in another, etc. The bottom line is that any particular house/student is not guaranteed to attend any specific school within a district.
Transportation dept. They have the actual (current) boundary maps. They require community approval (vote) to change. Same for distance requirements for transportation. Set by each district by community vote. Even the board cannot just willy nilly change Trans policies without the voters approval. The trouble is what change a majority approves may still mess up a # of others in the minority and they get very vocal about it. Sound familiar?! lol
Transportation dept. They have the actual (current) boundary maps. They require community approval (vote) to change. Same for distance requirements for transportation. Set by each district by community vote. Even the board cannot just willy nilly change Trans policies without the voters approval. The trouble is what change a majority approves may still mess up a # of others in the minority and they get very vocal about it. Sound familiar?! lol
Is this something unique to Jericho? Because a community vote is not generally required to change intra-district school assignments.
Is this something unique to Jericho? Because a community vote is not generally required to change intra-district school assignments.
Intra district assignments shouldn't have anything to do with transportation. You are either eligible for a bus based on address or not. The RULES for that distance and the boundaries are all based on vote. If they shut a building and have to relocate kids, that is a whole different matter. Doesn't seem like it happens much. I remember a recent attempt to close an elementary in Wantagh. The families went berserk. I would think any attempt to do that would need a valid reason and the parent would have some say or should put up a big fight. Regardless, I was responding to "Jericho School Zones" not really "intra district assignments."
Intra district assignments shouldn't have anything to do with transportation. You are either eligible for a bus based on address or not. The RULES for that distance and the boundaries are all based on vote. If they shut a building and have to relocate kids, that is a whole different matter. Doesn't seem like it happens much. I remember a recent attempt to close an elementary in Wantagh. The families went berserk. I would think any attempt to do that would need a valid reason and the parent would have some say or should put up a big fight. Regardless, I was responding to "Jericho School Zones" not really "intra district assignments."
I never said intra-district assignments had any anything to do with transportation rules. In any event, NYS law does not require a community vote to change intra-district school assignments, which is the same thing as changing "Jericho School Zones". Whether or not a SB would want to hold a vote for political reasons is another matter, but they would not be required to do so. The Jericho School Board, therefore, would be able to say "Elementary School X is too crowded, so Smith Street, Jones Street and Johnson Street kids now go to Elementary School Y" without a community vote, unless Jericho SD has some sort of local law or self imposed requirement necessitating a public vote.
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