Puyallup School Board approves new attendance boundaries
New maps are posted online
The
Puyallup School Board voted unanimously to approve recommended changes in
school attendance boundaries during its regular meeting on November 5, 2018.
The new
attendance boundaries will go into effect beginning with the 2019-20 school
year, with one exception. The proposed changes
between Edgerton Elementary and Pope Elementary are recommended for
implementation in the 2020-21 school year, simultaneous with the opening of the
Pope Elementary Remodel and Expansion project.
Waiver and Transfer Information
The opportunity for families to choose the school most appropriate for their student(s) is a priority of the Puyallup School District Board of Directors. As a result, 4,999 students attend a school outside their attendance area. That means that 23 percent of the district’s student body is on some type of waiver to attend their current school.
With the construction of new schools and resulting new attendance boundaries, it is critical that parents understand the district’s waiver process and the contingencies within School Board Policy 3131. New attendance boundaries will go into place in the fall of 2019. Students attending their school on a waiver must reapply for consideration.
Read the information on our Waivers page to learn more about the Puyallup School District waiver process and procedures.
More than ten years have passed since the last boundary review
committee was commissioned by the district. Over that period, enrollments have
increased substantially, student/community demographics have changed, and
various educational programs and delivery methods have progressed. Given these
changes, the Puyallup School Board commissioned the Boundary Review Committee
to evaluate school boundaries throughout the district at the elementary, junior
high, and high school level.
In November 2015, voters in the Puyallup School District passed a
$292.5 million School Construction and Facility Improvements bond with 69%
approval. The bond program includes six projects which will each add permanent
student capacity at the elementary level, including the new Dessie F. Evans
Elementary which will include 44-homerooms with capacity to serve over 1,000
students.