Innovative Alternatives to Traditional Student Assignment: How to Manage School Enrollment and Ensure Equal Access


Hosted by American Planning Association Public Schools and Communities Division

School attendance zones are a common standard for determining student assignment. The impact of these zones are often the source of criticism and dissatisfaction and can be fraught with controversy when modifications are suggested. Join the American Planning Association’s Public Schools and Communities Division on September 18th for a Lunch and Learn on the use of open enrollment as a student assignment strategy – where NO school attendance zones are used but rather parental choice and preferences are the determining factor for their child’s school assignment.

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