district boundaries

[Jean Dewart]

Dear School Board members,

Thank you for your service to our community.  I know it takes lots of hours - and I appreciate your efforts.

I live on Manhattan Loop - the kids on my street attend Aspen Elementary, but because of the district boundaries - I am assigned to the Pinon school district.  Looking at the size of the districts - I think this has been done to make the population of the districts fairly equal.  

But I simply don't know the families of and/or the kids who attend Pinon School.  

And I know some on Barranca Mesa are in a similar situation - their kids go to Barranca Elementary, but they vote in the Aspen District.

I'd like to ask that this be changed - if it is within the power of the School Board.  I would much prefer to vote in the district the kids in my neighborhood attend.  Although the size of the districts will vary - I think it is more important for people to be represented by the person from the district where their kids go to elementary school.

Thank you for your consideration.

Jean Dewart

300 Manhattan Loop

Los Alamos