The Agua Fria Union High School District school board will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 1481 N Eliseo Felix Jr Way in Avondale, to discuss proposed changes to high school boundaries …
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The Agua Fria Union High School District school board will meet to discuss proposed changes to high school boundaries for the 2025 school year.
These proposed changes aim to reduce overcrowding at several schools and establish a new attendance zone for the upcoming Goodyear High School. the meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 1481 N Eliseo Felix Jr Way in Avondale.
The primary focus of the proposed boundary changes is to alleviate overcrowding at Canyon View High School, Desert Edge High School, and Verrado High School.
Currently, Desert Edge is operating with 281 more students than its working capacity, while Canyon View has 288 students over its capacity. By adjusting boundaries, the district hopes to better balance enrollment across the high schools.
The changes would affect only three of the district's five site communities, minimizing disruption for families.
Under the proposed plan, students already enrolled at affected schools will be allowed to remain at their current school, even if they live within a newly drawn boundary. This policy extends to siblings of enrolled students, who will also be permitted to attend the same school as their older sibling. Transportation services will be provided for these grandfathered students to ensure continuity.
The board will also discuss the guiding principles for open enrollment, which governs students' ability to attend schools outside their designated boundaries.
Several priorities are being considered, including sibling preference, which would allow families to keep children in the same school, and priority for children of district staff members. In addition, the district plans to consider students from the eighth-grade Fast Track program and how open enrollment aligns with specialized academies or programs at different schools.
The proposed boundary changes will be reviewed during the board's meeting on Dec. 3, and if approved, they will move towards being implemented for the 2025-26 school year.
Visit aguafria.org for more information.
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