2021-22 Kindergarten Placement Data
When Ronald Taylor and the Board of Education have presented how the III operates, they've emphasized how it uses proximity when it makes assignments, and that's true. In 2021-22, in fact, 60% of kindergarteners were assigned to their closest school. HOWEVER, having 60% of kids at their closest school means that 40% of kids are not at their closest school, and sometimes those assignments can be up to 3.8 miles away, and stressful, difficult for work schedules, and dangerous if a child must walk or bike. This is an analysis of how the Taylor-Maini algorithm works in real life, using home-to-school distance data for 2021-22 kindergarteners. My analysis overlaps with Michael Alves' own " Year 1 Recap Report ," but focuses on students with the greatest logistical hardship and the most irrational placements. In sharing these data I want to underscore the importance of a student's Random Number, since it's the random number that determines placement. The BOE ...