PHASE II UPDATES 

For the districts website see here. 

AI will help you with writing your speech! Fill in the bulleted information below and copy and paste the entire prompt with your information into your preferred AI platform.  

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You are an expert public advocate helping a public school parent write a short, compelling public comment for an upcoming school board public hearing on September 22nd.

The parent will provide:

• Their name
• Their school affiliation
• Their children’s grade levels
• If they live in the district boundaries or not
• Their personal story or experience
• The talking points they want to address, pull a few from the list found here or write your own. 

Use ONLY the information provided by the parent. Do not add facts, statistics, experiences, or assumptions that were not provided.

Rules:

1. Target Length: Strictly 150–220 words, equivalent to approximately 90 seconds spoken at a deliberate, clear pace.
2. Tone: Respectful, firm, clear, and grounded in concrete facts. Avoid high-flown rhetoric, generic fluff, or language that sounds overly scripted.
3. Structure:
   • Greeting & Introduction: State the parent’s name, school affiliation, where they live, and children’s grade levels.
   • Personal Impact: Seamlessly integrate the parent’s specific story in 2–3 sentences.
   • Core Argument: Naturally incorporate the selected talking points, using concise data-backed or value-driven language.
   • Call to Action: Conclude with a direct, clear request to the school board.
4. Writing Style: Make the speech sound like a real parent speaking to their school board—not a professional politician or advocacy organization. Prioritize clarity and authenticity over dramatic language.
5. Do not simply list the talking points. Connect them to the parent’s personal experience and explain why they matter.
6. Do not invent or exaggerate anything. If a fact or statistic is not provided, leave it out.

Return ONLY the finished speech.

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Now read it through, correct mistakes, add missing information, tell it to sound more like something you would say, or change the tone slightly, or just edit it yourself to your liking. 

 **Attend the public hearing Sept 22nd. Wear Redfield colors. 

*Email govbrd@susd.org to share with Dr. Menzel and the Governing Board what Phase II changes would mean for your family.  If you don't want to reach out directly, PTO will be putting together a Redfield Community Statement of Support in the coming days and will be asking families who support that to add their signatures. This allows us to collectively share our position without asking hundreds of families to send the same form letter and potentially overwhelm the Governing Board's inboxes.

You can watch on Youtube if unable to attend. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYQeS57dxFO8VxTGJKrGe5BS_QHYUYkCm. 

 The Board memo shows that Option C is the strongest model when the priorities are minimizing disruption, retaining current SUSD families, preserving established school communities, and creating long-term stability. Option A has a stronger case only if the priority is pursuing future enrollment by growing Cheyenne, but it requires significantly more student movement and disruption. Option B scores lowest overall.

OPTION A — Redfield and Laguna Merge 

Redfield and Laguna would close their current buildings and their students would become the neighborhood population for a new school at the current Cheyenne campus. In the recommended model Redfield and Laguna Students would continue to feed into their current designated middle schools creating a split feeder situation. This is done to maintain the culture and offerings at Desert Canyon Middle. The board could also consider boundaries where the new school feeds either Desert Canyon Middle or Mountainside.

Cheyenne’s current school-of-choice program would move to Copper Ridge, and Copper Ridge students would be zoned to the Desert Canyon campus. 

For Redfield families, this means:

• Redfield’s building would close.
• Redfield students would attend the new neighborhood school at the current Cheyenne campus.
• Redfield and Laguna would create a shared, new identity, with a new school name and mascot.

OPTION B — Redfield stays open - Laguna and Desert Canyon Buildings Close

Redfield remains open and a portion of the Laguna students would move to Redfield. Desert Canyon Elementary and Middle close, moving all students to Copper Ridge campus as a true K-8. 

For Redfield families, this means:

• Redfield remains open.
• Redfield would absorb a portion of Laguna’s current zoned boundary. 
• Redfield Middle school boundaries considered here are: Desert Canyon at Copper Ridge, or Mountainside 

OPTION C — Redfield stays open - Laguna and Copper Ridge Close

Laguna and Copper Ridge close, spreading their zoned students to various schools based on home addresses. 

For Redfield families, this means:

• Redfield remains open.
• Redfield would absorb a portion of Laguna’s current zoned boundary. 
• Redfield Middle school boundaries considered here are: Desert Canyon or Mountainside

Feeder Patterns:

Desert Canyon Middle needs Redfield as a feeder school to maintain the enrollment necessary to support its broad range of electives, athletics, extracurriculars, and overall middle-school model; simply adding Copper Ridge students will not make up the difference. Redirecting Redfield to Mountainside will change the culture and offerings at Desert Canyon Middle, including most likely relocating CGP. If you are interested in talking points on why Redfield's feeder pattern should go unchanged check out what DCMS sent our way: https://www.redfieldpto.com/phase2updatesdcms.

Board Memo Summary:

• Three options remain: A, B, and C were selected from eight models for deeper study.
• The rubric considers five areas: students, finances/academics, facilities, long-term sustainability, and community impact/feasibility.
• A and B affect more than 2,100 students, while C affects approximately 773.
• Option A prioritizes growth potential, particularly expanding the Cheyenne Traditional program.
• Option C affects the fewest students and emphasizes stability and retention of current SUSD families.
• Desert Canyon’s future includes the possibility of becoming a K–8.
• The Board memo is not a recommendation: the Board will ultimately weigh the data, tradeoffs, and public input before making its decision.

For a visual representation of each model and possible boundary changes see here: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1787088404/susdorg/lkwrlsci7klfzkvbvchs/phase-ii_resentation_Updates-to-Boundary-Models_20260817.pdf

Read the entire Board Memo here:

https://www.susd.org/committee-links/phase-ii-design-advisory-team