Miami School District Negotiation Paper The Miami school district has had an unexpected increase in enrollment. Thisunexpected increase has forced them to re-evaluate the upcoming year’s school boundaries. TheMiami school district has hired experts to redraw the school boundaries. The new plan meansthat many students will not be able to remain in their present schools. Parents are upset by thisand have voiced their concerns and objections to the proposed plan. The Miami school board willhave to educate the parents about the need for the new boundaries and the consequences if thenew boundaries are not established. The forthcoming paragraphs will evaluate the parentsconcerns and ways the board plans to address the various concerns and issues.Quality of EducationParents are concerned that the quality of their children’s education will be compromised by the new plan. Parents argue that their children are established in their current schools, withtheir current classmates, and moving them will be disruptive to their learning. Many parents havechosen the schools their children are currently attending, and purposely purchased homes in thearea because they wanted their children to attend the schools in the area. Parents are concernedthat the faculty in the other schools may not be as good or as qualified as the current schools.Parents of high school aged children entering their senior years are upset that the students willhave to change schools during their senior year possibly affecting scholarships and the academicgrade point averages of the students. Additionally, the students will not be able to graduate withmany of their friends they have gone through high school with.Increased Travel TimeParents are concerned about the added travel time their children will endure due toattending the new schools. Parents whose children normally walked to and from school will ride buses to and from school each day. Parents are upset and believe the new boundariescompromise their children’s safety. High school students will be driving further, adding to their chances of being involved in car accidents, and increasing car insurance rates.Crossing Economic and Cultural BoundariesParents are concerned about their children attending schools with less fortunate children,in a neighboring area. Parents selected the area they are residing in for many reasons, of whichincluded the economic and cultural diversity of the area. Parents do not believe the board has theright to force their children to attend the schools in the neighborhood less fortunate than the onethey reside in. Parent’s fear inferior or prejudiced treatment towards their children, and that thestudents will not receive the quality of education they currently obtain. The parent’s believe theschools will not have the same resources as the schools in the current neighborhood. Parents arealso concerned that the influence of gang and drug activity will be higher in the new schools andtheir children will be peer pressured into becoming involved in these inappropriate behaviors.Effect on Property ValuesThe new school boundaries could also have an adverse effect on property value in theneighborhood. The homes are upper-middle-class, with part of their value based on the quality of schools in the area. Potential buyers will be less likely to purchase a home in the area, because,of the risk of their children not being able to attend the schools in the neighborhood. A drop in people interested in buying in the area will lower property values since the general population inthe area are young families raising children. Purchasing a home for young families includes purchasing that home in a quality school district. Potential buyers may begin to look for homeselsewhere.Social Affects on Children Parents are concerned of the socially adverse affects on their children due to the newschool boundaries. The neighboring schools are located in areas that are not as affluent as thosein the current neighborhood are. Neighboring schools have higher instances of truancy, behavioral issues, lower average grades, and more gang type behaviors. Parents are fearful, if their children must move into these schools of what the negative influences will be and whatimpact they will have on their children and families.School Board Develops a PlanThe Miami district school board has received numerous letters and phone callsconcerning the new school boundaries. The complaints have been so many, that the board knowsthey cannot move forward until the board addresses the issues with the stakeholders. The boardmust be prepared and do their research on the issues, prior to meeting with the stakeholders.StakeholdersThe Miami school board needs to understand who the stakeholders are in the issueconcerning new school boundaries. Stakeholders are “a person or group that has an investment,share, or interest in something” (“Stakeholder“, n.d., p. 1). The stakeholders involved in the newschool boundaries are the faculty of the schools, members of the board, students, parents, and bus drivers. Stakeholders could also include employees or owners of after-school programs,daycares, local businesses, and anyone else affected by the new school boundaries, and the effectthey could have on the community. Stakeholders could include local realtors, as the homes in thearea might not sale as quickly or for as much as they potentially could have, before the new boundaries were established