Abstract
GIS in School Decision Making Process: School Attendance Zone Planning Track: Education Author(s): Yinuo Du, Pauline Dow The focus of this presentation is to articulate a framework for using GIS and SPSS as general tools to collect, analyze, and facilitate the spatial data in a process to determine school attendance zones in a fast and efficient way. The presentation will include an example from a fast growing public school district with an annual growth rate of 10 percent. The presentation will also include a process to ensure the 100 percent geocoding rate and all necessary information layers to provide school district administration with tools necessary for successful execution of project. Yinuo Du EPISD Research and Evaluation 1420 Crown Ridge El Paso , TX 79912 US Phone: 915-779-4258 Fax: 915-771-1145 E-mail: yxdu@episd.org Pauline Dow Canutillo Independent School District 7965 Artcraft Rd. El Paso , TX 79932 US Phone: (915) 877-7475 E-mail: pdow@canutillo-isd.org |