Frequently Asked Questions What is the principal aim of the Neighborhood Schools Initiative (NSI) plan?
The NSI plan focuses on the 28 most overcrowded elementary attendance area schools where many families have no practical opportunity to attend a neighborhood school due to a lack of space. Parents from these attendance areas report frustration when going to their nearby MPS schools to register a child, only to be told that the school is full and that the child must ride a bus to attend classes elsewhere. These parents have thus been denied their first choice of school.
