That's why board members are looking ahead to how they can keep classrooms diverse.
The board will vote to use income as the main factor in deciding where your kid goes to school.
It used to be race but the Supreme Court ruled that unconstitutional.
The district has been working on diversity for the past ten years.
The board will look at the progress made in tonight's meeting.
In many cases kids have been bused across town for school.
Board members say that effort has been paying off for low-income students. But the work is just beginning.

"Their grades are showing it," said Board Member Sue Grey. "I mean testing results show we're putting the right pieces into place and its all adding up."

In 5th grade math the district has narrowed the achievement gap between black and white students by more than 60 percent in the past nine years. In 5th grade reading the gap is half of what it was in 2001.

The board wants to keep this success going. The consent decree expires at the end of June.
The district says it will fight efforts to extend it. But it hopes it will continue to get diverse classrooms without court supervision.