Don't forget Thursday night's (11/13/08) redistricting meeting - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Milton High School Milton Center.
Check out this website:
www.fultonschools.org/redistricting. It gives information about the 1st school redistricting meeting (Round 1) and there is a video explaining the process.
Round Two - November 13th
Staff will present alternative proposals for new attendance zones.
Community members will offer comments on strengths and weaknesses of each plan in facilitated small-group discussions.
Prior to the next community forum, staff will condense the number of attendance zone alternatives based on public input.
Round Three - December 10th
Community members will review and provide input on revised attendance zone draft plans in facilitated small-group discussions.
Staff will use comments to develop a final attendance zone recommendation for Board consideration.
The Fulton County Board of Education will be reviewing the new attendance zone recommendations during their meetings. Final action is planned for February 2009. Changes in the attendance zones will go into effect in August 2009 with the opening of the new elementary school.
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The Fulton County Board of Education unanimously approved a redistricting plan for North Fulton high school students next year which allows rising sophomores to remain at their current school. Previously, only rising juniors and seniors were availed that option under school system policy.
As with all hardship exemptions, students who opt to remain at their current school will be expected to provide their own transportation.
The new attendance lines will go into effect in August 2009 to accommodate the opening of the new high school in Johns Creek. The changes impact Alpharetta, Chattahoochee and Northview high schools.
Allowing rising 10th graders to remain at their current school will not cause significant enrollment changes, according to statistics from school staff. Chattahoochee High and the new Johns Creek high school site are expected to see 75 and 72 fewer students, respectively, than projected, while Northview's population will jump by 98 students; and Alpharetta High's numbers will go up 49 students.
The move to allow three grades of students to remain at their current school should satisfy many parents who were upset with the new district lines. Because of the proximity of the three schools to one another, staff was challenged to fill the new high school, balance attendance at all four schools while keeping neighborhoods intact.
For drafts of the new districts, as well as a form to submit comments about the redistricting, please
click here.
Labels: Alpharetta, chattahoochee, high schools, johns creek, north fulton, northview, redistricting
The Forsyth County Schools Redistricting Draft #5 for the 2009-10 school year is now available for review through October 3rd at 5:00pm. Make sure to review the maps for all three levels since changes have been made.
Maps can be viewed at
www.forsyth.k12.ga.us. To provide input to the Forsyth County Board of Education,
click here.
PLEASE NOTE: The following was approved by the Forsyth County Board of Education on 9/18, effective for the 2009-10 school year:
Any student who is enrolled in an existing high school in 2008 and is redistricted to another existing high school in 2009 will be approved to remain at their current school for their high school career. The following high schools are affected:
*Forsyth Central HS students redistricted to South Forsyth HS
*South Forsyth HS and West Forsyth HS students redistricted to Forsyth Central HS
Parents will be required to complete an out-of-district form if they choose to remain at their current high school and will provide their own transportation.
Students redistricted to Lambert HS will not have the option to remain at their current high school unless there is a program need and the out of district is approved by the high school principals. If approved, they would provide their own transportation.
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The Forsyth County Board of Education approved a revised redistricting timeline on August 14. Under this timeline, Draft # 5 of school attendance lines for the 2009-10 school year will be available for public feedback online and in schools from September 19 at 10 a.m. until October 3 at 5 p.m. This feedback will be presented to the Board on October 9 at 4 p.m. and the Board will adopt the final district line maps for 2009-10 on October 16 at 6 p.m. For more information
click here.
Labels: 2009-10, board of education, forsyth county schools, redistricting
