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Northwest ISD constructs schools, adapts for growth
Shifting boundaries
The growth
Whenever a new school like Perrin Elementary is planned, it begins a necessary conversation about shifting attendance boundaries, McClure said. While only elementary students will be affected by boundary adjustments due to the opening of Per- rin, staff established the following recommendations for all schools across the district for future growth: • Students starting fifth grade in 2024-25 would be eligible to remain at their existing elementary school. • Students starting eighth grade in 2024-25 would be eligible to remain at their existing middle school. • Students starting 11th and 12th grades next school year would be eligible to remain at their existing high school. • Students choosing to remain at their current campuses would not receive bus transportation, and younger siblings would not be eligible for bus transportation.
Officials said enrollment growth is a direct reflection of the number of new homes under construction and homes purchased in NISD. Zonda Education, a firm that calculates student enrollment projections, states housing numbers for NISD include: • 64 subdivisions with active construction • 37 future subdivisions planned • 16 apartment projects in the planning phase “You’ve got 11 elementary [attendance] zones that are building more than 150 homes per year,” Bob Templeton, a vice president with Zonda Education, told the NISD board at its Dec. 11 meeting. He compared NISD’s growth to neighboring Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD, where 150 new homes per year are being built in four elementary attendance zones. “You’re growing all across the district, and the developers are not slowing down,” Templeton said. Voters passed a $2 billion bond package in 2023 that included funding for facilities to accommodate 8,400 additional students. McClure said Zonda Education’s data also helps guide the decision-making process for where to build these new schools. In January, Place 7 trustee Jennifer Murphy asked how programs are affected by such fast changes. Superintendent Mark Foust said programs like special education and bilingual— two of the fastest-growing populations in the district—can move to other campuses based on
Attendance boundaries This map shows the approved attendance boundaries for the four NISD elementary schools affected by zoning changes in the 2024-25 school year.
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where students live in the district. “Programs are portable,” Foust said.
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SOURCE: NORTHWEST ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: NORTHWEST ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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