Education
BY CHLOE YOUNG
Georgetown ISD seeks input in rezoning process Georgetown ISD is requesting community feedback as the district begins rezoning campuses for the 2026-27 school year. Community members may attend an upcoming town hall event and provide ongoing feedback from November to February. What’s happening GISD is rezoning campuses to accommodate the opening of Elementary School No. 12 and Middle School No. 5 next school year. Addition- ally, the rezoning process is intended to address capacity concerns at Wolf Ranch, Williams and Cooper elementaries, and fully utilize campuses amid projected enrollment growth, said Wes Vanicek, chief of construction services and future readiness initiatives. “We know that this is a complex and emotional topic,” Vanicek said. “We don’t want to oversimplify
GISD board to review new library materials The Georgetown ISD board of trustees is expected to vote on the acquisition of more than 200 new library books at its Oct. 20 meeting, after press time. In August, the district updated its library policy to comply with Senate Bill 13, which became effective this school year following the 2025 legislative session. How it works SB 13 requires Texas public school boards to vote on the approval of all new library materials before they are purchased by or donated to the district. Districts must publicly post a list of all proposed materials 30 days in advance of a vote. Community members may review and comment on proposed materials on the district’s Library Services web page.
Feedback opportunities
GISD is planning to hold the following town hall events from 6-7 p.m.: Nov. 10 at Wagner Middle School Nov. 13 at San Gabriel Elementary School Dec. 9 at Wolf Ranch Elementary School Dec. 11 at Williams Elementary School Jan. 28 at Carver Elementary School
Jan. 29 at Tippit Middle School Feb. 5 at Purl Elementary School
SOURCE: GEORGETOWN ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
this as just redrawing lines on a map. This does change and directly impacts students’ families as well as our staff.” Looking ahead The district is planning to begin posting draft attendance zones to its website in November. GISD officials are expected to present their rezoning recommendations Feb. 17.
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