Education
BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO
Lewisville ISD trustees amend policy for rezoned students
Amid school closures and boundary adjust- ments, more Lewisville ISD students will be eligible to remain at their current campus after the board amended a grandfather policy Jan. 13. The resolution impacts students and their sib- lings affected by the board’s decision to close five schools and adjust boundaries for seven others in December, a decision prompted by inadequate funding and enrollment decline, according to district documents. The changes will go into effect in the 2025-26 school year. The details The board amended the policy to allow elemen- tary students and their siblings entering kinder- garten through fifth grade, and middle school students and siblings entering seventh and eighth grades in the 2025-26 school year, to request to stay at their zoned campus, Superintendent Lori Rapp said. These grade levels are affected by the closures and boundary adjustments.
Closing elementary campuses
Operating below capacity was among evaluation criteria for closing LISD facilities ahead of the 2025-26 school year. 2024-25 capacity Maximum capacity
100%
B.B. Owen Creekside Garden Ridge Highland Village Polser STEM Academy
39.77% - 280 58.03% - 383 58.25% - 346 65.21% - 373 63.38% - 502
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The policy doesn’t cover incoming sixth graders who are siblings of grandfathered students. These students will need to apply for a transfer request to remain at their current zoned campus, Rapp said. Families exercising this option must provide their own transportation for students, according to district documents.
Zooming in Rising inflation, a lack of adequate state funding and an anticipated enrollment dip by over 3,000 students in the next decade prompted the decision to close schools. Schools operating below capacity was also among the evaluation criteria.
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