Education
BY CHLOE YOUNG
GISD shares rst rezoning proposal
The impact
The construction of Middle School No. 5 and Elementary School No. 12 comes as GISD experi- ences signi cant growth, GISD o cials said. The district’s enrollment is expected to increase from 13,800 students to nearly 20,000 students over the next decade, according to data from Zonda Demographics. The new attendance zones would reduce the number of students attending Carver, Cooper, Mitchell, Purl, Williams and Wolf Ranch elemen- taries, lowering the utilization of Wolf Ranch from 101.4% to 76.2%. San Gabriel Elementary’s enrollment would increase from 353 to 581 students. Ford, McCoy and Village elementaries would maintain a similar number of students. Enrollment would decrease at Benold, Tippit and Wagner middle schools while slightly increas- ing at Forbes. Middle School No. 5 would welcome around 500 students in the fall.
• 200 students from Carver Elementary to Williams Elementary Additionally, the new attendance zones would move some middle school students: • From Forbes and Wagner middle schools to Middle School No. 5 • From Tippit and Forbes middle schools to Wagner Middle School • From Benold Middle School to Tippit and Forbes middle schools Under the new zones, all Purl Elementary students would attend Wagner Middle School instead of Tippit and Forbes middle schools, He in said. Some students may be allowed to stay at their current campus through grandfathering, he said.
Georgetown ISD o cials have released their rst draft of new attendance zones for next school year. By February, the board of trustees will vote to rezone some students to accommodate the opening of Elementary School No. 12 and Middle School No. 5 in August while balancing enrollment across current campuses, Chief of Strategic Operations Lannon He in said at a Nov. 4 board workshop. Across elementary campuses, the rezoning proposal would move roughly: • 470 students from Cooper and Williams elementaries to Elementary School No. 12 • 230 students from Wolf Ranch Elementary to San Gabriel Elementary • 130 students from Wolf Ranch Elementary to Frost Elementary
Sun City*
Cooper
What they’re saying
McCoy
Ford
Frost
San Gabriel
To garner community feedback on rezoning, the district formed a committee of parents and received comments from over 2,100 people through an online survey. Parents’ top three concerns were campus safety as it relates to their school’s size, the campus’s proximity to their home, and academic programs and achievement, according to district data. Trustee Jennifer Mauldin expressed concerns that 82.7% of students at Elementary School No. 12 would have a low socioeconomic status. Similarly, Middle School No. 5 would have 61.9% low socioeconomic students, the most of any middle school.
Village
ES 12
Elementary school zones
Purl
Mitchell
The proposed Elementary School No. 12 boundary includes much of the current Williams zone as well as some of the Cooper zone.
Wolf Ranch
Williams
Carver
Sun City*
Benold
Forbes
Get involved Parents may provide feedback at the following town hall events from 6-7 p.m. • Dec. 9 at Wolf Ranch Elementary • Dec. 11 at Williams Elementary
MS 5
Middle school zones The proposed Middle School No. 5 boundary includes some of the current Wagner and Forbes zones.
Wagner
Tippit
• Jan. 28 at Carver Elementary • Jan. 29 at Tippit Middle School • Feb. 5 at Purl Elementary
*SUN CITY IS AN AGE RESTRICTED COMMUNITY AND IS NOT ZONED TO ATTEND DISTRICT SCHOOLS.
SOURCE: GEORGETOWN ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
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