Overview
- After an Oct. 27 public hearing that drew fewer than ten speakers, Superintendent Ed Nichols said only small adjustments are on the table before finalizing maps.
- The district’s latest survey recorded about 450 responses with roughly 98% support for the current proposal.
- The school board is expected to vote in November, and any approved plan will require federal court approval due to desegregation oversight involving neighboring systems.
- Rezoning is designed to rebalance capacity in a district adding roughly 350 students each year and to populate Russell Brand Elementary, opening in 2026–2027 with about 1,000 seats and serving areas including parts of Triana.
- Students entering grades 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12 may request to stay at their current schools, while some parents continue to push for a siblings clause and voice concerns about larger campuses and separating children.