The district’s board of trustees once again has finalized new school attendance zones for the 2016-17 school year.

Attendance zones were adjusted to relieve crowding at some existing elementary schools and to accommodate the four new schools opening this year, including FISD’s ninth high school, Lebanon Trail High School.

The district made changes to some of the original plans after parents submitted petitions against the proposals.

“We appreciate the hard work on the part of all involved in this several-months-long process of developing zoning proposals, taking and reviewing feedback, and bringing forward final recommendations with modifications where possible,” Board President Anne McCausland said.

Parents often give feedback regarding proposed school zones during board meetings. For the first time, FISD held a public forum a month before the plans for the proposed zones were presented in 2015. FISD Superintendent Jeremy Lyon said he believes the forum gave parents a better understanding of how the rezoning process works in FISD.

Lyon said the rezoning process in 2015 seemed to go more smoothly than in years prior.

“We were so pleased with the participation and the opportunity to lay it all out before anyone had seen any maps, and maybe that’s the thing that was so good about this process,” Lyon said. “We feel like we’ve improved it and we will continue to look for ways to improve it.”

Rezoning is an annual process for FISD because of the growing student population and need for more schools.

In 2017, FISD will open four new schools, including the 10th high school Memorial High School. In the past 20 years there have been more than 50 new schools built in FISD.

In May 2014, Frisco voters approved a $775 million bond referendum that assigned a portion of the fund to build 14 new schools.

To view the finalized boundaries, visit www.friscoisd.org.