Nichols Elementary School will likely close enrollment around the holiday break, capping enrollment at about 820 students, Scott Warstler, FISD executive director of operations, said at the meeting.
Liscano Elementary School stopped accepting new students on Oct. 2. Spears Elementary School may close enrollment in spring 2020, but Warstler said the school could possibly make it to the summer or fall 2020.
Most of the district's elementary schools are built to accommodate 760 students, according to FISD's website. If a school's enrollment reaches 100 students or more above that capacity, officials have the option of closing the school to new students, the site stated. Each school's enrollment is considered on a case-by-case basis, the site stated.
Spears Elementary School recently popped up on the district's radar for projected enrollment closure, Warstler said. This is due to an increase in urban living near the Dallas North Tollway and SH 121.
"We do want to make sure that people are aware that, at some point, before we hit the 2021-22 school year, we will probably close [Spears Elementary School] and overflow to [Smith Elementary School]," Warstler said at the meeting.
In the event of enrollment closures this school year, students moving into the attendance zones for the following schools will be sent to different schools:
- Liscano Elementary School to Norris Elementary School
- Nichols Elementary School to Bledsoe Elementary School
- Spears Elementary School to Smith Elementary School
Editor's note: The original post has been edited to correct errors. The district is looking to close enrollment at Spears Elementary School and may overflow to Smith Elementary School. Spears could possibly make it to the summer or fall 2020. Nichols Elementary School's enrollment would be capped at about 820 students. In addition, two campuses have exceeded capacity, according to the district.
