In preparation for the opening of Williams High, Urbanski Junior High and Dresner Middle schools for the 2027-28 school year, Lamar CISD’s board of trustees approved rezoning options for the new Fulshear secondary schools at its May 19 meeting.
The specifics
Jonathan Maxwell, executive director of enrollment management for LCISD, shared enrollment projections and three rezoning options for each school with the board.
“Each option balances student population differently while aiming to minimize disruption to existing attendance areas,” Maxwell said.
However, the attendance boundary committee—composed of parents and stakeholders of surrounding affected schools—gave their final recommendation of a committee-devised, administration-endorsed fourth option.
Maxwell said the fourth option uses the newly created school zones for Slawinski and Cantu elementary schools to limit the number of elementary schools that would be split zoned between the purple track and the new track for secondary grades, with Haygood Elementary the only one being split.
Committee representatives said the fourth option was created to minimize splitting track patterns and prioritize balanced enrollment across campuses to support LCISD’s growth.
The board also voted to allow rising high school seniors already enrolled in neighboring schools to stay at their current campus instead of transferring to Williams High School for the 2027-28 school year.
In other news
During the presentation, the board also voted to approve the University Interscholastic League legacy provision eligibility for students rezoned for the 2027-28 school year who meet certain criteria to stay at their current campus through graduation.
LCISD Athletic Director Devin Gabbard said students participating in UIL academics, UIL athletics and UIL performing arts must reach specific progress in their extracurriculars to remain at their campus, in addition to receiving administrative director approval.
Gabbard clarified that a legacy student must provide their own transportation, and siblings who do not meet the legacy provisions are not eligible.
On the horizon
School officials said the three new Fulshear area campuses are expected to open by August 2027.
