The district has begun the early planning stages of school boundary realignment in anticipation of the opening of its 20th elementary school in 2014.

The yet-to-be-named elementary school is expected to relieve overcrowding at several existing schools. The new school will be located at the intersection of Gattis School Road and Priem Lane near the district's northern edge—an area where the district anticipates a high rate of population growth.

Initial plans provided July 18 by Assistant Superintendent Terrence Eaton to the board of trustees show the new school possibly incorporating all of the district area northwest of the SH 45 N and SH 130 intersection into its boundaries. The new school's boundaries could also include some of the areas east of SH 130.

"As we go through this process, we want to address the capacity concerns at Murchison, Highland Park and Rowe Lane [elementary schools], Eaton said. "We will be going out and doing community forums and getting feedback. After we get feedback, we will tweak [the plan] and bring it back to the board for final approval."