Fort Bend ISD and Lamar CISD are redistricting some areas to accommodate new schools opening in 2017.[/caption]
What we reported Fort Bend and Lamar ISDs are rezoning attendance boundaries as new schools come online in 2017. Lamar ISD Communications Coordinator Phillip Sulak said the district has to rezone students in the new Kathleen Joerger Lindsey Elementary, which will have capacity for 750 students. Fort Bend ISD also has three elementary schools opening next fall, Donald Leonetti Elementary in Sienna Plantation, James C. Neill Elementary in Harvest Green and James Patterson Elementary in Grand Vista. It’s newest middle school, Ronald Thornton Middle School, will open in 2018 adjacent to Leonetti Elementary in Sienna Plantation.
The latest Sulak said Lamar CISD has to rezone one area to put students in the newly constructed Lindsey Elementary. At a Dec. 12 meeting, FBISD trustees outlined language for exemptions for students regarding school transfers.
What’s next FBISD will vote on attendance boundaries at a Jan. 23 meeting. Sulak said starting in January, Lamar CISD will hold meetings and select representatives to give input about Lindsey Elementary’s attendance boundaries. “We get representatives from the schools that are involved, and this case, we’re talking Huggins [Elementary School], and Fulshear High School and Layman Junior High [School],” he said. “Those are the only schools that would be involved in this redistricting.” He said the process in 2017 should be fairly simple. “I expect [redistricting] to be done before spring break,” Sulak said.
This story is one update from The January Issue. View the full list of 5 things to look for in 2017 here.
