UPDATE: Board Approves New Elementary Attendance Zones February 21, 2011

The Carroll School Board voted unanimously Monday to approve new elementary school attendance zones beginning with the 2011-2012 school year. After several months of rezoning workshops, presentations and an extensive public input process, the Board opted to approve the revised Plan B, which only changes elementary zones and maintains existing attendance zones for all other grades.

Basically, the revised Plan B does the following:

 - centralizes preschool at Rockenbaugh and Carroll Elementary Schools beginning in 2011-2012;

 - moves undeveloped commercial/residential acreage (formerly airport property) into the Rockenbaugh Elementary School zone;

 - keeps Wyndsor Creek I in the Old Union Elementary zone;

 - moves all current Durham Elementary students to the new elementary school on White Chapel Boulevard;

-  relieves crowding at Johnson Elementary School;

-  maintains the existing school attendance zones for grades 5-12;

 - involves no change for students currently residing in the Carroll Elementary, Old Union and Rockenbaugh Elementary zones;

 - moves the homes on the Brentwood cul-de-sac and two homes off White Chapel Boulevard to the new elementary school zone;

 - moves the eight homes on Dove Road between White Chapel Boulevard and the north entrance to Estes Park to the new elementary school zone

- moves the western portion of Estes Park (adjacent to White Chapel Boulevard) to the new elementary school zone (the homes proposed for change are in the Estes Park Phase IV or Toll Brothers Development)

Revised Elementary Zones (with enrollment projections)

Select From The Following Links:

• Attendance Rezoning Parameters
• Background Information
• 2009 School Bond Program
• Current Attendance Zone Maps
• Four-Step Rezoning Process
• REVISED ELEMENTARY REZONING PLAN
• Plan A Proposal
• Plan B Proposal
• January/February 2011 Public Meeting Schedule
• Submit A Question Or Share Your Feedback With CISD

Background Information

Carroll Independent School District last set school attendance boundaries in 2000 before the opening of Old Union Elementary School and Eubanks Intermediate School in the fall of 2001 and Dawson Middle School in the fall of 2002. These Current Attendance Zones are still in effect until further notice. (Special Note: The district did discuss possible zone changes during the two-high school decision of 2001 and the K-6 configuration discussions of 2004, but no action was taken as a result).

Carroll voters approved a $138 million School Bond Program in May of 2009. This package included the construction of two new campuses, along with additions and renovations at several existing schools. The district will open a new elementary school (not yet named) on White Chapel Boulevard just north of Dove Road in August of 2011. In addition, the district will open a new middle school (Carroll Middle School) in August of 2011 on Kirkwood Boulevard between East Highland Avenue and Highway 114. Anticipating the opening of these new campuses, Superintendent David Faltys presented a Four-Step Attendance Rezoning Process to the Carroll School Board in October 2010. The plan called for Trustees to 1) set rezoning parameters; 2) meet with the demographer to review enrollment projections and rezoning options; 3) present agreed-upon rezoning option(s) to the public/neighborhoods to collect feedback; and 4) vote on an attendance zone plan so that Administrators can implement a transition plan for students/neighborhoods affected by the rezoning. CISD is currently in between steps 2 and 3. Trustees have asked the Administration to begin circulating two plans - Plan A and Plan B - in anticipation of public meetings that will be set for neighborhoods/campuses in January and February. The district will collect feedback from January 14-February 14 to share with Trustees before a final decision is made on February 21.

Trustees accepted the Administration's Attendance Rezoning Parameters in October. These parameters were used in reviewing rezoning options with the demographer at the November 29 and December 13 School Board meetings. Trustees narrowed the options down to one plan in December, then opted in January to present two plans after discussing the impact the proposal has on neighborhoods in the split Carroll Elementary School zone.

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January/February 2011 Public Meeting Schedule

Meetings Scheduled To Date Include:

• January 10 - Regular School Board Meeting Agenda - 7:30 p.m., Johnson Elementary School's Auditorium, 1301 N. Carroll Avenue, Southlake
• January 11 - Carroll Elementary General PTO meeting 1 p.m.in the CES Library, 1705 West Continental, Southlake
• January 12 - Durham Elementary General PTO Meeting 11 a.m. in the DES Library, 801 Shady Oaks Drive, Southlake
• January 20 - Carroll PTO Presidents Luncheon 11:30 a.m. at CISD Administration Center - Attendance Rezoning presentation for PTO Presidents only
• January 26 - Old Union Elementary PTO Meeting 9:15 a.m. in the Library, 1050 South Carroll Avenue, Southlake
• January 26 - Carroll Elementary Zone Meeting 7 p.m. at Carroll Elementary
• January 27 - Johnson Elementary General PTO Meeting 9:30 a.m. in the JES Library, 1301 N. Carroll Avenue, Southlake
• January 31 - Districtwide Rezoning Meeting 7 p.m. at Carroll High School (commons)
• February 3 - Old Union Elementary/Rockenbaugh Elementary Zones Meeting 7 p.m. in the Old Union Elementary Cafeteria (canceled due to inclement weather)
• February 10 - Durham Elementary/Johnson Elementary Zones Meeting 7 p.m. in the Johnson Elementary Auditorium.

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Share Your Feedback With Carroll ISD

On January 14, local citizens and staff began submitting written comments and/or questions to Carroll ISD using the link below. The deadline to submit a comment for Trustees to review before they make a final decision is now Friday, February 18. Depending on the volume and frequency of emails, you may or may not get a direct response to your communication. Thank you, as always, for sharing your input with the Board and Administration. We appreciate and value your partnership in the education process.

Have a Question?  Submit it here: Attendance Rezoning Process Questions

Want To Share Feedback on CISD's Attendance Rezoning REVISED Plan A or Plan B Proposal? Share it here by the deadline: Public Comments/Feedback -- (julie.thannum@southlakecarroll.edu)


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