Wednesday, September 12, 2001
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Wednesday, September 12, 2001 |
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Who will go to new schools? Redistricting talks begin
By MONROE
ROARK
As school officials prepare for what they hope will be the opening of two new schools next fall, students and parents throughout the county will feel the effects of new district lines that determine who attends the new schools. At an Aug. 28 public meeting, assistant superintendent Stuart Bennett told a crowd of about 50 that a group of administrators would begin very soon studying possible changes in the school districts and expect to have a recommendation to Superintendent John DeCotis by December or January. Whatever decision is made will take effect for the 2002-03 school year, but "people need to know as far in advance as possible," said Bennett. Overcrowding is a problem all across the county, particularly at Fayette County High School, where 2,170 students are now attending at a facility better suited for about 1,750, Bennett said. Since the county's fourth high school is not expected to open before 2004, the upcoming redistricting will not relieve the high schools as quickly, but it will help prepare for the new school's opening, he added, and "it's better to do it all [kindergarten through 12th grade] at once." The committee charged with the redistricting project will utilize a computerized bus routing map that Bennett said is very sophisticated and can move the lines around automatically to help officials make their determinations. Construction is underway on Cleveland Elementary on Lester Road, at the western edge of Fayetteville. Ground was broken Thursday for xxxxxx Elementary, located south of Fayetteville on Ga. Highway 85.
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