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School redistricting looms District officials weigh first regional changes in more than 10 years
Voters elect slate of new members on School Board
By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com
By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com
ATLANTA — School may be out for the summer, but the reshuffling of school attendance zones across the Fulton County School System is just getting started. “[Parents] have to stay engaged this summer…you can’t go on vacation,” joked Fulton School Board member Linda McCain, who represents Johns Creek. “But seriously, this is definitely going to change the trajectory of attendance in the North Fulton area for sure.” Beginning in August, community meetings will be held to engage the public in the redistricting process for the 2023-24 school year. In North Fulton, 46 school attendance zones will be reviewed. “[Fulton Schools] staff is preparing for a fall 2022 redistricting team to review current attendance boundaries using the district’s procedure for revising school attendance boundaries,” said Yngrid Huff, executive director of Operational Planning. In North Fulton, redistricting will focus primarily on enrollment imbalances in elementary schools. However, any adjustments to elementary zones will likely tweak current feeder pat-
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — North Fulton voters have chosen a new slate of faces for the state’s fourth largest school system. At around 2 p.m. on May 25, the unofficial results from Fulton County showed Lillie Pozatek had secured the District 2 school board seat after capturing 51.69 percent of the vote. She is set to replace incumbent Katie Reeves, who did not seek re-election and represents Alpharetta and Milton. As an educator, parent volunteer and businesswoman, Pozatek ran on bringing results-driven leadership to the table. Her opponent, Brittany Griffin, secured 48.31 percent of the vote. Additionally, at the time of reporting, Kristin McCabe was ahead of Kimberly Ware for the District 5 school board seat, formerly held by Linda McCain, with 57.69 percent of the vote. Ware garnered 42.31 percent. The district includes Johns Creek and Alpharetta. On May 9, McCabe told Appen Media she has been a resident of Johns
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Crabapple Middle School opened last year off Woodstock Road. Despite the relocation of the school from its original site, attendance lines were not adjusted. Currently the school is 400 students below the building capacity. terns to middle and high schools.
Unfinished business
Another priority is re-setting the attendance zone for the replacement Crabapple Middle School which opened last year off Woodstock Road. Despite the relocation of the school from its original site, attendance lines were not adjusted. Currently the school is 400 students below the building capacity.
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The future of Haynes Bridge and Holcomb Bridge middle schools – both with low enrollment - will also be examined during the redistricting process. McCain said parents need to be involved in the process because it’s been more than a decade since a large-scale redistricting was undertaken in North
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