Birmingham Highway Elementary Site
Attendance Zone Redistricting

A new elementary school is planned in Milton to relieve overcrowding at existing schools. The school, currently under construction on Birmingham Highway between Wood Road and Glenover Drive, is scheduled to open in August 2009. Classroom additions also are being constructed at Roswell North Elementary and Mountain Park Elementary to open the same year. Existing attendance zones at other North Fulton elementary schools will be modified to create the new attendance boundaries and to balance overcrowding at schools serving areas west of GA 400.

About the redistricting process
Each time a redistricting effort is under way, the school system holds three rounds of meetings to gather information needed to draft a redistricting proposal that best meets the community's needs. Fulton uses a unique process that encourages public discussion before developing a proposal. This allows the community to have maximum input on how the proposed attendance lines are created.

Timeline for Redistricting Process
Three meetings will be held at the Milton Center (86 School Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30004; click here for Google Map) from 7-9 p.m.

• Round One - October 23rd
  • School system staff will outline redistricting process and established ground rules for facilitated small-group input sessions.
  • Participants will move to small-group sessions and give input related to the redistricting criteria.
  • Staff will review public comments and apply Board-approved redistricting criteria to develop alternative attendance zone plans prior to the next community forum
• Round Two - November 13th
  • Staff will present alternative proposals for new attendance zones.
  • Community members will offer comments on strengths and weaknesses of each plan in facilitated small-group discussions.
  • Prior to the next community forum, staff will condense the number of attendance zone alternatives based on public input.
• Round Three - December 10th
  • Community members will review and provide input on revised attendance zone draft plans in facilitated small-group discussions.
  • Staff will use comments to develop a final attendance zone recommendation for Board consideration.
    

The Fulton County Board of Education will be reviewing the new attendance zone recommendations during their meetings. Final action is planned for February 2009. Changes in the attendance zones will go into effect in August 2009 with the opening of the new elementary school.