Redistricting Fall 2022 - South Fulton

Redistricting 101 Meetings

• August 30 - 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M.
• August 31 - 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
• Held on Microsoft Teams and at Board Members' August Community Meetings
• School system staff host informational meetings on redistricting criteria and scope

Round One Public Meeting

• September 15, 2022 (6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.) at Langston Hughes High School
• School system staff outlined the redistricting process and established ground rules for facilitated small-group input sessions
• Participants moved to small-group sessions and gave input related to the redistricting criteria.
• Staff reviewed public comments and applied Board-approved redistricting criteria  to develop alternative attendance zone plans prior to the next community forum.

Round Two Public Meeting

• October 6, 2022 - 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Langston Hughes High School
• Staff will present alternative proposals for new attendance zones.
  • South Fulton Proposed Map A
  • Data Packet - Plan A (data table, feeder pattern, description of changes)
  • South Fulton Proposed Map B
  • Data Packet - Plan B (data table, feeder pattern, description of changes)
  • South Fulton Proposed Map C
  • Data Packet - Plan C (data table, feeder pattern, description of changes)
• Community members will offer comments on strengths and weaknesses of each plan in facilitated small-group discussions.
  • NOTE: The online comment forum will be available on Oct. 6 at 2:00 P.M. and will be live until midnight the following day.
• Prior to the next community forum, staff will condense the number of attendance zone alternatives based on public input.
  
  

Round Three Public Meeting

• October 20, 2022 (6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.) at Langston Hughes High School
• South Fulton Proposed Draft Plan Maps
• Data Packet - Draft Plan (data tables, feeder patterns, description of changes)
• Data Packet - Draft Plan (en Espanol) (data tables, feeder patterns, description of changes)
• 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 recommended attendance zone recommendation for Board consideration.

Scope of redistricting to address the following in South Fulton:

• Capacity imbalance at targeted South Fulton elementary schools - lower western region
• Capacity imbalance at seven (7) South Fulton middle schools - eyes towards Capital Plan 2027 middle school solutions
• Capacity imbalance at five (5) South Fulton high schools

Potentially Impacted Schools