Few public comments dictated the tone of Hays CISD first of two public forums for its planned rezoning of elementary school boundaries.
The Oct. 24 meeting was the first to hear parent feedback on elementary school attendance rezoning and the new addition of Elementary School 14.
The new school, which could be called Uhland Elementary School, is projected to open August 2018 to fix overcrowding issues in other elementary schools in the district. The campus is situated on High Road near Uhland.
There were no comments at the forum, however, some parents posted online comments showing concerns about the zones moving and their children having to go to a different school.
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Want to take a look at what zoning maps the committee is looking at? Be sure to visit www.hayscisd.net/rezone.
The best way to voice concerns about the rezoning is to leave comments on the website or attend the public forums, Tim Savoy, Hays CISD public information officer, said.
“We’ve had eight comments online so far, which is pretty low compared to what we’ve seen in the past, but those are eight very important comments that we will take into consideration,” Savoy said.
The committee has looked at four different draft maps for rezoning and are currently looking at Draft Map 4 as the recommended rezoning for Elementary School 14.
Under Draft Map 4, schools that could be affected include Tobias, Science Hall, Hemphill, Camino Real and Blanco Vista elementary schools.
The attenance rezoning committee was assembled by the Board of Trustees in August and will report its rezoning recommendations by December.
The next public forum will be held on Nov. 7 at Hemphill Elementary at 6 p.m.
There are subsequent board workshop meetings on Nov. 13, 27 and Dec. 11 that also offer a platform for the public to voice concerns.
