Rezoning Vote for Johnson High
The high school and middle school rezoning vote is on the Monday, Nov 26, 2018 agenda. The public session convenes at 6:30pm at Hays High School in the Career and Technical Education Building.
The rezoning is item K1 on the agenda, but I expect the Board President to move the agenda item up to the beginning of the meeting, so be there early.
At its October 30, 2018 meeting, the Attendance Boundary Rezoning Committee voted 25 to 8 to send both Draft Maps 3 and 6 to the Board of Trustees for consideration.
Additionally, the committee voted 33 to 0 to include with its map recommendations this general caveat:
The committee recognizes the importance of supporting students who are economically disadvantaged and promoting socioeconomic diversity. To ensure that all students are provided the support they need, the committee recommends the Board and administration explore the development and implementation of special or magnet programs, or other mechanisms, that would foster success among students with economic disadvantages or promote socioeconomic diversity among the district’s high schools.
Subsequently, Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright proposed his own map, 2-a, at the November 12th meeting. He also included the caveat listed above.
The Board will consider all three maps and any map with at least four votes will pass. This is the move likely scenario.
The Board could also modify any of those maps before passing it. Or the Board could resurrect an old map.
The Board also has the option to delay the vote to the December 17th meeting. That’s not likely, but it could occur if the Board wants to create a new or hybrid map. Also, the Board could decide to hold another public hearing since Dr. Wright’s Map 2-a was presented too late for the earlier public hearings.
Please review the high school and middle school boundaries at haycisd.net/rezone. We need your input! Click on the “Zone Talk” button and submit a comment to the Board of Trustees and the Administration.
You can also email the Board of Trustees or provide public comment at the Nov. 26th meeting.
Here are some tips on signing up and delivering public comment.
If you can’t come to the meeting, you can watch from home at HaysCISD.net/TrusteeTV.
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