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Board advances multiple rezoning proposals, delays Evergreen auxiliary reassignments pending more analysis

2145153 · January 24, 2025
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Summary

Staff presented targeted and relief rezoning options to address local overcrowding and the opening of a new high school (High School CCC). The board gave consensus to move several items to public hearings and asked staff for alternative maps and financial analyses; Evergreen auxiliary rezoning was deferred to 2027–28.

Marion County School Board members on Jan. 23 considered a set of rezoning proposals staff said are intended to relieve overcrowding and align students with new and expanded capacity.

Student assignment director Jeremy Ayers outlined three rezoning types — "technical, targeted, and relief" — and presented targeted rezoning options (a Shady Hollow area elementary rezoning, a Liberty‑Howard middle rezoning and the former Evergreen auxiliary zones) as well as relief rezoning tied to the district’s new southwest high school (High School CCC) scheduled to open in August 2026.

Shady Hollow elementary: Ayers told the board the Shady Hollow area south of the existing Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary walk zone contains 17 elementary students currently zoned for Saddlewood Elementary and recommended targeted rezoning to Dr. N.H. Jones. Ayers said a community meeting had been held on Sept. 11, 2024. The board expressed support for moving forward and, if the board grants consensus at the rule‑development stage, Ayers said a rule‑making public hearing would be scheduled for Feb. 25; if approved the rezoning would be effective for the 2025‑26 school year.

Liberty‑Howard middle: Ayers presented two Liberty zone areas that together contain 163…

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