Duncanville ISD outlines reconfiguration and rezoning plan to 'Build the Future, Raise Champions'

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Superintendent Khalid Goree and district staff presented a 24‑month campaign that would reconfigure grade bands (PK–5 elementary; 6–8 middle), open a Smith Early Learning Academy and create districtwide choice campuses; the proposal would affect about 900 students and reduce bus tiers from four to three if approved.

Duncanville ISD leaders presented a multi‑year plan to reconfigure grade bands, reassign attendance boundaries and create new choice campuses as part of the district’s “Building the Future, Raising Champions” campaign.

Superintendent Dr. Khalid Goree described a 24‑month campaign to tie bond projects, building renovations, human capital and rezoning into a single strategy intended to reduce transitions for students, strengthen feeder patterns and free resources for focused programming. Dr. Goodman explained the primary change: move fifth grade into elementary (K–5) and put sixth grade into middle schools (6–8) to reduce the number of school transitions students experience.

Planned campus changes and timing: Smith will be repurposed as the Smith Early Learning Academy for pre‑K‑3 and early childhood special education; Central and…

Duncanville ISD outlines reconfiguration and rezoning plan to 'Build the Future, Raise Champions'

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