The Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education voted Jan. 14 to assign attendance zones for a newly annexed development called North Village, directing the property to Rock Quarry Elementary School and the Northridge Middle and High School feeder pattern.

District staff explained the land was outside the city when the board approved attendance zones in 2015 and therefore lacked a feeder designation at that time. “With it now being in the city, the recommendation in front of you is to take the development that is coming in and zone it for Rock Quarry Elementary School, which will then feed to Northridge Middle School and then Northridge High School,” a staff presenter said. Staff estimated the development at about 157 “doors” (units) but said no specific construction or completion date is available.

Board members questioned space capacity and asked staff to track growth districtwide. A staff response said Rock Quarry has some room for growth, Northridge Middle is limited, and Northridge High has capacity constraints; staff said they are preparing systemwide enrollment projections and would present more information to the board over the coming months.

The board approved the zoning motion after discussion. No named roll-call tally was recorded in the public transcript.