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Georgetown ISD unveils Draft 1 rezoning plan, schedules public posting and town halls
Summary
Georgetown ISD presented Draft 1 of a districtwide rezoning plan at its Nov. 4 workshop, proposing a new elementary ("Elementary 12") and shifts affecting multiple attendance zones; the district will post maps and open a public-comment period next week and hold seven town halls through January.
Georgetown Independent School District trustees on Nov. 4 heard the district's first draft rezoning proposal, which would create a new elementary attendance zone and shift students among several existing schools.
Landon Kaufman, who led the presentation, said the district plans to post Draft 1 publicly next week and start an online comment period alongside seven town-hall meetings running from November through January. "22,121 individuals completing the survey," Kaufman said when summarizing the community feedback the district has already received, and he emphasized that the projection models are approximations: "I these numbers are wrong, but they're useful."
The draft maps show the proposed Elementary 12 drawing primarily from the eastern portion of the current Williams zone and a sliver of Cooper, while other neighborhoods would move from Wolfram'area to Frost (district staff estimated roughly 130 students in that shift). Staff noted transportation and safety factors are part of planning for some areas; a traffic signal under design, the presenter said, improves a proposed move to San Gabriel.
Trustees asked whether the district could produce alternate iterations to reduce concentrated changes; staff said multiple iterations are possible and that the zoning committee will consider adjustments that could draw from adjacent areas to balance enrollments. Staff also described "grandfathering" options (for rising fifth-graders or siblings) to give families transition choices if their child is rezoned.
Several trustees raised equity and demographic concerns. One trustee said opening a campus with about an 82% share of economically disadvantaged students would be "a real hard leap for families," a point staff acknowledged and said they are actively reviewing as they prepare future drafts. The presenter said the rezoning team is aware of changes caused by active development and cautioned that forecasts will shift as new housing comes online.
Next steps include a zoning committee meeting later this week, online maps and materials hoped to be posted early next week, and the public town halls the district has scheduled. The district asked the community to review maps, attend town halls and submit feedback; staff said they will report back to trustees after the first round of community input.
The workshop closed without a formal vote on rezoning; staff described this session as an information and feedback step as the district prepares subsequent drafts and public outreach.
