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Paulding County staff recommend 'Plan Blue' to ease elementary overcrowding; board to vote later this month

Paulding County School Board · January 14, 2026
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District staff recommended 'Plan Blue' as the preferred elementary boundary realignment to address overcrowding at Dallas, Shelton and Abney ahead of the opening of Crossroads Elementary; the board will take a final vote at its second meeting this month.

District operational planning coordinator David Ponders recommended “Plan Blue” as the district’s preferred elementary boundary realignment on a presentation to the Paulding County School Board.

Ponders said the proposal follows a 2022 capacity study and recent construction projects, including additions at Burnt Hickory and the fall 2025 openings at Roberts and Northside elementary schools and the forthcoming Crossroads Elementary. He told the board the district collected community feedback through three engagement…

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