School Redistricting Plan Shuffles Some Johns Creek Students

The Fulton County School Board on Thursday approved a middle school redistricting plan that addressed the needs of the district’s changing landscape, the school system said in a press release.

Since September, the Fulton County School System staff and the community have worked to evaluate if the boundaries best serve students.

Based on the input from thousands of public comments as well as a series of community meetings, staff developed boundary alternatives directly aligned to the board-approved criteria.

The final recommendation for middle schools establishes “continuity” for the east side of GA-400 as students transition from middle to high school for next year. The adjustments were necessary to accommodate classroom additions at Hopewell, Taylor Road and Autrey Mill middle schools, Fulton Schools said.

According to documents provided by the school system, other affected middle schools include Haynes Bridge, Holcomb Bridge, Northwestern, River Trail and Webb Bridge. A summary of changes for students that will go into effect at the start of the 2015-16 school year include:

Northwestern to Hopewell:

• All the area south of Bethany Road in the current Cambridge High School attendance zone including Evergrace, Providence Oaks, Providence Square, Oakmere West, Spence’s Field, Hook Road, The Orchards at Hopewell, Milton Glen, Mayfield Circle, Lynne Circle, Burnett Way, Nathan Circle, Park Lane, Wills Commons, Georgian Townhomes, Magnolia Place Apartments and Victoria Square.

Webb Bridge to Taylor Road:

• Areas east of Douglas Road including Calument, Concord Hall, Douglas Road Park, Hartsmill Pointe, Highland Park, Kensington Oaks, Laurel Park, Leeward Walk, The Vicarage, Woodland Cove and Wyngate.
• Areas north of Kimball Bridge Road and west of Jones Bridge Road including Fox Glen and Wellsley Townhomes.

River Trail to Taylor Road:

• Cambridge and Wellington subdivisions

River Trail to Autrey Mill:

• Areas south of Parsons Road including Eaton Manor, Myers Park and St. Ives

Holcomb Bridge to Haynes Bridge:

• All areas north of Holcomb Bridge Road between GA-400 and Old Scott Road including Terramont, Centennial Ridge, The Overlook at Centennial, The Highlands at Centennial, Centennial Walk and Walton Centennial.
• All areas northwest of Scott Road including Nesbitt Lakes and Nesbitt Ridge.

Boundaries at the elementary level will be re-evaluated this fall for the 2016-17 school year.