REZONING PLAN
In July 2008, the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Public Education approved a district rezoning plan that will include the reassignment of hundreds of students to new schools and will result in the closing of four schools. The changes were made at the recommendation of a Task Force of community representatives following months of discussion and study. Key goals of the plan are to more efficiently use existing building space, allow students to attend schools closer to home and provide additional options to MNPS students and families. The plan is scheduled to take effect for the 2009-2010 school year.
Families being reassigned have received notification from the school district. Detailed maps are also available for viewing at your child’s school or online at www.mnps.org.
For more information about any of the mentioned school choices or options, please visit www.mnps.org or contact the MNPS Customer Service Center at 259-INFO (4636).
ADDITIONAL CHOICES AND OPTIONS
While the district has established new zone lines, there are still several choices and options for students regarding which school they will attend.
- MNPS will offer a grandfather clause for the two highest grades in all affected schools. This clause allows students rising to the two highest grades of affected schools to remain at their current school.
- MNPS noncontiguous zones (those separated by geographic boundaries) will become choice zones. This means students assigned to one cluster by the 2009-2010 Student Assignment Plan, who were previously assigned to attend a school in a different, noncontiguous cluster, have the choice to attend a school in the cluster previously assigned. Transportation will be provided for students selecting this choice.
- MNPS will send an application in February to families who have the option of choosing between a zone school and a zoned choice school located in another cluster. If the application is not returned, MNPS will assign students to the zoned school.
- Students can apply to attend one of the district’s magnet or optional schools. Students are selected for these schools by a random lottery drawing in January of each year.
- Students can apply to attend a school outside of their zone lines, if the school has seating available, during an Open Enrollment period each spring.
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