Successful First Steps for MNPS Rezoning

Metro Schools officials say so far so good for implementing a controversial school rezoning plan.

At Tuesday night’s school board meeting, administrators told board members they successfully contacted 67,000 families to ensure changes were understood. And while it was feared rezoning may re-segregate schools, there’s no indication of that yet.

Still, board member Mark North, who heads a community task force on rezoning, says now the challenge is monitoring what works and what doesn’t.

“There are some issues that we have to watch and there may be some tweaking. There’s going to be growth in some areas that will overcrowd schools and we’re going to have to keep an eye on that.”

Also at Tuesday’s meeting, schools superintendent Dr. Jesse Register announced plans to open a district office dedicated to charter schools. He says it’s needed because proposals will likely pour in due to new state legislation loosening charter school restrictions.