APS Board of Ed., Atlanta City Council to meet

The Atlanta City Council and the Atlanta Public Schools board of education plan to meet Wednesday afternoon to discuss the details of school redistricting.

The group will take a close look at the latest proposal to redraw school attendance zones. Thirteen schools in the district are slated to close in superintendent Erroll B. Davis' initial recommendation.

City councilmembers have received briefing packets from APS on its school closure and redistricting plans. Wednesday’s joint meeting is being held as a result of continued discussions between city officials and the school board on school redistricting.

“It’s imperative that the city council and board members continue our dialogue as our colleagues on board of education prepare to vote on these recommendations,” said City Council President Ceasar Mitchell in a statement. “Many families and city neighborhoods will be impacted but that impact will be at a minimum.”

The city council and board of education last met Dec. 12 to discuss initial proposals to shift school attendance boundaries. No action will be taken during the meeting.

Midtown parent and local author Sherri Caldwell (sherri@rebelhousewife.com) is set to provide live blog coverage. Follow coverage of APS redistricting on Facebook.

Davis will hold a community meeting on his redistricting plan from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, at in Grant Park.

Patch will provide live blog coverage of the meeting for School Reform Team 3 and schools zoned to and Jackson High.

After receiving the concluding demographers' report on school redistricting, Davis is to submit his proposal to the Atlanta School Board, which will make the final decision.

The demographers have received community comments on Options A and B, and Davis has said he will not be bound by the demographers' report in making his recommendation to the board.