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APS Redistricting: New Community Meetings Announced

SRT 3 meeting with APS Superintendent Erroll B. Davis Jr. set for March 21 at Jackson High.

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

The meeting for School Reform Team 3 - schools zoned to and Jackson High - is among several that Davis will hold across the city, according to the APS Web site.

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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.

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Here is the complete schedule for Davis' meetings:

March 12 — SRT 1 and 4 NW
Schools zoned to Douglass, Mays, Therrell and Washington
Location: Douglass High School — 6:30-8 p.m.

March 13 — SRT 4 NE
Schools zoned to North Atlanta
Location: North Atlanta High School — 6:30-8 p.m.

March 21 — SRT 3
Schools zoned to Grady and Jackson
Location: Jackson High School — 6:30-8 p.m.

March 22 —SRT 2
Schools zoned to Carver and South Atlanta
Location: Carver HS — 6:30- 8 p.m.

Here's the expected timeline leading up to a final decision:

March 1 Superintendent reviews options March 2 Atlanta Board of Education individual input sessions March 3 & 4 Internal meetings to incorporate ABE input March through April Public hearings on superintendent’s preliminary
recommendation March 12 Superintendent/community meeting SRT 1 and SRT 4 NW
(schools zoned to BEST Academy, CS King, Douglass, Mays, Therrell and Washington) March 13 Superintendent/community meeting SRT 4 NE (Schools
zoned to North Atlanta) March 21 Superintendent/community meeting SRT 3 (schools zoned to
Grady and Jackson) March 22 Superintendent/community meeting SRT 2 (Schools zoned to
Carver and South Atlanta) March through April ABE strategic work session April 2 through April 6 Spring break April 9 Superintendent posts final recommendation on APS website April 10

Atlanta Board of Education votes on final recommendation

- Louis Mayeux and Peralte Paul contributed to this report. 


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