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The Houston County Board of Education will hold a second public meeting on the proposed zones for the 2010 - 2011 school year this Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The meeting will be held at Warner Robins High at 7:00 p.m. in the gym. MaryTherese Tebbe, Executive Director for the 21st Century Partnership, will serve as moderator.

In developing the proposed rezoning plan, four goals were set. The goals are to:

1) reduce the overcrowding of high schools in the Warner Robins area, with a target student population of approximately 1,800 per high school;

2) work within the parameters of the Justice Department guidelines in terms of
demographics;

3) ensure each proposed high school zone has an area for growth; and

4) eliminate zone islands and make each high school zone contiguous.

With the opening of Veterans High School in August 2010, all high schools will be affected. Slight adjustments are also proposed for six other school zones: Eagle Springs Elementary, Quail Run Elementary, Huntington Middle, Northside Middle, Thomson Middle and Warner Robins Middle.

The Board is very interested in receiving input from its stakeholders, especially parents. The HCBOE Web site’s zoning page includes a survey where one may enter questions and comments. This zoning Web page - /zoning.aspx - also includes current zone maps, proposed zone maps and a Veterans High timeline. In addition, zone maps may also be viewed at the central office in Perry and at all schools that have changes proposed.

This meeting was previously announced for the same date, location and time, but the meeting was going to be held in the school’s theatre. It has been moved to the gym to accommodate a larger crowd. Warner Robins High is located at 401 South Davis Drive. For more information, visit .