Columbia County School District Preliminary Rezoning Proposal 2017-2018

Purpose for Rezoning Reduce and balance enrollment in high growth areas Minimize the use of portable classrooms Prepare for the opening of new schools and maximize current space

Criteria for Rezoning – Current Enrollment Enrollment History & Projections School Locations Student Transportation Minimal Student Disruption Maximize Current Building Capacity

Previously Approved Rezoning January 27, 2015 From Cedar Ridge Elementary to Grovetown Elementary Wrightsboro Road at Old Wheeler Road west to Horizon South Parkway at the intersection of Wrightsboro Road and Kathryn Street (including new apartment complex, Willowcreek Drive and Robin Lane)

ELEMENTARY PRELIMINARY REZONING PROPOSAL 2017-2018

Baker Place, Cedar Ridge, & Grovetown Elementary Areas Affected: Remove from Baker Place Elementary to Cedar Ridge Elementary Remove Chamblin Road South of I-20 to Wrightsboro Road Including Canterbury Farms Remove from Baker Place Elementary to Grovetown Elementary Remove Chamblin Road South of I-20 to Wrightsboro Road Including Millbranch

New Baker Place Elementary School Proposal 2017-2018

Cedar Ridge Elementary School Proposal 2017-2018

New Grovetown Elementary School Proposal 2017-2018

Baker Place, Cedar Ridge, and Grovetown Elementary 2017-2018

Martinez, Stevens Creek and Westmont Elementary Areas Affected: Remove from Martinez Elementary to Westmont Elementary Hillbrook Subdivision Remove from Martinez Elementary to Stevens Creek Elementary Bobby Jones to Pleasant Home Road (includes Applecross & Pleasant Valley)

Martinez Elementary School Proposal 2017-2018 Revised 12-19-14

Westmont Elementary School 2017-2018

Stevens Creek Elementary School 2017-2018

Martinez, Stevens Creek, and Westmont Elementary 2017-2018 Elementary

Elementary School Instructional Capacity/Enrollment Number of Classrooms Instructional Capacity Current Enrollment October, 2016 Net Projected Transfers (+ or -) Preliminary Enrollment After Rezoning BPE 65 1037 1130 -242 to CRE and -40 to GTE 848 CRE 67 1062 1069 +57 From BPE 1126 GTE 54 875 622 +225 From BPE and CRE 847 MES 48 762 883 -29 to STC and -41 to WES 813 STC 785 +29 from MES 814 WES 43 687 542 +41 From MES 583

MIDDLE SCHOOL PRELIMINARY REZONING PROPOSAL 2017-2018

Previously Approved Rezoning January 27, 2015 From Greenbrier Middle to Harlem Middle North of Washington Road from Clarks Hill Road (Hwy 221) northwest to the county line (Water’s Edge area). East on an imaginary line from Hwy 221 (N) to Little Kiokee Creek and Tubman Road south to Louisville Road and Columbia Road North from Columbia Road to Bowen Road and Tubman Road and west to Ray Owens Road. North and east of Ray Owens Road to Cobbham Road. North of Cobbham Road east and west of Ray Owens to the county line.

Previously Approved Rezoning January 27, 2015 From Grovetown Middle to Harlem Middle South from I-20 at Baker Place Road to Wrightsboro Road, then east to Highland Pond Road. South from Wrightsboro Road to Harlem Grovetown Road at Pamir Place. South to Reynolds Farm Road at Euchee Springs Drive and east to Newmantown Road and Parham Road southeast to Gordon Highway to include Liberty Hills.

Columbia, Grovetown and Harlem Middle Areas Affected: Remove from Columbia Middle to Harlem Middle Columbia Road at William Few to Hwy 221, including Creeks Edge and Grimaud Place Remove from Grovetown Middle to Harlem Middle Creekbend, Meadow Hill, Deer Hollow and Pamir Place  

Harlem Middle School 2017-2018

Grovetown Middle School 2017-2018

Grovetown and Harlem Middle School 2017-2018

Columbia, Evans, and Lakeside Middle Areas Affected: Remove from Columbia Middle to Evans Middle North of Columbia Road to Hereford Farm Road, to include Tudor Branch and Amherst Subdivisions Remove from Evans Middle to Lakeside Middle Remove east of Washington Road from, but not including, Westwood Club to Flowing Wells. East and north of Columbia Road to the entrance of, but not including, West Lynn. This area includes Heritage Hill, Lenox, The Havens, and Holiday Park.

Evans Middle School 2017-2018

Columbia and Evans Middle 2017-2018

Lakeside and Stallings Island Middle Areas Affected: Remove from Lakeside Middle to Stallings Island Middle Bobby Jones to Pleasant Home Road (includes Applecross & Pleasant Valley) Fury’s Ferry between Baston and Evans to Locks Road to include Oakbrook, Forest Creek, El Cordero, & Old Ferry Road including Phillips Estates Roundtree Road off of the new Riverwatch Parkway extension to include Pickett Fences, Ansley Apartments, Jamaica Court, Evans Mill, and Old Riah Road  

Lakeside and Stallings Middle School 2017-2018

Middle School Instructional Capacity/Enrollment Number of Classrooms Instructional Capacity Current Enrollment October, 2016 Net Projected Transfers (+ or -) Preliminary Enrollment After Rezoning CMS 47 850 1028 -107 to EMS 921 EMS 54 1050 999 +107 from CMS; -67 to LMS 1039 GMS 38 625 651 -56 to HMS 595 GTM 55 976 -173 to HMS 803 HMS 559 +229 from GTM and GMS 788 LMS 49 775 663 +67 from EMS; -101 to SIMS 629 RMS 46 708   SIMS 620 +101 from LMS 721

High School PRELIMINARY REZONING PROPOSAL 2017-2018

Evans, Grovetown, and Harlem High Areas Affected: Previously Approved (1/27/2015)- Remove from Grovetown High to Harlem High Liberty Hills Subdivision Remove from Grovetown High to Harlem High Remove Creeks Edge, Grimaud Place, Deer Hollow, Pamir Place, Creekbend, and Meadow Hill Remove from Grovetown High to Evans High North of Columbia Road to Hereford Farm Road, to include Tudor Branch Subdivision

Grovetown High School 2017-2018

Harlem High School 2017-2018

Grovetown and Harlem High 2017-2018

Evans High School 2017-2018

Evans and Grovetown High 2017-2018

Evans, Grovetown, and Harlem High 2017-2018

Evans and Lakeside High Areas Affected: Remove from Evans High to Lakeside High Remove east of Washington Road from, but not including, Westwood Club to Flowing Wells. East and north of Columbia Road to the entrance of, but not including, West Lynn. This area includes Heritage Hill, Lenox, The Havens, and Holiday Park.

Evans High School 2017-2018

Lakeside High School 2017-2018

Evans and Lakeside High School 2017-2018

All Five High Schools 2017-2018

High Instructional Capacity/Enrollment School Number of Classrooms Instructional Capacity Current Enrollment October, 2016 Net Projected Transfers (+ or -) Preliminary Enrollment After Rezoning Preliminary Enrollment with only rising 9th Graders EHS 86 1850 +69 from GTH; -83 to LHS 1836 1849   GHS 81 1800 1672 GTH 87 1942 -69 to EHS and -144 to HHS 1729 1887 HHS 56 1050 835 +144 from GTH 979 869 LHS 1725 +83 1808 1747

High School Instructional Capacity/Enrollment Previous waiver information- GHS to LHS= 16/158 students went to LHS 47 rising 9th graders did not have the waiver option GHS to HHS= 3/60 students went to HHS 25 rising 9th graders did not have waiver option GTHS to HHS= 8/62 students went to HHS 20 rising 9th graders did not have waiver option

Future Rezoning Considerations

Student growth and building capacity will continue to be monitored with any needed adjustments being proposed as warranted. The new North Harlem Elementary School is scheduled to open in 2019-2020, which will also impact future rezoning proposals.

We value input from the community We value input from the community. Please send comments about the proposed rezoning plan to: Columbia County School System 4781 Hereford Farm Road Evans, GA 30809 Email: zoning@ccboe.net