1. Columbia County School District Preliminary Rezoning Proposal

3. 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

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

5. 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)

6. ELEMENTARY PRELIMINARY
REZONING PROPOSAL

7. 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

8. New Baker Place Elementary School Proposal 2017-2018

9. Cedar Ridge Elementary School Proposal

10. New Grovetown Elementary School Proposal 2017-2018

11. Baker Place, Cedar Ridge, and
Grovetown Elementary

12. 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)

13. Martinez Elementary School Proposal 2017-2018
Revised

14. Westmont Elementary School

15. Stevens Creek Elementary School

16. Martinez, Stevens Creek, and
Westmont Elementary
Elementary

17. 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

18. MIDDLE SCHOOL
PRELIMINARY
REZONING PROPOSAL

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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

22. Harlem Middle School

23. Grovetown Middle School

24. Grovetown and Harlem Middle School

25. 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.

27. Evans Middle School

29. Columbia and Evans Middle

30. 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

32. Lakeside and Stallings Middle School

33. 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

34. High School PRELIMINARY
REZONING PROPOSAL

35. 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

36. Grovetown High School

37. Harlem High School

38. Grovetown and Harlem High

39. Evans High School

40. Evans and Grovetown High

41. Evans, Grovetown, and Harlem High

42. 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.

43. Evans High School

44. Lakeside High School

45. Evans and Lakeside High School

46. All Five High Schools

47. 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

48. 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

49. Future
Rezoning
Considerations

50. 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 , which will also impact future rezoning proposals.

51. 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