Charlottesville City Schools will hold a series of public meetings beginning this week through March to answer questions and gather feedback as it finalizes its proposed rezoning of the city’s elementary schools.
City Schools began work to rezone its elementary schools in summer 2024 to “prevent overcrowding while also balancing socioeconomic diversity across schools,” according to a district news release. The next meeting to discuss the changes is this Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 5 p.m. at Summit Elementary School.
The proposed changes would move children from the following neighborhoods:
August 2027:
- Students living west of Kindlewood currently zoned to Summit would be zoned to Burnley-Moran.
August 2029:
- Students living at Kindlewood would move from Summit to Burnley-Moran.
- Students living north of 250 currently zoned to Burnley-Moran (Locust Grove and Park Street areas) would move to Greenbrier.
- Students living south of 250 currently zoned to Greenbrier (Rose Hill and Birdwood areas) would move to Trailblazer.
- Students living in the Meadows neighborhood (homes west of 29 currently zoned for Greenbrier) would move to Trailblazer.
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Charlottesville City Schools will host a series of meetings and a public hearing about its proposed elementary school rezoning. The meetings are:
- Tuesday, Feb. 4, 5 p.m., Rezoning community Q&A at Summit Elementary School, 1000 Belmont Ave.
- Thursday, Feb. 6, 5 p.m., Charlottesville City School Board meeting will feature an overview of the proposal at Booker T. Reaves Media Center, Charlottesville High School, 1400 Melbourne Rd.
- Tuesday, Feb. 11, 5 p.m., Public hearing to collect feedback from residents at Charlottesville High School, 1400 Melbourne Rd.
- Thursday, March 6, 5 p.m., School Board will discuss rezoning at its regular meeting at Booker T. Reaves Media Center, Charlottesville High School, 1400 Melbourne Rd.
- Thursday, March 27, 5 p.m., School Board will likely vote on rezoning at its regular meeting at Booker T. Reaves Media Center, Charlottesville High School, 1400 Melbourne Rd.
More information about the rezoning proposal is available from City Schools here.
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