How does rezoning in Hoover affect U.S. 280?

Although parents and residents in Hoover City Schools have concerns with the possible rezoning within Hoover, U.S. 280 residents only stand to gain from the proposed changes.

To accommodate the continual growth of student enrollment, Hoover City Schools recently opened up the possibility for rezoning and released a breakdown of a proposed realignment plan for the 2015-2016 school year.

Of the eight possible changes proposed in the draft, Greystone Elementary was only included in one. The school would gain students rather than having them moved to another school.

A group of students in the Riverchase Parkway area multi-dwelling units between Highway 31 and Interstate 65 might be moved from Riverchase Elementary to Greystone. Those multi-dwelling units include Riverchase Gardens, Royal Oaks, The Gables Condominiums, Summerchase of Riverchase, Colonial Grand at Riverchase Trails and Sterling Oaks of Riverchase.

"With the continued expectation of growth in Hoover, it becomes necessary to adjust student school assignment boundaries in order to help the district maintain the position of providing the highest possible level of learning opportunities for all students over the long-term," Superintendent Andy Craig said.

 Although the proposal is still in draft form and no official decisions have been made, maps of the proposed rezoning lines are now available in PDF form on the Hoover City Schools website.

Craig said he hopes to have a final draft of the rezoning proposal ready by the Sept. 8, the next board meeting, so that residents can provide additional feedback before any proposal is given a vote. He said he is working collaboratively to put the district in a position to provide quality education for a long period of time for all students.

For more coverage of the potential rezoning lives, see 280 Living's sister publication, the Hoover Sun's coverage.