Metro Schools to discuss, not reconsider, rezoning plans

Board and administrators to consider timelines, budgets and capital projects

Email | Print By Amy Griffith

Instead of the motions he'd planned to make asking members of Nashville's Board of Education to reconsider a school district rezoning plan, board member Ed Kindall on Tuesday said he'd rather see – at least for now – a meeting between the board and school administrators to discuss plan logistics.

The motion appeared to be one all board members could accept. It passed immediately, and one of the board members who voted in favor of the rezoning plan - Karen Johnson - was the individual to second Kindall's motion.

According to Kindall, it's the implementation of the plan that will determine whether the rezoning will diminish district diversity or treat students unjustly.

Details that will be discussed at the still unscheduled meeting include the minimum numbers of students needed to qualify for school transportation to choice schools, the specifics of communication of options with district parents, and timelines and budgets for capital projects associated with the change.