Forum on Elementary School Redistricting Tonight at 6

This fall Forsyth County Schools is redistricting for the 2014-2015 school year to relieve overcrowding and populate existing schools. One of the two areas of concentration include elementary school redistricting for Big Creek, Brookwood, Daves Creek, Haw Creek, Johns Creek, Midway, Settles Bridge, Sharon and Shiloh Point elementary schools.

A public forum for community feedback on elementary school redistricting is set for today, Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m., at South Forsyth High School, 585 Peachtree Parkway in Cumming.

Here are the procedures for the meeting, according to Forsyth County Schools:

Upon entering building, a table will be set up for speakers to sign-in. Speakers are taken first-come, first-served basis, but will be organized by subdivision or development.

Procedure:

• Board Chair will call the meeting to order, followed by the invocation and pledge. The Board chair will read the speaker procedures.

Speaker Procedures:

• The speaking time allotted is 5 minutes for individuals and 10 minutes per group. A yellow card will be held up when there is one minute remaining and a red card will be held up when the speaker’s time has ended.
• The Board Chair will call speakers to the microphone. All remarks shall be made to the Board as a body and addressed through the Chair.  Remarks shall not be addressed to individual Board members.
• Speakers may bring printed material and other supporting materials.  These materials should be given to the Clerk of the Board.
• Speakers are asked to keep their remarks civil.  Profane, rude, defamatory remarks and personal attacks will not be allowed.  Audience members and speakers that are disruptive will be asked to leave.
• The Board will not respond to comments made by the speaker at the called meeting unless they chose to ask questions.  Speakers should remain at the microphone while answering questions. 

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