CMS Leaders Refuse To Rubber-Stamp School Overcrowding Plans

Charlotte-Mecklenburg school leaders picked apart two plans Tuesday evening to relieve overcrowding at two schools.

Some board members wondered if the solution might be worse than the problem.

CMS staff recommended moving Dilworth's magnet program to First Ward Elementary and letting Dilworth and Eastover split the neighborhoods.

That recommendation would solve Eastover's overcrowding issue, but it got little support from the school board.

The staff also recommended making few changes at East Mecklenburg High School.

Some board members said they didn't understand why plans were dropped to reassign some of the 3,000 students at Myers Park High School.

The board is scheduled to take a finel vote on student reassignment on November 10.

Previous Stories: October 14, 2009: More Options Added To CMS Student Population Moves October 6, 2009: CMS Shows Overcrowding That May Prompt Boundary Changes September 29, 2009: Second Wave Of CMS Parents Mobilizes To Stop Attendance Moves September 23, 2009: CMS Community Meetings To Discuss Student-Assignment Options September 22, 2009: CMS Favors No Change In Myers Park Attendance Zone September 22, 2009: CMS Board To Talk About Moving Students August 26, 2009: CMS Working To Alleviate Overcrowded Classrooms August 11, 2009: CMS Board Approves Boundaries For Mint Hill High School