- Malala Yousafzai Elementary
- Malala Elementary Temporary Assignments
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Welcome to Malala Elementary!
Malala Elementary will open in January of 2020.
Malala Elementary students will start in August 2019 in a temporary location with their Malala Elementary teacher and classmates. In the fall of 2019, Malala students and teachers will be temporarily assigned to either Oyster Creek Elementary or Seguin Elementary based on grade level.
All Malala students, teachers, and staff will transition together to the new building in January of 2020.
For the beginning of the 2019-20 school year, Malala Elementary students will attend the following campuses:
- Kindergarten and Grade 1: Students zoned to attend Malala Elementary in kindergarten and first grade will begin the school year at Oyster Creek Elementary.
- Grade 2 through Grade 5: Students zoned to attend Malala Elementary in grades 2-5 will begin the school year at Seguin Elementary.
- All Malala Elementary students will be taught by Malala Elementary teachers in classrooms with other Malala Elementary students, so they will move together to the new school in January of 2020.
- Transportation will be available to all students regardless of their temporary school assignment, and the District will continue to provide special education services.
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Why is Malala Elementary opening in January of 2020?
Construction of Malala Elementary will not be complete until the late fall of 2019. This school is funded through the 2018 Bond Program and will relieve Madden Elementary, which has been closed to new enrollment for two years due to the continued growth along the Grand Parkway corridor.
After careful review of projected enrollment growth for the 2019-20 school year in this area, FBISD District leadership determined that the opening of Malala Elementary would benefit students in this high-growth area by opening mid-year, rather than delaying the start until the following year.
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Will Madden Elementary remain capped for the 2019-20 school year?
Due to the opening of Malala Elementary, Madden Elementary will no longer be capped to new enrollment beginning in the 2019-20 school year. Students entering kindergarten through fifth grade and who reside within the new Madden Elementary boundary will attend Madden Elementary.
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What is the Malala Elementary attendance zone, and when does it take effect?
The FBISD Board of Trustees approved attendance boundaries for Malala Elementary in January of 2019, in a two-phase implementation that will begin in August of 2019.
Phase one, to be implemented in the 2019-20 school year, keeps all students within the existing Madden Elementary boundary at either Madden Elementary or Malala Elementary.
Phase two, to be implemented in the 2020-21 school year, there will be slight modifications to the Oyster Creek Elementary attendance boundaries, with Chelsea Harbor, Stratford Park Estates, and land in Cullinan Park and Sugar Land Municipal Airport rezoned to Oyster Creek Elementary.
Additional information about the adopted Malala Elementary boundaries can be found on the Boundary Planning webpage: www.fortbendisd.com/boundaryplanning.
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I have a student who is currently attending Oyster Creek Elementary as an overflow student from Madden Elementary, and my family resides within the new 2019-20 Malala Elementary boundary. Will my child have the option to remain at Oyster Creek Elementary?
All kindergarten through fifth-grade students will attend their newly zoned campus in August of 2019 at the temporary locations of Oyster Creek Elementary for Malala kindergarten through first-grade students and Mission Bend Elementary for Malala second through fifth-grade students.
Students who are attending Oyster Creek Elementary during the 2018-19 school year as an overflow student unable to register at Madden Elementary are eligible to apply for a transfer to remain at OCE for the 2019-20 school year. Transfers will be for the entire 2019-20 academic year and parents must provide transportation.
Staff will place students zoned to Malala who choose to remain at OCE on a transfer to a classroom with OCE students and not in classrooms with Malala students as these students will transition to the new Malala Elementary campus in January of 2020 with their Malala teacher and classmates.
The transfer process will take place from April 8 - 23 and close on April 23 at 4:30 p.m. More information can be found on the Department of Student Affairs webpage.
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I have a student who is currently attending Oyster Creek Elementary as an overflow student from Madden Elementary, and my family resides within the new 2019-20 Madden Elementary boundary. Will my child have the option to remain at Oyster Creek Elementary?
Students who are attending Oyster Creek Elementary during the 2018-19 school year as an overflow student unable to register at Madden Elementary are eligible to apply for a transfer to remain at OCE for the 2019-20 school year. Transfers will be for the entire 2019-20 academic year and parents must provide transportation.
The transfer process will take place from April 8 - 23 and close on April 23 at 4:30 p.m. More information can be found on the Department of Student Affairs webpage.
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I have a student who is currently attending Madden Elementary and my family resides within the new 2019-20 Malala Elementary boundary. Will my child have the option to remain at Madden Elementary during the 2019-20 school year?
In accordance with FC (Local), students who reside within the new Malala Elementary attendance zone will not be able to remain at Madden Elementary because Madden Elementary does not have the capacity.
All kindergarten through fifth-grade students who are currently attending Madden Elementary and who reside within the Malala Elementary attendance zone will begin the 2019-20 school year at Oyster Creek Elementary (for grades K-1) or Seguin Elementary (for grades 2-5) and will transition to Malala Elementary in January of 2020.
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How do I register my student who will enter kindergarten next year at Malala Elementary?
Kindergarten enrollment will begin online in April of 2019. All parents must initiate the process online. After completing online registration, Malala Elementary staff will reach out to parents to schedule in-person meetings.
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Will transportation be provided to Malala Elementary students to Seguin Bend Elementary and Oyster Creek Elementary?
All students who reside within the Malala Elementary attendance boundary will receive transportation to Oyster Creek Elementary (for grades K-1) or Seguin Elementary (for grades 2-5) in the fall of 2019.