Board approves boundary adjustment with Forsyth County; students in three parcels may keep current assignments
Summary
The board approved a consent item updating the Guilford‑Forsyth county line mapping for attendance zones. The change picks up three parcels that now lie across the county line; students residing in those parcels will be offered the option to remain at their current schools while a map will be provided when plotted.
The Guilford County Board of Education approved a consent agenda item to adjust the county boundary that affects attendance zones along the Guilford‑Forsyth line. The board approved the item on the consent agenda by an 8‑0 vote after staff described the adjustment and answered board questions.
According to staff, the intercounty boundary adjustment involves three parcels that cross the county line; the action extends an existing attendance‑zone boundary into the portion of Forsyth County that is now being considered. If students live in the affected parcels, Guilford County Schools and Winston‑Salem/Forsyth County Schools have agreed to offer those students an option to continue at their current schools or move to the new district. Staff said a map of the precise parcel boundaries has not yet been plotted; the board indicated they will share the map once it is available.
Board members asked whether the affected areas contain new development and how many students are likely to be impacted. Staff responded that no student count is available now and said future residential development could change enrollment numbers. The item passed on the consent agenda after a request to pull it for public explanation and subsequent discussion.
Votes at a glance: Consent item (Guilford–Forsyth boundary adjustment affecting three parcels) — Vote: 8‑0; description: extends an existing attendance zone into three parcels now on the Forsyth side; students in affected parcels may opt to remain at current schools.
