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Superintendent recommends Option 1 for Old Park Road elementary boundary; public hearing scheduled June 5
Summary
After community engagement, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Dr. Hill recommended the board adopt "Option 1" for the new elementary at the Old Park Road site, moving students from Dilworth and Marie G. Davis into the new school and scheduling a public hearing June 5 and a vote June 24.
At the May 13 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Hill recommended the board adopt boundary "Option 1" for the new elementary school planned for the Old Park Road site, a recommendation based on consultant analysis and community feedback.
Consultant Matthew Cropper of Cropper GIS Consulting presented two boundary options and said the district was guided by board policy S-ASGP and typical redistricting criteria: balance enrollment, minimize neighborhood splits, align feeder patterns where reasonable and plan for enrollment growth. Cropper said of Option 1: "This option has the smallest impact on students and families;" it would move boundary students from Dilworth and Marie G. Davis to the new school with an estimated opening enrollment of about 829 students, roughly 85% of building capacity.
Why it matters: the boundary decision…
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