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Committee approves Pickering middle-school redistricting to balance enrollment among Lynn middle schools
Summary
After public comment and a month-long survey, the committee approved boundary changes to shift students so the new Pickering Middle School balances enrollment across Breed, Pickering and Marshall.
The Lynn School Committee on June 24 approved a redistricting plan to populate the newly rebuilt Pickering Middle School and rebalance enrollment across the district’s three middle schools.
Deputy leadership summarized the plan: several elementary-to-middle-school feeder assignments will change so Pickering’s share grows and Breed and Marshall decline. The adjustments are primarily street-directory based; the district will publish an address-search tool for parents so families can confirm feeder patterns and apply for waivers where appropriate.
The district held a public comment period during April and one in-person forum at the Pickering gym on April 30. Officials received ten survey comments; concerns cited included traffic on Konomo Avenue and a preference by some Sewell Anderson families to continue feeding to Pickering. The deputy said traffic mitigation and separate entrances were part of the project design and that the district will publish routing and access details before school opens.
Projected enrollment shifts (March baseline) move Breed from 40% to 35% of middle-school enrollment, Pickering from 18% to 33% (1,149 students) and Marshall from 42% to 31%. The committee recorded roll-call votes in favor and approved the plan to balance building capacity and reduce overcrowding at Breed and Marshall.
District staff said an address lookup and waiver process will be available before school opening; the board emphasized continued public communication about traffic patterns and entrance changes around the new building.
