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Board reviews Northwest elementary boundary recommendation and staff proposes earlier Canfield Early Learning Center closure
Summary
BCPS staff recommended the committee's Option B2 for Northwest Area elementary boundaries, which the committee selected by vote. The proposal would affect about 452 students and create an additional elementary-to-middle feeder split; the board scheduled a public hearing for Feb. 26 and will consider a vote on March 11. Staff also proposed
BCPS staff presented the Northwest Area Elementary School boundary committee’s recommendation at the Feb. 11 board meeting and also proposed accelerating the planned closure of Canfield Early Learning Center.
The boundary committee met five times after a spring 2024 planning period and considered 16 options; five options were shared at the public information session and four were voted on by the committee. Committee members selected Option B2 — with one small planning‑block modification considered but not adopted — as the plan that best balanced capacity, proximity and Blueprint early‑childhood expansion goals. Staff said the recommended option would affect an estimated 452 students and create a fifth…
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