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Dublin City Schools outlines plan, timeline to redraw high school boundaries after Scioto opening
Summary
A district official said internal planning begins this spring, Cropper GIS will model options, community meetings are planned in early fall, and maps are expected to be finalized in November to inform 2026-27 scheduling; rising upperclassmen may remain at their current high school if they provide transportation.
John Marshhausen, a district official with Dublin City (Regular School District), said the district will begin a formal process this spring to redraw high school attendance boundaries after adding Scioto High School, and aims to finalize new maps in November.
Marshhausen said the district’s internal planning team will set parameters for an external vendor, Cropper GIS, to model which neighborhoods could be redistricted, and that the district plans public meetings in the early fall to present draft maps and gather feedback.
The process matters because finalized maps will inform scheduling and student assignments for the 2026-27 school year. "Our goal then is in November to finalize those maps, which will give all of our students the opportunity to make decisions before the scheduling process for the 2026, 27 school year," Marshhausen said.
According to Marshhausen, the district will not conduct large-scale community engagement during the summer months so families have accurate information and time to review proposals once they are released. He described a multi-step timeline: internal parameter-setting in the spring, modeling by Cropper GIS, a public-feedback period after early-fall community meetings, and final adoption of maps in November.
Marshhausen said the district intends to limit disruption for students already enrolled at a high school. "I wanna reiterate that rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors will all have the opportunity to stay in the high school that they started in. As long as they can provide their own transportation, we don't want to disrupt those students as they work through their high school careers," he said.
The announcement was delivered as part of the district’s "Dublin in the Know" series; Marshhausen thanked residents for patience and framed redistricting as a necessary step for a growing, destination district. No formal vote, policy adoption, or ordinance was recorded in the transcript excerpt; Marshhausen presented a timeline and process rather than a finalized plan.
Next steps: internal planning this spring, draft maps from Cropper GIS, community meetings in early fall to gather public comment, and a target of finalizing maps in November to allow families and students to plan for the 2026-27 school year.
