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Orange County staff recommend small rezoning to move students from Chain of Lakes to Carver Middle; board signals informal support for expanded option
Summary
District staff presented two targeted rezoning options to shift middle-school students from Chain of Lakes Middle School to Carver Middle School to shorten travel distances and align feeder patterns. Staff recommended Option 2, which would move about 32 students; the board signaled informal consensus to proceed to the public input phase.
Orange County Public Schools staff presented two targeted rezoning options on Oct. 21 that would move students from Chain of Lakes Middle School into Carver Middle School to shorten travel distances and better align feeder patterns.
Stacy Neill, senior administrator for student enrollment, said Option 1 would rezone nine middle‑school students from Chain of Lakes to Carver, cutting average travel distance from about six miles to roughly 0.3 miles. Option 2 would expand the target area to include 23 additional OCPS students, for a total of about 32 students moved, and align the Eccleston Elementary feeder pattern with Carver Middle School. Neill said both options maintain transportation where needed.
Nut graf: The board and staff framed the proposals as targeted,…
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