Albany County School District #1 staff gave the board an update on the elementary boundary‑adjustment process, the team members and the public timeline for review and community meetings.

Mister Wilkerson described the team assembled to study boundary options, which includes district staff and parent leaders from the affected schools and transportation representation. He said student data was sent to the consultant Marcy Hammer on Aug. 25 and the team’s first meeting is scheduled for Sept. 15. Staff said Marcy Hammer will present “springboard ideas” at the first meeting and follow‑up proposals will be developed for additional review.

Dr. Kanis (district exceptions authority for programming) said students placed in special programming (for example, dual‑language immersion or GATE) generally remain in the program and are not required to reapply each year; she said those placements make enrollment more predictable when assessing boundary options.

Staff described the planned public schedule: additional team meetings as needed, community meetings to review proposals, an anticipated work session presentation on Feb. 4 and a later board presentation in November for approval or to maintain current boundaries. Wilkerson said the committee will continue to update principals and parent‑teacher organizations and will return with formal proposals for board consideration.

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Trustees asked clarifying questions about whether program placements would require annual reapplication; staff answered that once a student is placed in a program, the placement is typically continuous and therefore predictable for planning.

Note: Dates and sequence were described on the record by district staff in the meeting; the transcript has occasional inconsistencies in month ordering but the board directed staff to continue with the schedule described.