Cecil County board approves boundary adjustments for Northeast-area and Elkton feeder schools

On May 21, the Board of Education of Cecil County approved two separate boundary line adjustments intended to ease overcrowding at Northeast Elementary and to set feeder patterns for new housing in the Southfields area.

Board members voted to move some students from Northeast Elementary to Bayview and Elk Neck elementaries and separately approved assigning students from the Southfields development to Elkton Middle and Elkton High. Both recommendations were presented by district staff and carried after discussion and public comment.

The district says Northeast Elementary is roughly 82 students over capacity (about 15 percent over), and the plan would move students so the school’s enrollment drops closer to capacity. District officials estimated roughly 44 students would shift to Elk Neck and said they expect about 20 students who currently contribute to Northeast’s Title I population could be moved as part of the plan. Officials also described grandfathering…