AACPS staff brief Board on revised Phase 2 redistricting plan (BR3) that affects under 1% of students

Bill Heizer, chief operating officer for Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS), and Kyle Roof, executive director of facilities, presented a public briefing on the district’s Revised Board Recommendation 3 (BR3) for Phase 2 redistricting, describing targeted boundary adjustments that staff say will affect a small share of students.

Heizer said BR3 increases overall distance traveled by about 400 miles and “impacts approximately less than 1% of the Phase 2 students.” He framed BR3 as the single amended plan the Board advanced after its Nov. 5, 2025, meeting and outlined the briefing’s focus: an overview, notable boundary changes, and next steps.

Roof detailed elementary-cluster adjustments across several areas. In Area A, boundaries are modified for 4 Seasons, Piney Orchard, Odenton and 7 Oaks elementaries; several northern portions of Piney Orchard remain in place while parts of 4 Seasons and segments of Odenton are reassigned. Roof noted three specific addresses on North Patuxent Road (442, 444 and 448) move from Piney Orchard to Odenton. In Area B, portions of Davidsonville Elementary are reassigned to Central Elementary while the Central–Edgewater boundary remains…