Bullitt County staff outline boundary‑planning options, propose grandfather clause and July approval target
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District staff updated the board on a Transfinder-based boundary review intended to eliminate 'red' overcrowded schools, minimize neighborhood splits, offer a one‑year grandfathering option (families must reapply annually), and seek final approval by the July 28 meeting with communications beginning in early August.
Mr. Wood, a district staff member leading boundary planning, briefed the Bullitt County Board on options generated from a Transfinder demographic study and in‑house work intended to limit disruption for families and to eliminate overcrowded (“red”) schools.
“We want to chisel it down and get the best we can,” Wood said, summarizing the district’s goals. He said the district aims for zero red schools, to avoid splitting neighborhoods, and to include a grandfather clause that would guarantee impacted families the right to remain at their current school for the first year after a boundary change, though transportation would not be guaranteed.
Staff described the proposed timeline: a follow‑up staff meeting to test routing options, a June 16 update for some board members, and a goal of seeking final approval at the July 28 board meeting so the district can begin communications in early August and send an intent survey to families. Wood outlined tentative transfer windows that prioritize grandfathered families first, then employee students, in‑district transfer students, already‑approved transfers, out‑of‑district applicants and then out‑of‑district transfers after online registration opens in March.
Wood provided capacity figures the staff used to evaluate options: the district currently lists seven schools in the green band, 10 in yellow and five in red, and staff said the plan would move the red schools toward yellow to reach a target utilization range of roughly 78–85 percent. He named several schools and scenarios that could see shifting enrollments depending on the model chosen, and told the board the district will create a hotline, an FAQ page and an address‑lookup search tool for families.
Board members asked whether transportation would be provided to grandfathered students; Wood replied that transportation could be feasible on some routes but is not guaranteed and depends on bus loads and routing. Staff also said families who use the grandfather clause must reapply each year and that transfers will only be allowed where capacity exists.
No formal vote on boundaries occurred; staff said they will return with narrowed options and recommendations for the board to consider at future meetings.