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School board narrows redistricting approach to relieve Leonardtown High overcrowding
Summary
St. Mary's County Public Schools trustees instructed Canon Group to produce phased, lower‑disruption redistricting options focused on easing Leonardtown High School's severe overcrowding; board members emphasized keeping current high‑school cohorts intact and coordinating with Leonardtown town planners before wide boundary changes.
The St. Mary's County Public Schools board on Tuesday directed consultants to return with phased redistricting options focused on relieving Leonardtown High School, which board members said is roughly "400 to 450 students over what the capacity is," according to Speaker 1.
Board members and staff said they want a plan that minimizes disruption: keep current ninth‑ and tenth‑grade students at Leonardtown and phase in changes beginning with current eighth graders and rising fifth graders, rather than shifting large numbers of students mid‑high school. "My direction to the group is that we maintain Leonardtown High School the way it is for the current class," Speaker 1 said, urging a cohorted, phased approach.
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