Cabarrus school board approves Coltrane Webb STEM elementary boundary for 2026-27 school year
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The Cabarrus County Board of Education voted to approve boundary lines for the new Coltrane Webb STEM Elementary School, a plan school staff said will affect 247 K–4 students and open the school at roughly 87% utilization under the base proposal. The measure passed unanimously.
The Cabarrus County Board of Education on Monday approved boundary lines for the new Coltrane Webb STEM Elementary School, a staff recommendation the board said will take effect in the 2026-27 school year.
Dr. Jonathan Bowers, presenting the recommendation, said the proposal would affect 247 kindergarten through fourth-grade students. He told the board staff identified 56 students considered “double impact” because they had been moved under an earlier realignment. Bowers said 80 former Beverly Hills Elementary School legacy students would live outside the new Coltrane Webb boundary but would be given the option to attend the new school.
Under the base enrollment projection presented, the school would open with 654 students—about 87% of its capacity. Bowers said that allowing students who were granted legacy protections to remain at their prior schools would reduce enrollment to 599 students, or roughly 79% utilization. He also said the district currently allocates 120 program-choice seats to the school and that staff would work with the program-choice team to evaluate any additional seats should families request them.
Board member Sam Treadaway moved to accept the committee’s recommendation; the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor with verbal "aye" votes and no opposition recorded. The board and staff said messaging to affected families will begin immediately.
The recommendation included legacy provisions for rising fifth graders; during the presentation Bowers recited board staff counts for those provisions (he stated 27 rising fifth graders associated with Weddington Hills and 28 associated with W.M. Irvin Elementary). The board did not amend the recommendation at Monday’s meeting.
What happens next: district staff will notify families identified as affected and work with them on transition options and any program-choice requests. No additional public hearings or votes on the boundary were announced during the meeting.