Osceola board approves rezoning plan for Reedy Creek and Sunrise elementary schools
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The board approved modified attendance boundaries for Reedy Creek and Sunrise elementary schools effective July 1, 2026; the districtwide rezoning committee had approved the plan Dec. 4. Staff presented student‑count projections and choice‑in/out estimates guiding the decision.
The Osceola County School Board on Dec. 9 approved a districtwide rezoning plan that modifies attendance boundaries for Reedy Creek Elementary and Sunrise Elementary, a district official said during a public hearing.
Rhonda Blake, the district’s director of planning services, presented the rezoning proposal and the committee’s recommendation. Blake said the new Reedy Creek Elementary (grades K–5) is on track to open for the 2026‑27 school year and described study areas, maps and student counts used to develop the proposed boundaries. The plan was approved unanimously by the districtwide rezoning committee Dec. 4 and recommended to the board.
Blake gave specific projections for impacted study areas: 167 students reside in the study areas affected by the plan, and about 68 of those students currently attend schools outside their home zone via choice. For Reedy Creek, Blake reported 532 students reside in the existing attendance zone; 234 students currently choice out and 48 choice back in, giving current enrollment of 346. If the proposed boundary is approved, 706 students would be eligible in the Reedy Creek attendance zone; staff projected about 270 would choose out and assumed the same 48 choice‑back pattern, producing an estimated opening enrollment of about 484 for the reimagined Reedy Creek Elementary.
For Sunrise Elementary, Blake reported 1,066 students reside in the current attendance zone, 386 choose out, 133 choice back in, for an October FTE enrollment of 813. Under the proposed boundary, the Sunrise zone would contain about 889 eligible students with projected enrollment near 712 after estimated choice activity.
Blake told the board the plan includes transitional provisions: rising fifth‑grade students for 2026‑27 may remain at Sunrise with parent‑provided transportation, but must submit a choice application.
Board Member Anthony Cook moved to adopt the recommended attendance boundaries; the motion was seconded by Ms. Garcia and approved by voice vote. Chair announced the motion passed.
The district packet includes maps, a list of streets affected and the full student‑data matrices used to produce the projections. The new boundaries are slated to become effective July 1, 2026.