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Cabarrus board hears boundary recommendation for new Coltrane Webb STEM school; 247 students would be reassigned under staff plan
Summary
District staff presented a recommended boundary for the Coltrane Webb STEM replacement school that would affect 247 students, reduce double‑impacted students to 56, preserve options for 80 legacy Beverly Hills students and aim for near‑90% utilization at the new campus; the board opened and closed a public hearing and will consider formal approval next week.
District staff presented a recommended boundary for the new Coltrane Webb STEM Elementary replacement school at the Cabarrus County Board of Education work session on Dec. 1, saying the plan balances utilization, feeder patterns and demographic considerations while limiting the number of students who would be moved twice in recent years.
Dr. Bowers, the district presenter, outlined three options studied and recommended a final map that would impact 247 students in total. Of those, 56 students are “double‑impacted” — meaning they would be moved again after a prior realignment — and 27 of those double‑impacted students are rising fifth‑graders at Irvin, he said. Separately, 80 students who previously attended Beverly Hills Elementary live outside the proposed boundary but would be given the option to attend the new school as a legacy transfer if families choose; transportation for…
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