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School board narrows redistricting scenarios, schedules public hearing Oct. 23
Summary
During the Sept. 25 work session the Henrico County School Board directed staff to remove several proposed boundary scenarios (Hungry Creek, Jackson Davis, and one section of the Quiocasan map), confirmed two remaining town halls, and set an October 23 public hearing for redistricting.
Henrico County School Board members on Sept. 25 reviewed redistricting engagement and asked the superintendent to remove multiple proposed boundary scenarios after community feedback.
Chair Shea and superintendent staff reminded the board that the division has posted maps and will add new website features including an address-based GIS lookup and comprehensive lists of subdivisions affected under each scenario. The division reported the public survey has received over 1,000 responses to date and that Spanish and Portuguese versions of the survey would be posted to the website.
The board confirmed two upcoming town halls—Sept. 30 at Highland Springs High School and Oct. 7 at ACE Hermitage—and scheduled a public hearing on redistricting for Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Newbridge Learning Center Auditorium. The board also set an October 9 work session to review updated September 30 membership counts; presenters said those counts would be available then.
Following constituent input, board members asked the superintendent to remove three items from the set of proposed scenarios: the Hungry Creek middle-school proposal affecting the Broadmeadows community, the Jackson Davis Elementary scenario that would have moved roughly 70 students from Ridge, and Section 4 of the Quiocasan Middle School map (the Carver Elementary area). Superintendent staff confirmed they would remove those scenarios and update materials on the website.
Board members discussed capacity implications near affected schools and asked staff to consider programmatic uses of newly available capacity (for example, prekindergarten or newcomer programs) rather than immediately resorting to boundary changes. Chair Shea reminded colleagues that final proposals will be reviewed on Nov. 13 with decisions scheduled for Dec. 18.
No formal vote was recorded in the work session on these removals; the transcript records the board asking the superintendent to remove scenarios and the superintendent saying the changes "will be reflected on the website and other materials." The board also reiterated outreach plans and an intent to post summary reports of town-hall feedback.
