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BCPS presents Southeast-area boundary recommendation amid parent concerns over late data updates
Summary
BCPS staff presented a recommendation (Option B) for the Southeast Area elementary boundary study, saying updated 09/30/2025 enrollment vetted by MSDE brings all three schools under 90% utilization; parents and some board members urged reconvening the committee after learning utilization percentages changed late in the process. Public hearing: Feb. 25; board vote: March 10, 2026.
BCPS staff presented the Southeast Area Elementary School boundary study recommendation on Feb. 10, saying the Boundary Study Committee selected Option B and that updated, MSDE-verified September 30, 2025 enrollment produces utilization rates in the upper 80s for the three participating schools.
The committee’s work focused on three objectives: accommodating a regional special-education program, balancing enrollment and eliminating satellite attendance areas. Staff said the special-education program is planned for Chase Elementary and that roughly 30 students for that program are included in the counts. Under Option B staff said approximately 122 students would move to other schools while 589 would remain at their current schools.
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