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Worcester Public Schools launches quadrant realignment process, offers interactive map and surveys to gather community input
Summary
Worcester Public Schools and consultants from Dillinger Research and Applied Data opened a community forum to begin a quadrant realignment aimed at balancing school capacity and clarifying feeder patterns; consultants said changes would start in the 2027–28 school year and emphasized there is no plan for school closures.
Worcester Public Schools and consultants from Dillinger Research and Applied Data opened a community forum on March 23 to begin a multi-month quadrant realignment effort intended to rebalance school utilization and clarify feeder pathways across the district.
Organizers framed the work as a response to demographic change and uneven enrollment: the district’s internal data audit and on-site capacity reviews will feed public scenarios that the consultants said are intended to be iterative and responsive to community feedback. "We are at step number one of a multi-step process," said Nick Stalatano of Dillinger Research and Applied Data.
The consultants described realignment as broader than a typical redistricting, combining boundary adjustments with opportunities to improve transportation, bus routing and coordination of bell times. They…
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