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Board to delay elementary boundary changes while housing develops

Phoenix-Talent School District Regular Board Meeting · September 4, 2025

Summary

Superintendent Brent Barry recommended postponing boundary-line changes considered in 2019 for PES and OHES until ongoing housing development stabilizes; he suggested revisiting the topic next year.

Superintendent Brent Barry reviewed past boundary discussions (dating to 2019) about elementary school lines — primarily between Phoenix Elementary School (PES) and Orchard Hill Elementary School (OHES) — and recommended waiting while housing in the area continues to change.

Barry said the district had conducted listening sessions in 2019 and paused plans after the Almeda Fire; with ongoing housing development, he suggested delaying decisions and revisiting boundaries at approximately this time next year. No formal boundary change motion or timeline was adopted at the Sept. 4 meeting.

Board members did not take immediate action; staff will return with a timeline or further community engagement if conditions change.

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