The school system is about to launch its process for redistricting elementary students in the area, in preparation for the opening next year of West Towson Elementary. Students at Rodgers Forge Elementary, Riderwood Elementary and Hampton Elementary may be affected. 

The central area superintendent has formed a Boundary Study Committee consisting of parents, community representatives, teachers, administrators and others from the area. The procedure is in accordance with BCPS board policy 1280, which lays out a strict process for redistricting.

The committee will meet several times to study enrollment and population data, ultimately recommending a few different options for consideration. These meetings will be held at Dumbarton Middle School on October 28, November 18, December 16 and January 20, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The public may observe, but not comment, at those meetings.

The first opportunity for public comment will be January 6, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m, at Loch Raven High School.  That forum is an opportunity for the public to review the boundary scenarios presented by the committee, and provide their feedback and preferences.  This is your chance to weigh in on this important decision.

The process will then continue as follows:

 •    Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 7:00 pm, Greenwood Campus ESS Building, Board of Education Regular Meeting:  The Central Area Superintendent will recommend a boundary scenario to the Board of Education.

•    Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 7:00 pm, Loch Raven High School, Board Hearing:  Members of the Board of Education will hear public comment on the recommended boundary scenario.

•    Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 7:00 pm, Greenwood Campus ESS Building, Board of Education Regular Meeting:  The Board of Education is scheduled to vote on recommended boundary scenario.

 Read a Towson Times article on the process here.