Redistricting Boundaries For High School 13 Clarified For HCPSS Families

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — On Wednesday, the Howard County Board of Education participated in a work session related to the redistricting process to open New High School #13.

The Howard County Public School system plans to build New High School #13 in Jessup on the Mission Road property and will include a future elementary school. New High School #13 will be designed to house 1,658 students in grades 9th-12th.

During the work session, two board motions were passed, clarifying the implication of boundary adjustments under review:

• The first motion exempts all rising 11th graders and provides the ability to opt-in for transportation.
• The second motion confirmed that only rising 9th and rising 10th grade students will be redistricted to open New High School #13. This motion confirmed that rising 11th and rising 12th graders will be exempt from being redistricted during this process.

The board of education has additional work sessions and public hearings scheduled. Community members can continue to provide input to the board online.