Council Rock Releases New Redistricting Proposal

NEWTOWN, PA — A new redistricting proposal for Council Rock schools was released Thursday. The new proposed boundary lines include several changes from maps previously circulated. Those changes include reducing the impact for sending areas for Holland Elementary and Hillcrest Elementary schools, as well as shifting more students from Wrightstown Elementary to Sol Feinstone.

Under the newest proposal, 719 students in grades kindergarten through 6th will be impacted by the changes. Click here to see the newest proposal. (The proposed map is on page 11.)

Schools that will feel the most dramatic impact include Richboro Elementary, Wrightstown Elementary, and Churchville Elementary.

Under the newest proposal, 200 Richboro Elementary students would shift to Wrightstown Elementary, 147 Wrightstown students would move to either Sol Feinstone or Newtown, and 141 Churchville Elementary students would be moved to Richboro.

The plan was prepared after further deliberations by the Council Rock redistricting committee, which is tasked with shifting students from several schools in an attempt to balance enrollment across the district. According to the district, the committee studied enrollment projections, reviewed community feedback, examined housing information and analyzed building capacity.

The committee has been working since last year to craft the plan, which has been revised since its initial creation.

The Redistricting Committee will now meet on Nov. 5 to review additional public feedback and make any necessary revisions to the proposal before it is presented Nov. 15 a regular school board meeting. Council Rock School Board meetings are held at the Chancellor Center. The Nov. 15 meeting starts at 7 p.m.

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