Bookmark this page and refer to it throughout the boundary change process – we will update it regularly with new information. The latest updates will be highlighted in yellow.
Approval/Implementation:
- On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the BCPS Board of Education approved the recommended boundary option (Option C2 Modified with PB 1502 moving from Rodgers Forge ES to West Towson ES) with an additional modification to PBs 426 and 427.
- Updated links:
- We extend our sincerest thanks to all committee members and community participants who provided feedback and contributed to this important process
- Please continue to monitor this page for information related to notifications, timing, and implementation of the new boundaries.
The new boundary will be effective for SY 2024-2025 (August 2024):
Purpose:
The purpose of the study is to relieve schools projected to be overcrowded and to maximize use of available space at elementary schools in the region.
Decision:
- The boundary study committee completed their work on January 4, 2024.
- Meeting 5, scheduled for Thursday, January 25, 2024 is cancelled.
- Committee recommendation:
Participating Schools:
- Carroll Manor Elementary
- Cromwell Valley Regional Magnet Elementary
- Halstead Academy
- Hampton Elementary
- Jacksonville Elementary
- Lutherville Laboratory
- Mays Chapel Elementary
- Oakleigh Elementary
- Padonia International Elementary
- Pine Grove Elementary
- Pinewood Elementary
- Pleasant Plains Elementary
- Pot Spring Elementary
- Rodgers Forge Elementary
- Riderwood Elementary
- Stoneleigh Elementary
- Timonium Elementary
- Warren Elementary
- West Towson Elementary
Boundary Study Committee
The boundary study committee was identified during Summer 2023. Between September 2023 and January 2024, the committee will meet and host a two public information session to share the group’s work, talk with community members, and gather information. In Spring 2024, the Board of Education will consider and take action on the committee’s recommendation, including holding a public hearing.
Stay Informed/Provide Feedback
- Information Flyer (updated 1/11/2024)
- Attend Committee Meetings as an observer.
- Attend the Public Information Sessions.
- Watch meetings online on BCPS YouTube Live.
- Submit a comment. Comments will be posted regularly on this page and provided to the boundary study committee. Comments are now closed.
- Review committee data, materials, and maps archived after each meeting.
- Use the CropperGIS interactive mapping tool to review options.
- Take the online survey. The survey was available November 15, 2023 through December 17, 2023 and is now closed.
- Attend Board of Education meetings (February 27 and March 19, 2024) and the hearing (March 6, 2024).
Meeting Livestreams and Videos
Meeting Livestreams (YouTube Live) can be accessed via the links below. After each meeting, the link becomes an archived YouTube video, which supports closed captioning (cc) in many languages.
Please use the exterior cafeteria entrance for the George Washington Carver Center Cafe indicated by the red arrow in the image below.
Meeting 1, Thursday, September 21, 2023
George Washington Carver Center, Cafeteria, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Meeting 2, Thursday, October 12, 2023
George Washington Carver Center, Cafeteria, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Meeting 3, Thursday, November 2, 2023
George Washington Carver Center, Cafeteria, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Agenda
- Presentation
- Options 1-12 Analysis and Statistics
- Historical FTE Enrollment Handout
- Program Handout
- Plot Maps
- Committee Markups
- DRAFT Option 6
- DRAFT Option 7
- DRAFT Option 8
- DRAFT Option 9
- DRAFT Option 10
- DRAFT Option 11
- DRAFT Option 12
- Nominations: At the conclusion of Meeting 3, the committee nominated and selected options to present at the Public Information Sessions on November 15, 16, 2023. Twelve options were nominated, and four were selected for presentation. The four selected options were renamed:
| Nominated Option |
Selected |
Renamed |
Image |
| Option 5 |
No |
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PNG |
| Option 6 |
No |
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PNG |
| Option 7 |
No |
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PNG |
| Option 8 |
No |
|
PNG |
| Option 8 Modified (8v2) |
Yes |
Option A |
PNG |
| Option 8 Modified (8v3) |
Yes |
Option B |
PNG |
| Option 9 |
No |
|
PNG |
| Option 9 Modified (9v2) |
Yes |
Option C |
PNG |
| Option 9 Modified (9v3) |
No |
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PNG |
| Option 10 |
No |
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PNG |
| Option 10 Modified (10v2) |
No |
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PNG |
| Option 10 Modified (10v3) |
Yes |
Option D |
PNG |
Public Info Session #1, Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Cockeysville MS, Cafeteria, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Please use main entrance indicated by the red arrow in the picture below.
Public Info Session #2, Thursday, November 16, 2023
Loch Raven HS, Cafeteria, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Please use main entrance indicated by the red arrow in the picture below.
Meeting 4, Thursday, January 4, 2023
George Washington Carver Center, Cafeteria, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Communications
Public Comments:
Public comments were collected between Meeting 1 (September 21, 2023) through Meeting 4 (January 4, 2024). Comments are now closed. All public comments become official record and will be posted above periodically, including date and time of submission, first initial, last name, and commentary. Please do not include information which may compromise your data security (e.g., phone numbers, addresses, names of children).
Parent Engagement Letter
- Letters from participating schools: