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  1. Total students redistricted: 7,396, about 1/8 of HCPSS student population.
    • 3194 Elementary students redistricted;
    • 1,351 Middle School students redistricted;
    • 2,851 High Schools students redistricted
  2. This plan does not directly address overcapacity issues. It swaps students:
    • Elementary School level: Ducketts Lane ES receiving 252, sending 238; Phelps Luck ES receiving 281, sending 213; Waterloo ES receiving 330, sending 276;
    • Middle School level: Burleigh Manor MS receiving 115, sending 107; Clarksville MS receiving 117, sending 207; Hammond MS receiving 154, sending 127; Harpers Choice MS receiving 224, sending 149;  
    • High School level: Atholton HS receiving 471, sending 610; Oakland Mills HS receiving 257, sending 256; River Hill HS receiving 741, sending 478; Wilde Lake HS receiving 373, sending 197
  3. This plan does not maintain contiguous communities or neighborhoods (BOE Policy 6010 IV.B2 b.)
    • Two polygons 256 and 1256 will be moved from Fulton ES to Laurel Woods ES, creating an island. The students will have to pass 2 other elementary schools before arriving the newly assigned ES.
    • Neighborhoods in a 1-mile radius from River Hill HS will have students going to 3 different HS
    • Atholton and Oakland Mills HS boundaries gets split in multiple sections and separating communities.
  4. This plan imposes additional transportation costs, and could result in deeper budget shortfall (BOE policy 6010 IV.B1 c. Fiscal responsibility by minimizing capital and operating costs)
    • BOE has surplused many teachers to balance the fiscal year 2020 budget
    • Dr. Martirano has recommended to delay the Talbott Springs ES replacement from SY2020 to SY2027
    • Dr. Martirano has recommended to delay the Hammond HS renovation and addition from SY2023 to SY2026
  5. This plan would result in longer commute time and less sleep for students.

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