The board reviewed preliminary redistricting maps and student-density data intended to address space pressure at the middle school and Miller School. Staff presented two maps showing town boundaries, school locations, and bus-route overlays and highlighted targeted areas where some students live closer to a different school than the one they currently attend.

Staff identified a group of roughly 30 students who could be reassigned from Miller to nearby schools in two clusters: approximately 23 students in a northern cluster and about seven students in an eastern cluster, with a grade-level distribution provided for the 30-student group. The presenter cautioned that the map and data were a preliminary "first cut" and that additional, grade-level detail and family-level analysis would be required before any change.

Board members discussed several options: offering some families the option to enroll at Friendship (particularly younger children and those living along existing Friendship routes), using the Friendship building to accept a small number of students to improve class utilization, moving the entire sixth grade to the middle/high school campus to free classroom space at Miller, and modifying facility usage such as adding a modest addition to the old central office to house additional classrooms. One board member suggested phasing out certain principal-staff student agreements (described as approximately 11 current agreements) as students advance through grades so those slots would not be renewed.

Staff and trustees noted constraints and trade-offs: Friendship is a smaller building with limited spare capacity; moving cohorts can be disruptive and requires transportation adjustments; any plan would require family outreach and an opt-in or application process to offer seats at another school; and some space solutions might be short-term if overall enrollment trends change. A staff member noted the district’s enrollment has been relatively high recently ("the highest this year where we have been in 15 years"), suggesting demographic trends should inform long-term planning.

No final redistricting decision was made. Board members asked staff to refine the maps, prepare parent communications for potential voluntary transfers (particularly for pre-K and kindergarten families), analyze the transportation implications of proposed reassignments, and provide clearer enrollment projections and classroom counts to show how many classrooms would be gained or freed under each scenario.