School Boundaries Board Update
January 17, 2023
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Purpose
● To provide for the development of school boundaries for the opening of
Sadberry Intermediate in August of 2023 with 5th graders.
● To balance elementary school enrollment where necessary to prevent
overutilization and underutilization of schools.
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Stakeholder Engagement & Timeline
September (initial awareness and preliminary feedback)
✓ School Board Updates
✓ District Educational Improvement Committee (DEIC)
✓ Faith Based Leadership Team
✓ Parent Leadership Team
✓ Superintendent Advisory Council
✓ School Boundaries Oversight Committee
✓ Teacher Advisory Council
October
✓ School Board Updates
✓ School Boundaries Oversight Committee Meetings
✓ Principal Focus Group - Programs
✓ Parent Focus Group - Programs
✓ Teacher Focus Group - Programs
✓ DEIC Focus Group - Programs
✓ Expanded Stakeholder Focus Groups - Programs and Options
✓ District Leadership Team Focus Group - Programs and Options
www.bryanisd.org/schoolboundaries
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Stakeholder Engagement & Timeline
November
✓ School Board Updates
✓ Parent Focus Groups at Campus Locations
✓ School Boundaries Oversight Committee
✓ Teacher Advisory Council
✓ Parent Leadership Team
December
✓ Survey of School Boundary Options
✓ Continued Stakeholder Focus Groups
✓ School Boundaries Oversight Committee
✓ Faith Based Leadership Team
✓ Superintendent Advisory Council
✓ District Educational Improvement Committee In addition to the Board Updates on
January School Boundaries and the website, the
✓ School Boundaries Oversight Committee district has invited all parents, community
● Boundary Recommendations to the School Board
members, and staff members to be part
February
● Communication to Parents: 2023-2024 School Boundaries of this process through focus groups.
March - August
● Opportunities for families and students to connect and Thus far over 1,300 have participated in a
participate in events to ensure a smooth transition. one or more informational or feedback
sessions and/or the survey.
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Identified Needs
1. Neal is an underutilized campus.
2. Branch is an overutilized campus.
3. Henderson is an overutilized campus.
4. Johnson is an overutilized campus.
5. Increase the number of Emergent Bilingual Early Exit students at Crockett.
6. Prepare school boundaries for Sadberry, Rayburn, and Long.*
5 *Sadberry Intermediate will open with only 5th graders in 2023-2024 and will add 6th graders in 2024-2025.
Community Survey of Possible Boundary Options
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Option 1 Feedback
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Option 2 Feedback
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Elementary and Intermediate School
Boundary Recommendations
The following recommendations were developed in accordance with FC(Local) by engaging
the full community through a multitude of focus groups and a district-wide survey. These
recommendations were developed by the School Boundaries Oversight Committee comprised
of parents, community members, and staff.
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Boundary Recommendation Overview
● PreKindergarten
○ Johnson’s PreK attends Bowen
● Elementary School Boundary Adjustments
○ Minor adjustments from Branch to Jones
○ Minor adjustments from Fannin to Neal
○ Minor adjustments from Branch to Kemp
○ Minor adjustments from Houston to Mitchell
○ Minor adjustments from Henderson to Fannin
● Emergent Bilingual Program Boundary Adjustments
○ Minor adjustments from Branch to Crockett; from Fannin to Neal; from Branch to Jones
● Dual Language Program Adjustments
○ None, all Dual Language programs remain at their current campuses.
● Intermediate School Boundary Adjustments
○ Creation of Sadberry Intermediate boundary
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○ Minor adjustments from Long to Rayburn and Rayburn to Long
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Implementation of Revised School Boundaries
● Board Policy FC(Local): A student who is entering
PK through grade 9 shall be reassigned to the
new attendance boundary to attend the grade
level he or she is entering, unless the student is
attending the campus on an approved advanced
academics program transfer.
○ However, students entering grade 4, 6, or 8 may
remain at their current campus but shall not be
eligible for District-provided transportation, and
siblings at other grades within the school shall be
reassigned to the new attendance boundary
school. (Parents must complete a student
transfer request during the transfer window)
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Family Notification & Outreach
Pending the Board’s consideration
of the school boundaries
recommendations.
● February 2023
○ Communication to parents and
families regarding school
boundary adjustments for
elementary and intermediate
schools.
● March - August, 2023
○ Opportunities for families and
students to connect and
participate in events at the
current and future school to
ensure a smooth transition. 18
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