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Redistricting Study Commission Updates

Updates following each meeting of the Redistricting Study Commission will be posted on this webpage. Meeting dates are 4/16, 4/23, 5/14, and 5/28. You are also invited to sign up to receive updates via email below.

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  • April 16: Redistricting Study Project Charter Shared 

    The Redistricting Study Commission met for the first time on Wednesday, April 16. The 90+ Commission members include MCCSC teachers, staff members, parents, guardians, students, and community members.  

    The meeting began with a review of the history of redistricting in MCCSC. The Redistricting Study Commission Charter was also shared, which outlines the Commission’s purpose, scope, deliverables, and goals. The Redistricting Study Commission will work toward identifying the most important aspects that will be used to evaluate redistricting models in MCCSC, in alignment with the top two priorities determined by the MCCSC Board of School Trustees.    

    The Commission spent time in small breakout groups discussing and providing input to help identify what those important aspects may be. They also discussed what kind of information from MCCSC might be needed in their discussions going forward.  

    MCCSC families, staff, students, and community members are also invited to provide their input on the same topics discussed by the Commission via an online survey. Responses gained from the Commission and from the online survey will be compiled to identify a final list of the most important aspects that will be used to evaluate redistricting models in MCCSC.  

    The online survey will be open until noon on Monday, April 28. 

    Membership in the Commission was publicly advertised in March, and membership was open to all individuals districted in MCCSC who were able to attend all Commission  meetings. 
     

    Materials Shared/Referenced: 

  • April 23: MCCSC Information & Data Shared and Business Information Services Presentation

    The Redistricting Study Commission met for the second time on Wednesday, April 23. 

    The meeting began with a presentation of information about MCCSC that was requested during the World Cafe collaboration during the first meeting, a week prior.  Information was shared regarding MCCSC demographic and enrollment trends, current school boundary maps, free and reduced lunch rates, transfer policies and practices, and transportation, among other other topics.

    Commission members then heard a presentation by consultant Preston Smith from Business Information Services regarding the redistricting scenarios he originally shared at the November 2024 meeting of the MCCSC Board of School Trustees.

    Attendees then had time to discuss the information they heard during the presentations and provide feedback.

    Materials Shared/Referenced:

About the Redistricting Study Commission

The Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) established a Redistricting Study Commission, which includes teachers, staff members, parents, guardians, students, and community members. The commission will study future redistricting in MCCSC, with a focus on the two priorities provided by the Board of School Trustees. The Redistricting Study Commission held an open call for membership in March, and the sign-up period is now closed. 

The Redistricting Study Commission was established in response to the following actions of the MCCSC Board of School Trustees: 

  • At the February 27th, 2024, regular meeting of the MCCSC Board of School Trustees, Resolution 2024-05: Commencement of Attendance Zone Reconfiguration was passed. This resolution called for the recruitment of experts in the areas of demography, enrollment and districting to assist in the study of redistricting.  
  • At the December 17th, 2024, regular meeting of the MCCSC Board of School Trustees, the Board directed the Superintendent to focus the study of Redistricting on two priorities.
  • At the February 25th, 2025, regular meeting of the MCCSC Board of School Trustees meeting it was announced that a Redistricting Study Commission was being created to lead the study of redistricting in MCCSC.  

If you have any questions about the Redistricting Study Commission, please contact Dr. Tim Dowling, Director of Early Learning & Enrollment at tdowling@mccsc.edu.

Timeline of Current Redistricting Study

  • FEB. 2024
    The Board of School Trustees passed Resolution 2024-05, commencing the process of examining attendance zones with intent to study how greater socio-economic balance between schools might be achieved.
  • MAY 2024
    The Board of School Trustees contracted with Business Information Services, a demographic consultant, in order to study the redistricting of MCCSC's catchment/ attendance zones.
  • NOV. 2024
    At the November Board Meeting, Preston Smith, from Business Information Services, presented 14 scenarios for redistricting. At this presentation, he asked the Board to select two or three main priorities to focus on for the redistricting study.
  • DEC. 2024
    The Board of Trustees selected their two priorities for redistricting schools. Also, in Resolution 2024-20, they rescinded resolution 2024-07 regarding a merger of Childs and Templeton Elementary schools.
  • SPRING 2025
    After the March Board of School Trustees Meeting, recruitment for a Redistricting Study Commission opened to all MCCSC families and community members. Approximately 100 people responded and meetings were scheduled for April and May.
  • SUMMER / FALL 2025
    A review of Redistricting Study Commission findings will be presented to the Board of School Trustees.

Reference

Below are some additional resources related to the redistricting study.

School Boundary Maps

Corporation & School Information: IDOE Dashboard

The History of Redistricting in MCCSC

  • The Board of School Trustees passed Resolution 2024-05 in order to commence the process of examining attendance zones.

  • A Secondary Realignment Task Force was created to help even the number of students at Bloomington High School North and South. Over 300 students were redistricted to Bloomington High School North from west and southeast Bloomington. As part of this move, some neighborhoods redistricted from Jackson Creek Middle to Tri-North Middle School.

  • A Redistricting Committee was formed and community input was received regarding redistricting. The Board of School Trustees adopted a redistricting plan, implemented when Jackson Creek Middle School opened in 1998.

  • University Elementary and a larger Templeton Elementary opened. Students redistricted and those within a 3 mile radius of Templeton were offered transportation to increase enrollment there.

  • Highland Park and a larger Clear Creek Elementary opened. Students redistricted.

  • Students redistricted to Bloomington High School North based on an imbalance in high school enrollments and expected growth in Bloomington High School South’s zone.

  • Students redistricted when sixth graders moved back to elementary schools. Some middle schools became elementary, and some schools closed. Tri-North Middle School opened.

  • Students redistricted because elementary schools closed, Lakeview Elementary opened, and Batchelor Middle School formed.

  • Students redistricted because Smithville, Unionville, and University High Schools closed and Bloomington High School North opened.

  • Bloomington Metropolitan Schools and seven of the nine township schools in Monroe County incorporate to form the Monroe County Community School Corporation.