Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Uncertainty remains as separate plans for new districts from council members Jerry Walker and Chris Trumbauer fall short of the five votes necessary for approval.
The Anne Arundel County Council on Monday rejected a bill that would have moved Crofton into a District with Odenton and Gambrills, but uncertainty over redistricting remains. The council was unable to muster the five votes needed to pass separate bills designed to address a population imbalance between District 1 and District 4. The failure to pass any bill came after county attorney David A. Plymyer warned that the county would be in violation of the state constitution if it did not redistrict. Under a bill proposed by council chairman Jerry Walker (R-District 7), the district lines would have been redrawn to turn District 7 into a so-called "rural district." Crofton would have moved to District 4, to be combined with portions of …
Monday, January 14, 2013
The school board will get feedback on the plan on March 12.
The Anne Arundel County Board of Education will hear feedback in March on a proposed redistricting plan involving elementary schools in Crofton. The board will hold a hearing at Arundel High School on March 12 and will accept public testimony on the plan, which seeks to reduce overcrowding at Nantucket Elementary School and other schools in Crofton. The school system will also brief the public on the plan during a special meeting on Feb. 5, though no public testimony will be accepted at that time. The board is reviewing a plan submitted by Superintendent Kevin Maxwell that is identical to one proposed by a special redistricting committee last year. The proposed redistricting plan calls for the following: The school board could still …
Monday, October 15, 2012
This week's big news events include a tour of new construction in the area, plus the latest meeting on school redistricting in Crofton.
County Council Meeting When: Monday, 7 p.m. Where: 44 Calvert St., Annapolis Details: The council will take up a measure regarding a $5 million gap in school funding. In short, the state says the county fell short of maintenance of effort requirements. The council though the issue had been taken care of. Read our summary of the issue to get caught up. Crofton School Redistricting Meeting When: Tuesday, 7 p.m. Where: Crofton Elementary School Details: The committee charged with finding ways to reduce overcrowding at Nantucket Elementary School will vote on a recommendation to redistrict the schools in the area. (Check Patch later Monday or Tuesday for a detailed breakdown of the proposal, which is also available by clicking here.) Tour …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The group charged with coming up with redistricting proposals collected pages of information on population and construction.
The redistricting committee for Crofton Schools held its second meeting Tuesday night, and received a packet of requested data on everything from student populations to planned construction. The 16-member group is examining solutions to the overcrowding at Nantucket Elementary School, and hopes to present a redistricting solution within the next few weeks. But first, members wanted to do some research. The data packet provided by Anne Arundel County Public Schools includes 21 pages of maps, charts and figures. The most interesting pieces of information are the maps of the developments that feed into each elementary school, with student population figures broken down by grade. (For instance, there are 18 fifth-graders from Crofton Farms…
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9:35 am on Friday, October 5, 2012
Eric, You are correct that the redistricting committee may not have the resources to verify the addresses of every student at Nantucket and Crofton Meadows but AACPS Student Services does. That is their job. Do you have students at either of these schools? If you do you would know that this is an ongoing and very obvious problem and does make a huge impact on enrollment. Since Crofton Meadows … more ›