Policy 6010, Standards IIIA reads: The Board will consider school attendance area adjustments whenever one or more of the following conditions exist:

The new Turf Valley elementary school planned for the northern area of the county has been postponed and is off the current Capital Budget’s 10-year Long Range Master Plan. 

The Office of School Planning and our consultants are working closely with the Student Transportation Office to evaluate transportation impacts on all scenarios and ideas. 

Members of the public may submit feedback to the Board:

The Board developed a scope in February 2025, received the Boundary Review Report in July 2025 (3 scenarios) and will receive the Superintendent's Proposal in September 2025.  The Board may elect to approve one of the scenarios presented, develop a new idea or postpone chan

Since HCPSS intends to meet the needs of every PreK-12 student at their assigned school whenever possible, and the Blueprint for Maryland’s future requires an expansion of PreK services, HCPSS will not be relocating PreK classes to address capacity needs at this time. 

In 2021, the Maryland State Legislature passed the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, legislation that codified the recommendations of the Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education (Kirwan Commission). This law aims to:

The Boundary Review Process for the 2026–2027 School Year web page is regularly updated.