Dear MCCSC Community: To keep you informed, we will continue to share updates on MCCSC’s Redistricting Study Commission.
In December, the Redistricting Study Commission wrapped up its work.
The Monroe County Community School Corporation extends sincere thanks to the Commission members for their time and dedication over the past nine months. The Commission brought the public’s voice into this important study, and their questions and feedback have been invaluable. As the Board of School Trustees continues their consideration of redistricting, they’ll have the benefit of everything the Commission learned—insights that wouldn’t exist without this group’s participation.
The Commission spent its final meetings in November and December reviewing example redistricted scenarios for elementary, middle, and high schools. The Commission has reviewed 50 example scenarios total.
The scenarios weren’t proposals—they were designed to help the Commission learn. The Redistricting Study Leadership Team created a wide variety of redistricting options because looking at different possibilities would give the Commission the most useful information about the impacts of possible redistricting.
Commission members continued to use the interactive tool created by Dr. John Baeten, Monroe County’s GIS Coordinator. The tool lets members see how different boundary changes could affect things like student enrollment and building capacity at each school.
At the end of each meeting, Commission members shared feedback on how each map aligned with the Board of School Trustees’ two priorities and the top considerations chosen via the Commission and a public survey (300+ responses) in May:
- Balanced socioeconomic status across schools
- Cost effectiveness
- Capacity, Resource Allocation, and Class Sizes
- Minimizing Student Reassignment
- Transportation
- Neighborhood Schools concept
Next Steps
| WINTER 2025 – SPRING 2026 | SPRING 2026 | AFTER SPRING 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Commission leadership team writes a report summarizing the Commission’s work. | The report is shared with the School Board for their consideration, and is also shared with the public. | School Board will consider report & provide further direction to MCCSC. |
Commission Final Report
The end product of the Redistricting Study Commission will be an informational report to the Board of School Trustees in spring of 2026. The report will not make recommendations.
The report will include peer-reviewed research, the methodology outlining how scenarios were evaluated and reviewed, a review of each Commission meeting, and overall findings from the Commission work.
The Board will determine how to use the information and provide further direction to MCCSC.
More information
Visit the MCCSC Redistricting Study webpage for all information, including summaries of Commission meetings and research the Commission has examined.
Redistricting Study updates are automatically sent to all MCCSC employees, parents and guardians, and those subscribed to receive updates. Members of the public can subscribe to receive future updates.
