The Stillwater school board on Saturday began holding public hearings on proposed boundary changes that could affect where hundreds of elementary students attend school this fall.
The proposals were released last month along with other academic and structural goals for the administration over the next four years.
The board will vote at its Feb. 10 meeting on which boundary changes the administration should make, if any.
The main reason for the change, which could involve anywhere from 225 to 660 students, is to reduce crowding at Lake Elmo and Rutherford elementary schools.
Three of the options would shift students in the district's 10 elementary schools, based on where they live. One of those options, indicated by the administration as the "red option" on the district's website, would move 310 students.
Another option, called the "white option," would move 285 students. And the third option, the "yellow option," would result in 660 students changing schools.
One option would force current students, who live outside the school's boundaries at Lake Elmo and Rutherford elementary schools, to reapply for available spots in the district. That could result in the transfer of 225 students.
Another option would shift sixth-graders from Rutherford to Stillwater Junior High School and sixth-graders from Lake Elmo Elementary and Valley Crossing to Oak-Land Junior High School.
