The purpose of this boundary study will be to provide capacity relief at Deer Park Middle Magnet School.

The new boundary will be effective for the 2023-2024 school year (August 2023).

Bookmark this page and refer to it throughout the boundary change process – we will update it regularly with new information.  The latest updates will be highlighted in yellow.

Approval/Implementation

• On Tuesday, March 14, 2023, the BCPS Board of Education approved the recommended boundary Option (Option D).

• Approved Boundary Map (PDF)

• The interactive boundary map is updated with the approved middle school boundary.

• We extend our sincerest thanks to all committee members and community participants who provided feedback and contributed to this important process.
  
  
• Please continue to monitor this page for information related to notifications, timing, and implementation of the new boundaries.

Affected Schools

• Deer Park Middle Magnet School
• Franklin Middle School
• Northwest Academy
• Pikesville Middle School
• Windsor Mill Middle School

Boundary Study Committee

Stay Informed/Provide Feedback

• Information Flyer
  • English
  • Spanish
• Attend Committee Meetings as an observer.  Please enter via parking lot door.
• Attend Public Information Session
• Watch meetings online on BCPS Livestream or YouTube
• Submit a comment.  Comments will be posted regularly on this page and provided to the Boundary Study Committee.
• Review committee data, materials, and maps archived after each meeting
• Use the interactive mapping tool
• Take the online survey (October 26 - November 14, 2022)
• Attend Board of Education meetings and the hearing (Spring 2023) 

Meeting Livestream and Videos

Meeting 1, Wednesday, September 14, 2022
New Town High School, Cafeteria, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Please use parking lot entrance (red arrow on image below)

• Meeting 1 Agenda
• Meeting 1 Presentation
• Background Report
• Plot Maps
  • Study Area
  • Aerial Image
  • Planning Blocks
  • Subdivisions
  • Walk Zones
  • Zoning
• Committee Markup
  
  • Strengths/Limitations/Opportunities/Threats Analysis 1
  • Strengths/Limitations/Opportunities/Threats Analysis 2
  • Strengths/Limitations/Opportunities/Threats Analysis 3
  • Map 1

Meeting 2, Wednesday, September 28, 2022
New Town High School, Cafeteria, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

• Meeting 2 Agenda
• Meeting 2 Presentation
• DRAFT Options 1-2 and Statistics
• Plot Maps
  • Study Area
  • DRAFT Option 1
  • DRAFT Option 2
  • Committee Markup of Option 1
  • Committee Markup of Option 1 
  • Committee Markup of Option 2

Meeting 3, Wednesday, October 12, 2022
New Town High School, Cafeteria, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

• Meeting 3 Agenda
• Meeting 3 Presentation
• DRAFT Options 1-3 and Statistics
• Handouts and Plot Maps
  • Mobility Data Handout
  • Development Map and Yield Handout
  • Enrollment Projection, Utilization, and Program Handout
  • DRAFT Option 3 Plot Map
  • Residential Housing Type Plot Map
  • Option Evaluation Table Exercise
• Committee Markups
  • Option Evaluation Markup 1
  • Option Evaluation Markup 2
  • Option Evaluation Markup 3
  • Option 3 Map Markup

At the conclusion of the meeting, the committee nominated Option 3 and two variations to present at the Community Information Session on October 26, 2022.

Public Information Session, Wednesday, October 26, 2022
New Town High School, Cafeteria, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Please join the boundary study committee for this Public Information Session.  Public feedback is critical to a successful boundary process and all are welcome to attend this meeting.  This is an opportunity to:
     Attend a presentation reviewing the committee work to date and an overview of the selected options.
     Understand the boundary considerations the committee used in their work.
     Review the data and the three option maps selected by the committee.
     Discuss options with committee members.
     Participate in the online survey to provide feedback and comments to the committee members.

• Presentation
• Options A, B, C, and Statistics
• The Public Information Session survey ran from October 29 through November 14, 2022.  Thanks to all who participated.  Results will be presented at the following committee meeting.

Meeting 4, Wednesday, November 30, 2022
New Town High School, Cafeteria, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

• Meeting 4 Agenda
• Meeting 4 Presentation
• DRAFT Options A-D and Statistics
• Survey Results
• Survey Comments
• Handouts and Plot Maps
  • Option D Plot Map
  • Historical Enrollment by Marking Period Handout
• After reviewing and discussing survey results, the committee voted unanimously that they were prepared to make a recommendation, eliminating the need for Meeting 5 (formerly scheduled for December 14, 2022).
• The committee voted to recommend Option D.
• Voting Results 

Boundary Timeline and Background Information

Parent Letter Version	Script	Link
English	English	Link
Arabic		Link
Chinese		Link
French		Link
Russian		Link
Spanish		Link
Urdu		Link
Uzbek		Link
Yoruba		Link

Public Comments

Public comments were collected from Meeting 1 (September 14, 2022) through Meeting 5 (December 14, 2022).  None were received.   All public comments become official record and are posted, including date and time of submission, first initial, last name, and commentary.  Please do not include information which may compromise your data security (e.g., phone numbers, addresses, names of children).