With the projections provided by the demographer, the district does not anticipate this happening. In addition, Big Flats Elementary, Gardner Road Elementary, and soon, Ridge Road Elementary will have all undergone construction to resize some classrooms. The district will continue to evaluate schools and class sections to ensure the district falls within state and collective bargaining agreement recommendations.

The social-emotional needs of our students have been a focus of work before and since the inception of the Horseheads 2030 strategic plan in 2017. To further this work in the redistricting of the elementary buildings, this August the district will be launching a HCSD Redistricting Cultural Team for staff. The team will identify and propose specific activities and accompanying action plans with timeframes aligned with the district's vision, mission, values, and goals.

While the team’s initial focus will be on culture for our staff, the group will also make recommendations for embedding intentional steps to promote positive school culture for students, families, and our community as the redistricting timeline progresses.

The district values the input of staff and parents. The district is launching a HCSD Redistricting Cultural Team for staff in August 2024. As the internal and external timelines progress, parents will be invited to participate through surveys, parent groups, and through activities determined by the HCSD Redistricting Cultural Team.

Transportation routes and time on buses have been part of the redistricting considerations presented by the demographer. Currently, HCSD students spend no more than 1.5 hours on buses, with 87% of student bus rides taking an hour or less, and 71% 40 minutes or less. The district’s goal is to maintain or improve the time students spend on the bus through this process.

This will be determined as part of the work completed by Tyler Technology, our transportation technology provider, once the boundaries are finalized. The district’s goal is to maintain or improve the time students spend on the bus through this process.

This will be determined as part of the work completed by Tyler Technology, our transportation technology provider, once the boundaries are finalized. The district will continue to look at cost-effective measures across all departments, including transportation.

This will be determined as part of the work completed by Tyler Technology, our transportation technology provider, once the boundaries and start times are finalized. However, the impact is expected to be minimal in either system.