New Elementary School Zones

Effective Starting in the 2021-2022 School Year

For a searchable map to check your address in the new elementary zones, click on the map below.

archive of Process information

The School Committee voted unanimously at their meeting on February 24, 2021 to adopt Scenario 19, as recommended by the Redistricting Committee, as the redistricting plan for Shrewsbury Public Schools elementary attendance zones when the new Beal School fully opens. Please click on the links below to see documents from the meeting:

January 27, 2021 School Committee Meeting

The School Committee hosted a public hearing on Elementary Redistricting at their meeting on January 27, 2021. The meeting agenda can be viewed here.

January 20, 2021 School Committee Meeting

On January 20, 2021, the Redistricting Committee made its recommendation of two scenarios for School Committee consideration. Those scenarios can be viewed here.

January 12, 2021 Community Forum

December 1, 2020 Community Forum

The new Major Howard W. Beal School will open its doors for students in grades K-4 in the fall of 2021. The size of the school was predicated upon:

Changing our elementary schools to a K-4 grade configuration
Reducing the enrollment at existing elementary schools so as to provide equitable and dedicated space allocations for Art, Music, Special Education, and English Language Learners
Providing universal full-day kindergarten (tuition-free) to all students

The process to decide new elementary school districts is a lengthy and complex one. It requires in-depth analysis, the assistance of consultants, input from stakeholders, and communication.

The Shrewsbury School Committee decided to create an ad hoc committee to engage in the myriad of details of this work and make recommendations as to what they view as the most optimal solution(s) that meet the Guiding Principles (see below).

The ad hoc committee will make recommendations, but the ultimate decision of how we create new elementary school zones is a Shrewsbury School Committee decision.

The ad hoc committee consists of the following eleven members:

Two school committee members: Sandra Fryc and Jon Wensky
Joseph Sawyer, Superintendent of Schools
Patrick Collins, Asst. Superintendent for Finance and Operations
Tiffany Ostrander, Principal, Calvin Coolidge School
Bryan Mabie, Principal, Spring Street School
Sanam Zaer, Parent, Spring Street School
Shannon Creedon, Parent, Walter J. Paton School
Rajesh Velagapudi, Parent, Floral Street School
Christine Jasinski, Parent, Calvin Coolidge School
Terrick Andey, Parent, Beal Early Childhood Center

The timeline for decision-making can be seen in the graph above.

Student educational needs will be met regardless of school assignment.
Student population must be distributed so that each school has sufficient, appropriate, dedicated instructional spaces.
School assignments will be determined by drawing attendance zone boundaries and should emphasize a "neighborhood school" approach by prioritizing geographic proximity of home to school for walkability and efficient transportation, while keeping grographic entities intact.
Student demographics should be taken into account when redistricting school attendance zones.
Future potential population growth should be considered when establishing attendance zones.
Changes of school assignments for existing students should be minimized to the greatest extent possible within the context of the other priorities.
The redistricting process should work in concert with other district initiatives where possible.

For more detailed information on these guiding principles, please see the Guiding Principles for Redistricting School Attendance Zone Boundaries for Grades Kindergarten through Grade 4 document that was adopted unanimously by the School Committee on October 2, 2019.