Public Information

Meetings

Boundary Review for

Bethesda, Chevy Chase, North Chevy Chase & Rosemary Hills

Elementary Schools

At

North Chevy Chase Elementary School, All Purpose Room

3700 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, MD

Initial Information Meeting—February 22, 2011

Review of Committee Options—May 16, 2011

Both Meetings—7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Spanish and Amharic translators will be available at both meetings

In November 2010, the Board of Education authorized a boundary study to review school assignments

for Bethesda, Chevy Chase, North Chevy Chase and Rosemary Hills elementary schools. All of these

schools have enrollments that exceed capacity. The boundary study, and Board of Education adopted

boundary changes that result from this study, will determine the location of classroom additions in the

future. The Board of Education also stipulated the following for the boundary study:

The partial pairing of Bethesda Elementary School and Rosemary Hills Elementary School should

be addressed and school assignments for Bethesda Elementary School should be simplified.

The pairings of Rosemary Hills Elementary School with Chevy Chase and North Chevy Chase

elementary schools should be maintained.

The boundary study should incorporate the future reorganization of Chevy Chase and North

Chevy Chase elementary schools from Grades 3—6 to Grades 3—5, once a new middle school

opens. A boundary advisory committee comprised of parent representatives will begin meeting in March 2011

and submit a report with comments on various boundary options to the superintendent and Board of

Education in June, 2011. The schedule for the boundary review process appears on the back of this page.

MCPS staff from the Division of Long-range Planning will facilitate the boundary advisory committee

process.

The public information meetings advertised with this flyer will be an opportunity to learn about the

upcoming process and have questions addressed. During the boundary review, and up through Board of

Education action, relevant materials will be posted at the following web site as they become available:

www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/planning/CommunityInfo_Boundary2.shtml

Individuals who need accommodations, including sign language interpretation or other special assistance,

may contact the Family and Community Partnerships Unit at (301) 279-3100 and TDD (301) 279-3323.