School Attendance Areas - Elementary School Boundary-Setting

Boundary-Setting

Establishing Elementary School Attendance Areas

The boundary-setting process has been a collaborative effort, with community input at each stage. Here’s a timeline of key dates in the 2024/2025 school year:

October 2024: First draft map presented with community meeting and survey.
January 2025: Second draft map shared with follow-up meeting and survey.
February 2025: Third draft map presented with Survey #3 for community review, along with more community meetings.

See below for Survey #3, community meeting information, maps, and more. We value your ongoing participation as we work toward finalizing the boundary decisions.

Boundary-Setting Frequently Asked Questions

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BOUNDARY SETTING OVERVIEW

What is Boundary-Setting?

Elementary school boundary-setting involves creating designated attendance areas that determine which neighborhoods or regions are assigned to specific schools within the district.

Who determines Boundaries?

The WBSD7 boundary-setting process is a collaborative effort involving 4 key stakeholders, each represented as an interlocking piece of a puzzle:

Past, Present, & Future of WBSD7 Boundaries

Prior to the 2021 merger that formed WBSD7, the previous two districts did not have specific school attendance boundaries.

The first formal elementary school boundary for WBSD7, the Missouri Ridge boundary, was established and implemented for the 2023/2024 school year.

SURVEY #3

Provide your input on the revised Boundary Map (Draft #3)

If you completed the survey but have additional Questions or Feedback:

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COMMUNITY MEETINGS

To promote community involvement in this process, we are hosting Community Meetings on the Boundary-Setting process. To review previous meeting information, visit our Community Meetings webpage.

To provide an opportunity for in-person questions and discussions about the setting of school boundaries, we are hosting community meetings. Please refer to the dates & times below.

Each meeting is linked to a Facebook Event.

Date	Time	Location
Tues, Aug 27, `24	5:00 PM	Bakken Auditorium
Thurs, Oct 3, `24	5:30 PM	Missouri Ridge
Thurs, Jan 9, `25	6:00 PM	Williston High School Commons
Wed, Jan 29, `25	5:00 PM	Hagan
Tues, Feb 11, `25	6:00 PM	Missouri Ridge
Wed, Feb 12, `25	2:00 PM	McVay
Wed, Feb 19, `25	6:00 PM	Wilkinson
Thurs, Feb 27, `25	6:00 PM	Garden Valley
Mon, Mar 17, `25	6:00 PM	Lewis & Clark
Tues, Mar 25, `25	4:30 PM	Rickard	Rescheduled - Previous date 3/18
TBD	4:00 PM	WMSCC	Staff Only Meeting

Click to view the Boundary-Setting Presentation

DRAFTING PROCESS

RSP & Associates created a Starting Concept Boundary Map Draft in October 2024 using data on student proximity to buildings, capacity of buildings, and current student enrollments. A second Boundary Map Draft was released in January 2025, revised to reflect feedback from the community, incorporating the following points:

Natural Boundaries: Refined for clearer, more intuitive divisions that better align with community geography.
Closer Proximity: Revised to place students closer to their schools.
Future Growth: Adjusted to accommodate long-term growth while addressing potential capacity challenges.

The February 2025 Boundary Map (#3) reflects further adjustments, with a focus on the Lewis & Clark and Missouri Ridge boundaries, which received the most concerns in Map #2.

These changes continue to balance community input with the district's needs for growth and capacity.