Redistricting Harrisonburg & Rockingham County Public Schools

Continued growth in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County has brought on the construction of many new schools:

• Smithland Elementary School (2008 - Harrisonburg)
• Skyline Middle School (2008 - Harrisonburg)
• Cub Run Elementary School (2008 - just east of Harrisonburg)
• River Bend Elementary School (2009 - Elkton)
• East Rockingham High School (2010 - Elkton)
  

The map to the right shows the (proposed) new elementary school districts in Rockingham County.

The Rockingham County Public Schools and Harrisonburg City Public Schools web sites seem to be the best source of information for keeping up to date on the redistricting.

In Rockingham County, there are four public hearings planned:

• January 22, 6:30 pm
  Montevideo Middle School
  
  
• January 29, 6:30 pm
  Turner Ashby High School
  
  
• January 31, 6:30 pm
  Broadway High School
  
  
• February 12, 6:30 pm
  Pleasant Valley Elementary School
  

I am intrigued to see the process unfolds. Everything I've heard about school redistricting is that it can be controversial.