The information below was updated on November 8, 2025.
Community Updates | Upcoming Meetings | Current K-5 Boundary Maps
A consultant-led K–5 Enrollment and Capacity Study is underway to evaluate and balance student enrollment across the district’s five elementary schools. The study may result in adjustments to elementary school attendance zones.
Currently, Glenmont and Eagle Elementary Schools are operating at or near capacity, while Elsmere, Hamagrael, and Slingerlands are being underutilized and have unused classroom space. Superintendent Jody Monroe outlined a plan for the study in May, highlighting enrollment trends at the district’s five elementary schools that have affected the distribution of K-5 students within the district. Over the past decade, Eagle and Glenmont have experienced steady enrollment growth, while Elsmere, Hamagrael, and Slingerlands have seen double-digit enrollment declines during the same period.
The district hired an independent consultant, Tyler Technologies, to lead the K-5 Enrollment and Capacity Study. The district also appointed a committee of stakeholders, including parent representatives, faculty, staff, and administrators, to help guide the work of the consultant. The committee members, who are volunteers, meet regularly with Tyler Technologies.
Tyler Technologies is expected to present formal recommendations for adjusting the elementary boundaries to the Board of Education in December or January.
No recommendations have been made and no boundary map changes have been presented or discussed.
A community forum has been scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Bethlehem Central Middle School to present accurate, up-to-date information about the zones study and to gather feedback. A questionnaire will be sent before the meeting to gather community questions.
Community updates
Board of Education Meeting – Nov. 5, 2025
During the Nov. 5 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Jody Monroe provided an update from the latest committee meeting, held Nov. 3.
Highlights from the Nov. 5 Board of Education update:
No elementary boundary changes have been proposed.
The stakeholder committee of 30 parents, faculty, staff, and administrators (representing all five schools) has met three times, most recently on Nov. 3.
Enrollment data, trends and projections were reviewed and discussed:
K-5 enrollment has declined 20.5% between 2005-06 and 2024-25; however, the projected trend is for modest increases in enrollment in grades K-5.
K-5 enrollment has shifted considerably over the last several years, with Eagle and Glenmont at or near capacity, while enrollment at Elsmere, Hamagrael and Eagle has declined.
There is available space across the district to balance enrollment and alleviate overcrowding at Eagle and Glenmont. Currently, 15 elementary classrooms are available districtwide.
Shifts in the elementary boundaries are necessary to address changing enrollment patterns, maximize resources and physical space across the district and improve teaching and learning for all students.
The impact of the current enrollment imbalance was discussed:
Class section enrollment is more uneven across the district than in the past and small class size targets are increasingly harder to meet.
Students are being reassigned to schools other than their home schools in large numbers. Currently, 130 students are assigned to schools outside their home school zone (39 general education students, 13 English as a New Language (ENL) students; and 78 special education students).
Staff in overcrowded buildings compete for shared materials and space.
Crowding can create noisy, stressful environments that impede focus and learning.
Inequity in workload, support, and facilities can lead to dissatisfaction and lower staff morale.
Committee members have agreed on class size targets for elementary schools at 18-22 (K-18, Gr. 1-18, Gr. 2-19, Gr. 3-20, Gr. 4-21, Gr. 5-22). These are not maximum class sizes, but are guidelines for enrolling class sections in the future. Identifying this target provides an important guidepost for the consultant, Tyler Technologies, to design balanced enrollment options.
The committee refined its initial feedback on what constitutes a “neighborhood” within each school attendance zone. Tyler Technologies will consider committee feedback to determine Neighborhood Planning Units (NPUs) when mapping the options that will be presented to the public.
The committee will meet again on November 12 to review preliminary options from Tyler Technologies for balancing enrollment.
There will be an update to the Board of Education on the committee’s progress on November 19.
A community meeting will be held on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library Media Center at Bethlehem Central Middle School. This meeting will be open to the public. A questionnaire will be sent ahead of the meeting to gather questions. Community feedback collected in November will help shape the recommendations presented to the Board of Education in December. Tyler Technologies plans to offer multiple options for balancing enrollment across the five schools
Board of Education Meeting – Oct. 22, 2025
During the Oct. 22 Board of Education meeting, representatives from Tyler Technologies—the data and mapping firm leading the study—along with a committee of district stakeholders, provided an update on their progress. This was the second committee update to the Board of Education.
You can view the Oct. 22 Board of Education meeting here (YouTube).
Key highlights:
The consultant’s work is still preliminary; no proposed boundary changes have been presented.
The stakeholder committee of 30 parents, faculty, staff, and administrators (representing all five schools) has met twice, most recently on Oct. 15.
Committee members emphasized that maintaining small class sizes should remain a top priority in balancing enrollment.
Tyler Technologies shared an initial “sensitivity analysis” of enrollment projections and class size targets.
The committee provided feedback to Tyler to help define what constitutes a “neighborhood” within each school attendance zone.
Tyler will use this feedback to develop mapping “planning units” that could form the basis for new boundary options.
The committee will meet again twice in November, followed by a community meeting on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library Media Center at Bethlehem Central Middle School. This meeting will be open to the public.
Community feedback collected in November will help shape the recommendations presented to the Board of Education in December. Tyler Technologies plans to offer multiple options for improving enrollment equity across the five schools.
Nov. 12, 2025: Elementary Zones of Attendance Committee meeting
Nov. 19, 2025, 7 p.m. BCHS Room D122: Board of Education meeting – Committee update
Nov. 20, 2025, 6:30 p.m.: COMMUNITY FORUM at Bethlehem Central Middle School
Dec. 10, 2025: Elementary Zones of Attendance Committee meeting
Dec 2025-Jan 2026: Recommendations by the committee and Tyler Technologies will be presented to the Board of Education for consideration. Updates to this information will be shared following the Community Forum.
Committee PTO/PTA representatives
Eagle
Elsmere
Glenmont
Sara Bailey,
Farrin Wagoner, Alternate
Hamagrael
Slingerlands
Current elementary attendance zones
The maps below have been provided by Tyler Technologies. If you are unable to access the PDF files, please contact the BCSD Communications Office at 518-439-3650.