Attendance Area Boundary Planning

Boundary planning map on a computer

Behind every decision to update boundaries is a complex web of priorities and considerations that must be untangled before an update can begin. We’ll work with you to prioritize your planning goals, model potential impacts, and communicate the findings to your board of education and community so you can move forward with confidence. Our proprietary mapping software allows us to integrate important factors and produce boundary scenarios and data customized for the district’s priorities (e.g., student demographic information, school capacities, student enrollment forecasts). Our ability to incorporate enrollment forecasts into our boundary scenario modeling work is one of FLO’s key differentiators.

Whether you are planning to have an internal district team lead review the boundaries, convene a boundary committee, or engage the public in the process, our team of former educators, communication specialists, demographers, and GIS analysts have experience facilitating meetings of diverse audiences to ensure a smooth, efficient process that garners effective feedback. We can provide a community engagement strategy and support that ensures community buy-in, including community feedback surveys, boundary review committee meeting facilitation, public open house planning, and post-boundary online school locators.

We have a 100 percent success rate for final boundary scenario approval by boards of education. When the boundary process is complete, we will produce reports and data files that help your district ensure a seamless implementation of your new boundaries.

"Once again our successful boundary adjustment process was made possible by the incredible work of FLO Analytics. We found that FLO’s ability to produce quick, easy, and beautiful GIS boundary maps allowed our team to make immediate, data driven decisions with absolute confidence and a deep understanding of the impacts. Thank you to FLO! The work was invaluable and I am certain that we would not have had the same results without your participation."
Rosalind Medina, CFO, Tacoma Public Schools 

Action Steps for Planning a Student-Focused Redistricting Process

Updating school attendance area boundaries is a complex process and can stir the emotions of a community. If your district is navigating a boundary adjustment, our guide provides some key ideas for how to ensure your process is efficient, aligns with district goals, integrates community feedback, garners community trust, fosters educational equity, and is student-focused.