SHANNON HILLS, Ark. (KTHV) - Parents in the Pulaski County have said it for years: boundary lines for school districts can be confusing.
After several months of hearings, the Department of Education has a drafted plan they will decide on within the next month.
As 5-year-old Evelyn gets ready for kindergarten, simple addition is a subject she has already mastered. But for Arkansas Department of Education, they are attempting to solve a much bigger equation for central Arkansas schools.
Tammy Rodgers said, "I don't really think they know what the correct solution is at this point."
The boundary draft is broken down into four categories, including south of the Arkansas River, Saline County Portions of PCSSD, north of the Arkansas River and the Scott Community.
Here's what parents could be looking at if the boundary changes are made: Say your child goes to Baker Elementary.
If the boundary changes are made, it's one of the schools in Pulaski County that could be part of a district that combines schools in LRSD and Little Rock boundaries.
Shannon Hills students in Pulaski County schools would go to Bryant like others in the area. North of the river, once Pulaski County is fully desegregated, Sherwood and Maumelle could form their own districts.
Tammy Rodgers and her neighbors would fall under the Saline County Portions. She said, "They just need to get somewhere and get it complete and get all of the schools on the same level and keep the boundaries where they are so that when people do buy houses and they do move into a certain area then they know what school they're going to go to."
In Sherwood, Meredith Poland's fourth grader is currently enrolled in the Pulaski County Special School District. She said, "It's a start." The future possibilities for her child are some Poland doesn't mind. "I'm definitely pleased where we fall," Poland added.
Regardless of what the final decision may be, Rodgers just hopes everyone remembers who is most important. Rodgers said, "They just need to think about what's going to be best because this is our future and they need to consider that."
THV11's Marlisa Goldsmith will bring us more on Thursday night at 5 and 6 p.m.
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