Richland middle school boundaries to be discussed May 24

Richland residents wanting to weigh in on the district’s shifting middle school boundaries may attend the Richland School Board’s next meeting on May 24.

The board is close to making a final decision on the new boundaries, the district said, and will review the latest proposed lines during the 6:30 p.m. meeting at the district offices at 615 Snow Ave.

Richland’s unnamed fourth middle school is under construction near the intersection of Belmont Boulevard and Keene Road in West Richland, less than two miles from Enterprise Middle School. District officials and an appointed boundary revision committee have worked for more than a year on how to adjust attendance areas for the new school.

Under a current proposal, each middle school would be affected, with Chief Joseph Middle School taking students living in Horn Rapids and many between Highway 240 and the Yakima River. Carmichael Middle School would lose some of its south Richland students but see its attendance area creep further north in central Richland to include those living near the Queensgate Drive shopping area.

Enterprise would be affected the most. All the students it currently serves south of Keene Road would head to the new school, as would about half of the families served by Wiley Elementary north of Keene Road.

Those unable to attend the May 24 meeting can give feedback at the district’s website www.rsd.edu.

This story was originally published May 22, 2016 at 7:05 PM with the headline "Richland middle school boundaries to be discussed May 24."