More than half the parents whose kids attend Williamsburg-James City County schools appear to be unaware that a redistricting plan is in the works.
The consulting firm guiding the process told the school board Tuesday that 52% of the nearly 2,300 families they surveyed were not aware that redistricting would occur in 2027.
But those who answered the survey told MGT Consulting that keeping their children in their local schools was the second most important criteria for them, after teacher quality.
School officials launched the redistricting project to maximize school capacity after the five preschool classrooms of the Bright Beginnings program go into operation in 2027.
Attendance is not projected to grow substantially over the next decade, prompting School Superintendent Daniel Keever to tell Williamsburg and James City County leaders there is no need to build a new school for at least a decade.
But population growth patterns…