The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) have been awarded the two-year Fostering Diverse Schools Demonstration Grants from the Department of Education totaling $943,688. This grant aims to support WS/FCS in creating a comprehensive plan to modernize school choice and residential zones, fostering greater economic diversity across schools while enhancing transportation efficiency.  Read the full grant application.  The project will be carried out over four phases, culminating in the presentation of stakeholder-vetted models to the Board of Education for consideration and implementation.

• Analyze residential boundaries, including the current enrollment and attendance patterns within those boundaries, as well as the impact of existing school choice, zoning, and student assignment policies.

  • Visit the Our Schools page to view the current Boundary Map breakdown for Elementary, Middle and High schools.

• Engage stakeholders, including families, parents, caregivers, staff, and students, to gather feedback to develop a comprehensive plan aligned with Policy 5117: Assignment of Pupils.

• Develop potential revised models for residential boundaries to increase economic diversity in schools.

• Present a short-list of proposed residential boundary map models to the Board of Education for approval.

Phase 1: Exploration and Modeling (November 2023 – February 2024)

• Collected baseline data of current landscape and modeled potential options for school boundaries. 

Phase 2: Community Feedback Collection (May – December 2024) 

• We gathered your input through: Listening Sessions, Surveys, Feedback Hotline, and Events 

•  Direct + Indirect engagement with 11,796 stakeholders (Read Phase 2 Community Feedback Report)

Phase 3: Sharing Draft Maps & Additional Feedback  

• February – April 2025: First drafts of proposed school boundary maps shared with the community

• May 2025: Pause for updates — No sessions or feedback collected during this month

• June – July 2025: Updated maps based on the community’s input will be shared in follow-up sessions

Phase 4: Final Comprehensive Plan & Presentation  

• August 2025: Final maps and recommendations presented to the WS/FCS Board of Education for review and vote

• September 2025: Conclusion of the planning grant project