Revised Watkins Middle School boundary plan would let some students stay at Reynolds, Richland; trustees vote Monday

Prosper ISD has revised its plan for the attendance boundaries of Watkins Middle School, which opens in fall 2027. The lines themselves have not changed, but some students zoned for the new school could choose to stay at their current campus. Trustees are set to vote on Monday, Nov. 16.

The updated recommendation went to families in a district newsletter this week. Prosper ISD thanked parents for the comments it received through its online feedback form and at an Oct. 28 meeting at Moseley Middle School. The district did not say which comments led to which changes.

The lines stay the same

The recommended boundaries for Dr. Drew and Kristen Watkins Middle School have not changed since trustees first heard them on Oct. 19, the district said. The new school is meant to relieve Moseley and Reynolds middle schools.

Under the plan:

• All Thomson Elementary students go on to Watkins Middle School and Prosper High School.
• All Hall Elementary students go on to Watkins and Prosper High.
• Smothermon Elementary students go to Watkins or Moseley, and to Prosper High or Richland High, depending on where they live.
• The Mosaic neighborhood moves from Moseley to Watkins for middle school, and from Richland High to Prosper High.

Who could stay

For the 2027-28 school year, the revised plan offers these choices:

• Current sixth and seventh graders at Reynolds Middle School who are zoned for Watkins could stay at Reynolds for seventh and eighth grade. Their younger brothers and sisters who are now in fifth grade could also go to Reynolds for sixth grade.
• Mosaic students already at Richland High could stay at Richland.
• Mosaic eighth graders now at Moseley could go to Richland for ninth grade.

Families who take one of these options would have to drive their children themselves. District bus routes will follow the new boundaries, the newsletter said. Eligible families will get a form through Skyward to choose a campus.

What happens next

The district's feedback form closes at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13. The board takes up the boundaries and the stay-put options at its Monday meeting, and the district plans to share the approved boundaries with all families on Nov. 17.

Prosper ISD, which serves more than 34,000 students, says it has opened 16 campuses in the last six years. Each new school means deciding which neighborhoods move, the district wrote, and it said the stay-put options are meant to "ease that transition."

Sources

Prosper ISD, "Updated Proposed MS & HS Boundaries" family newsletter

Prosper ISD feedback form