Parents in Winchester, where many children walk to and from school together, are anxiously waiting to see what kind of plan the five-member School Committee will embrace for shuffling school assignments for the town’s youngest students: one with hard boundary lines that would mean car transportation for many, or a proposal flexible enough to accommodate families who wish to keep their children close to home.

The committee is expected Thursday to discuss a number of proposals for moving dozens of students out of their current neighborhood schools next September, when the new Vinson-Owen Elementary School is scheduled to open. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Winchester High School auditorium.