Arlington Schools Superintendent Robert G. Smith proposed a new plan to combat overcrowding in some elementary schools Wednesday after his original plan to shuffle more than 600 children throughout the county was met with hostility by the community and some members of the School Board.

Smith this week released a less drastic proposal that would not completely relieve projected crowding at all of the schools in the northwest portion of the county, but that “recognizes the values expressed by individual board members and members of the public related to walk zones, neighborhoods, Pre-ks” and other measures, he said in the draft.