CMSD Master Planning

1. CMSD Master Planning

2. KEY POINTS • No schools to close for several years • All funding is tied to enrollment counts • The Master Plan will be reviewed and updated each year.

3. PRE ISSUE 14 (MAY 2001) • 2001 CMSD student enrollment was 77,000 students • There was a drastic need to fix crumbling buildings….Plain Dealer January 23, 2001. • OSFC Classroom Facilities Assistance Program was not in effect • Issue 14 raised $335 million to repair most drastic conditions (failed boilers, failed roof and windows, repair out of service plumbing and electrical equipment. • Charter School Enrollment was 2,887 students

4. POST ISSUE 14 PASSAGE • OSFC building condition assessments were completed January 2002 • CMSD/OSFC Master Plan was agreed to May 2002 • Master Plan enrollment multiplier was 72,500 based on 2005/2006 projections • In 2004, the build out year was changed from 2005 to 2015/16 state-wide • Cleveland Charter School enrollment grew to 19,000 in 2007 • State-wide urban enrollment demographics are triggering declines • Inflation factors have increased the cost of building schools

5. Critical District Master Planning Objectives • Strive to retain public school infrastructure to accommodate students returning to CMSD • Requires that the current tax rate for the Project be maintained (no increase in the tax rate is anticipated) • Maximize number of neighborhood schools with attention on Academic Neighborhoods (defined as individual High School catchment areas) • Overwhelming percentage of K-8 students (at least 95%) to walk less than 1 mile along safe route to a new, renovated or maintained school • Create future flexibility for possible grade configuration changes with at least one large K-8 in each academic neighborhood • Right size schools for the expected population with options to respond to both greater or lesser than expected enrollment in 2015-16 • Strive for 1 geo-thermal heating system per academic neighborhood and design to LEED (Leadership In Energy & Environmental Design) Objectives. • All schools will have Pre Kindergarten space • Provide for a 20:1 Student to Teacher ratio grades Pre-K thru Grade 3

6. Critical District Master Planning Objectives – cont. • No Schools to close for several years • Schools not receiving OSFC dollars will be maintained by the District • If enrollment grows, other schools can be added to the State co-funded construction program • Master Plan can be adjusted to changing enrollment or academic program information • Maintain all comprehensive High Schools • Focus on City-wide draw High Schools (Max Hayes and Cleveland School of Arts in Segment 5 with design beginning fall 2007) • CMSD stakeholders can help by: • Listening & understanding Master Plan information • Communicating concerns in a constructive manner • Working constructively to relocate during construction • Help in growing enrollment

7. Decision Factors Enrollment Data CMSD Factors Regulations or Regulatory Policy Factors Facility Assessment Factors Funding Factors Constructability Factors

8. Enrollment Data • Live Birth Data • District Enrollment Statistics • Community School Enrollment • Changes in Program Offerings • Change in Grade Configuration • Zoning Changes • Planned but not Built Housing • Open Enrollment Impact on One School to Another • Housing Activity • Boundary Adjustments • Pre-school Programs • Employment Shifts • Magnet/Charter/Private School - Opening or Closure

9. CMSD Factors • Neighborhood Student Enrollment • Academic Performance • Special Education Requirements • Safety & Security Requirements • Safe Walking Routes • Nearby Schools & Special Programs • Community Engagement Feedback • Community Use Plans • External Assistance Opportunities • Consequence to future administrations • Current Building Capacity • Building Conditions • Legal Obligations NCLB & IDEA* • Labor Contract Obligations • School Distance • Student Transportation Needs • Strategic Planning Goals & Objectives • Cost Management • Swing Space Availability & User Acceptance • LFI Impact • Option School Expansion • Opportunity for Partnering with Other Organizations * NCLB - No Child Left Behind * IDEA - Individual with Disabilities Education Act

10. Regulations or Regulatory Policy Factors • Ohio Revised Code • Ohio School Design Manual • Ohio Basic Building Code • City of Cleveland Planning Commission • OSFC Career Technical Supplement • OSFC Policies • City of Cleveland Building Codes

11. Facility Assessment Factors • OSFC 2/3rds rule • City Landmarking of Buildings • OSFC 350 Rule • Facility Condition Index & Learning Environment Ratings

12. Funding Factors • Construction Cost Determination • Regional Cost Trends • Determination of District Share • Project Cash Flow • Real Estate Acquisition Costs • Renovation Cost Determination • Construction Budget • District Funding Sources (Bonds, Donations) • Facility Condition Index • Availability of Local Funds

13. Constructability Factors • Greenfield or Brownfield Site • Neighborhood Infrastructure • Construction Market Conditions • Available Construction Capacity • Winter Conditions • Topography issues • Acreage Size to Support Total School Operations • Construction Footprint Space Availability • Real Estate Availability & Acquisition Timing • Previous Construction Decisions • Opening Timing (new schools and swing sites) • Water, Electricity, Gas, Drainage Availability

14. Enrollment Projections • High School • Handout • K-8 • Handout