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School Board Work Session on Maximizing Use of Elementary Capacity August 27, 2009

School Board Work Session on Maximizing Use of Elementary Capacity August 27, 2009. Overview of Work Session. Timetable – No change in boundary or admissions policy for 2010-2011 Scope – elementary and secondary Approaches to Address Crowding – June 2009 Report

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School Board Work Session on Maximizing Use of Elementary Capacity August 27, 2009

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  1. School Board Work Session on Maximizing Use of Elementary Capacity August 27, 2009

  2. Overview of Work Session • Timetable – No change in boundary or admissions policy for 2010-2011 • Scope – elementary and secondary • Approaches to Address Crowding – June 2009 Report • Consultant Information Gathering and Analysis • Next Steps

  3. May 11 Community Meeting July 24 Meeting with Principals (elementary and secondary) August 3, 6, & 10 Meetings with parents/citizens Online survey in English and Spanish Community Feedback

  4. What is the timetable and scope? Note: School Board direction/comment in yellow School Board Actions/Community Feedback No boundary or admissions policies decisions to effect 2010-11 school year - Agree Consultant work complete in Nov 2009 - Agree December 2009 recommendations will frame further conversations for systematic, long-term approach; may also include short-term actions to manage crowding for Sept 2010 (relocatables, room conversions, program moves, class size) - Agree Scope will include both elementary and secondary schools - Agree Questions and Suggestions from Community Outreach Meetings - Agree School Board Direction - consultant look both at analytical capacity and “real-world” usage - equitable standard (not necessarily the same) in applying capacity - factual look at current state of programs in school Guiding Question #1

  5. What is the School Board’s direction on the approaches to address crowding described in the staff’s June 2009 report (listed below) and used in the community outreach process this past spring and summer? Note: School Board direction/comment in yellow School Board Actions/Community Feedback Increase the recommended maximum class size [remove: for example, K (23), Grade 1 (24), Grades 2 and 3 (26), and Grades 4 and 5 (28)] Add relocatable classrooms to increase capacity Convert interior space [Remove: (i.e., computer labs)] to increase capacity Add and/or move programs – What is criteria for decision-making? Boundary changes Build new elementary school at Wilson site – Or other sites School Board Direction Assess functional capacity of common areas, tipping point as related to class size, relocatables Consultant to provide options for class size increases Consultant to consider consolidating PreK Programs Look for capacity at other sites (Langston, Reed, Wilson, other APS/County buildings) Look at leased spaces in context of adding capacity Guiding Question #2

  6. What information and analysis does the School Board expect from the consultant’s work? Note: School Board direction/comment in yellow School Board Actions/Community Feedback General Information and Data Analysis – consider adding relocatable capacity as a column in utilization table Short-Term [remove: (3-5 years)] Long-Term [remove: (6+ years)] Funding Options– focus on using existing buildings; partnerships Wilson and Career Center School Board Direction - transfer policies system-wide (including neighborhood/teaming, clusters, employee’s students); alternative solutions - projections – impact of housing development; generation factors - choice pattern analysis - impact of moving to 6/7 model at secondary schools on common areas - transportation system efficiencies and alternatives - define problem (criteria and tipping point) - flexible schedule/locations for high school students - analysis and options, not recommendations Guiding Question #3

  7. Consultant – Contract, Begin Work, Consult with Projections/Capacities Sub-Committee & Staff Community Outreach Monitoring Update to School Board – September Next Steps

  8. Web Page Information and materials related to process: http://www.apsva.us/elemcapacity In addition, the web page has an online survey in English and Spanish

  9. Elementary Capacity Study TeamReport June 16, 2009

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