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Citizen’s Dialogue on the DCPS Facilities Master Plan

Citizen’s Dialogue on the DCPS Facilities Master Plan. WHAT IS HAPPENING. Implementation of the DCPS Master Education Plan Revision to weighted student formula and local school budgets and process Right-sizing DCPS-occupied space to fit the enrollment Modernization of our facilities.

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Citizen’s Dialogue on the DCPS Facilities Master Plan

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  1. Citizen’s Dialogue on the DCPS Facilities Master Plan

  2. WHAT IS HAPPENING • Implementation of the DCPS Master Education Plan • Revision to weighted student formula and local school budgets and process • Right-sizing DCPS-occupied space to fit the enrollment • Modernization of our facilities

  3. Key Dates • April 26th BOE vote consolidation and rightsizing criteria and whether to do an up or down vote on consolidations • May 15th Supt submits Master Facility Plan to BOE on schools to close for SY2006-2007 • Wednesday, May 17: • 4:00 pm - Special Meeting of BOE Committee of the Whole; Preliminary vote on schools to close for school year 2006-2007. • 6:30 pm - Stated BOE Meeting; Preliminary vote on consolidation of 1 million sq. ft.

  4. WHAT TO ACCOMPLISH THROUGH TODAY’S DIALOGUE • Outline a vision of what we want to see at the end of MEP, rightsizing, and modernization • Connect and integrate all four processes • Focus on immediate issues that will affect parents, families and neighborhoods

  5. OUR CHANGING CITY

  6. Source: NeighborhoodInfo DC based on Decennial Census data from 1980, 1990, and 2000; standardized on Ward boundaries of 2002.

  7. Source: State Center for Health Statistics D.C. Department of Health

  8. Migration In and Out of DC 1995-2000 Source: Fannie Mae/Urban Institute, Housing in the Nation’s Capital 2005, Supplemental Appendix

  9. OUR CHANGING SCHOOLS

  10. DCPS Enrollment in the District of Columbia 1997-2005

  11. Public Charter School Enrollment in the District of Columbia 1997-2005

  12. Factors in DCPS Enrollment Loss: Fewer Children, More Choices • Since 2000: 19,000 fewer school age children • Fewer children born in DC – 35% drop since 1990 • Families with children moving out– net loss of 42,000 in family households from 1995 to 2000 • Charter school enrollment now over 17,000 • Private school vouchers for 1,250 DCPS students

  13. Public School Enrollment in the District of Columbia 1997-2005

  14. DCPS and PCS Students’ Residence by Ward in SY2005-06

  15. DCPS Student Average Travel Distance from Home to School by Grade in SY2005-06

  16. Public Charter School Student Average Travel Distance from Home to School by Grade in SY2005-06

  17. Comparison of DCPS and PCS Average Travel Distance from Home to School by Grade in SY2005-06

  18. DCPS per Pupil Expenditures Utilities & Maintenance FY2001-FY2006

  19. DCPS per Pupil Expenditures Utilities & Maintenance FY2001-FY2006

  20. OUR VISION • A CHILD AND FAMILY FRIENDLY CITY • High quality public schools in all neighborhoods supported by parents and citizens • Safe, modern public school buildings • Schools that are centers for our community

  21. THE DISTRICT’S CHALLENGES • Improving DCPS schools • to retain teachers and students and keep and attract families in the District • Modernizing school buildings • within the next 10 years to support educational programs and services and community use • Ensuring equity • Fair distribution of schools and transparent and fair priorities for modernization

  22. GUIDING PRINCIPLES • First, do no harm to children and families • Improve the experience in the classroom • Review proposed items from School Modernization Campaign

  23. INSTRUCTIONS • Four groups • Facilitator, resource person and note taker in each group • Pick up packet at the group table • Prepare recommendations, questions, and concerns to report out • Report out after 1 hour

  24. Groups • Group 1: Standardizing grade levels: moving 6th graders and 9th graders. • Group 2: Neighborhood Schools and School Choice: Feeder patterns and boundaries • Group 3: Small school planning • Group 4: Public charter schools

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