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Proposed 2016 Bond Planning and Options to Address Projected Enrollment Growth January 5, 2016

Background • RISD enrollment has been steadily increasing for the last five years, particularly at the elementary level. • Overall district enrollment has grown more than 10 percent over the last four years. • Demographic projections indicate additional district growth is expected for the next 5-10 years.

Strategies to address enrollment growth

Considerations • Building new school(s) • Purchasing portable classrooms • Adjusting attendance boundaries • Prior Consideration – 6 th to Junior High • Adding square footage to existing campuses • Magnet School Options

Consideration – Building New Schools Pros • Provides additional capacity within an attendance area to relieve increasing student enrollment

Consideration – Building New Schools • Cons • 18 – 24 months to complete • Wouldn’t address current overflow needs and enrollment growth • Wouldn’t quickly provide a stable learning environment for overflow students • Would require land purchase in attendance area • Would require redrawing of boundary lines • Concern regarding over-building

Consideration – Purchasing Portable Classrooms Pros • Inexpensive • Shorter timeframe for implementation • Flexibility if enrollment changes

Consideration – Purchasing Portable Classrooms Cons • Security issues • Inclement weather issues (Gym, Cafeteria, Specials) • Infrastructure to support added classrooms • Short term life compared to bricks and mortar

Consideration – Adjusting Attendance Boundaries Pros • Provides relief to areas with dense enrollment • Provides more efficient use of space

Consideration – Adjusting Attendance Boundaries Cons • Generally coordinated with construction of new school • District-wide perspective important • Potential impact to all boundaries • Potential neighborhood instability • Families choose residences to attend specific schools • Emotional for individuals and families affected • Potential impact to feeder patterns • Time factor – requires considerable research • Increased bussing

Prior Consideration – 6 th to Junior High Pros • Provides capacity at all elementary schools in all attendance areas • Creates instructional alignment among 6 th , 7 th , & 8 th grades

Prior Consideration – 6 th to Junior High Cons • Evaluated on two past occasions • 2008 cost – approximately $3 million • Not enough room at junior highs – construction required • Could impact smaller elementary schools – potential closures • Potential impact to current boundaries • Potential impact to feeder patterns

Consideration – Adding Square Footage to Existing Campuses • Pros • Supports neighborhood school concept • Keeps students in area and feeder pattern • Maintains stability in boundaries and feeder patterns • Reduces number of students who may be assigned to different campuses each year • Reduces transportation costs for overflow routes

Consideration – Adding Square Footage to Existing Campuses Cons • Concern regarding over-building • Loss of small neighborhood school feel • Increased traffic

Consideration – Magnet School Options Pros • Provides additional instructional option to students and parents • Maximizing utilization of current magnet schools reduces the need for additional construction • Maintains stability in boundaries and feeder patterns • Reduces number of students who may be assigned to different campuses each year • Reduces transportation costs for overflow routes

Consideration – Magnet School Options Cons • Concern about impact of modifying magnet school eligibility on existing programs • Impact on junior high magnet schools if elementary magnet eligibility is modified

Current Enrollment and Capacity Elementary campuses with high outgoing overflow and/or enrollment or projected enrollment as a high % of capacity: Aikin, Mark Twain, Northwood Hills, Skyview, Stults, Wallace, and White Rock Forest Lane Academy has high outgoing overflow, but enrollment is projected to fall so they are not included Richland has high outgoing overflow, but is well below their capacity so will be reviewing room utilization and providing additional allocations.

Options to address enrollment growth include, but are not limited to the following: • Review central program assignments • Expand eligibility/participation at existing elementary magnet schools • Attendance boundary changes • Building a new elementary school (K-6 with boundary changes, grade level center, and/or magnet school) • Use existing land to add classrooms (portable and/or permanent construction) • Any combination of the above

Possible Attendance Boundary Changes Examples include the following:

Possible Attendance Boundary Changes Mark Twain attendance area

Mark Twain 310128 attendance area 350014 350034 320004 350004 School Area Geo Code Description Total KN 1 2 3 4 5 6 350004 FRANCES WAY VILLAS 91 14 17 15 9 12 8 16 Mark Twain Area South 350014 Fairfield, Sandpiper, Tradewinds, WILLOW 65 10 10 9 15 11 4 6 Elem of Beltline 350034 HEATHER GLENN, Villa D'Esta 68 9 12 14 9 9 6 9 Area Total 224 33 39 38 33 32 18 31

Possible Attendance Boundary Changes Skyview attendance area

150114 150044 130098 Skyview 150097 150054 150052 attendance 150071 150046 area 150103 130010 160051 150098 SKY 130131 150107 150067 Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, USGS, Intermap, increment P Corp., NRCAN, Esri Community School Area Geo Code Description Total KN 1 2 3 4 5 6 130131 SPRING TREE CONDO 51 5 7 6 13 2 11 7 Non- 150071 SIENNA PALMS 32 3 5 6 5 4 7 2 Skyview Contiguous 150098 HUNTING RIDGE 64 9 8 13 11 11 7 5 Elem Area North of LBJ 160051 SPRINGTREE ADDITION 10 3 1 1 3 1 1 Area Total 157 20 21 25 30 20 26 15 code 150103 is not listed above because no students were in the system at that code.

Possible Attendance Boundary Changes White Rock attendance area

130041 130147 150109 White Rock 130146 attendance 140002 150004 130104 area 130092 150089 WRE 110376 150076 150141 110924 150073 150149 Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, USGS, Intermap, increment P Corp., NRCAN, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (H Community School Area Geo Code Description Total KN 1 2 3 4 5 6 110376 NORTH LAKE ESTATES A 96 13 11 13 18 19 12 10 130092 OAKS ON THE BEND CONDOS 16 3 5 3 2 2 1 130104 REGENCY CONDOS 20 1 5 3 2 1 4 4 Panhandle White 130146 SOHO SOUTH, Tree Tops II South 12 3 2 3 1 2 1 North of Rock Elem Walnut Hill 150004 PLEASANT WOODS 83 10 7 13 14 13 14 12 150089 HUNTINGTON LAKES 70 13 7 11 11 11 8 9 Area Total 297 43 35 45 50 47 41 36 code 150076 and 150141 are not listed above because Whisper Creek A/B closed in 2007.

Construct a new elementary school A new K-6 grade school would affect the attendance boundaries of multiple elementary campuses within the area. A grade level(s) campus or magnet school would minimize disruption to existing attendance areas.

Possible Target Area for Additional Elementary School

Feasibility of Using Existing Land to add Classrooms (portables or new construction) Elementary schools with high overflow and/or enrollment or projected enrollment as a high % of capacity are shown here as well as all other elementary campuses in the Lake Highlands area with a capacity of less than 900 students.

Aikin – up to 4 classrooms

Mark Twain – 6 classrooms

Merriman Park – 6 classrooms and cafeteria

Moss Haven – up to 10 classrooms

Northlake – up to 12 classrooms

Northwood Hills – 6 classrooms

Stults – up to 4 classrooms and cafeteria

White Rock – 2 classrooms

Preliminary Recommendations include: • Relocate portion of Mark Twain attendance at least south of Frances Way to Jess Harben. • Relocate portion of Skyview attendance north of LBJ Freeway to Thurgood Marshall. • Add classrooms and necessary infrastructure at Aikin, Northwood Hills, Stults, White Rock and/or other campus(es) depending on enrollment variances. • Add up to 12 classrooms to Northlake, creating a pre-k center for Northlake, Wallace, and White Rock (or larger area) as well as a kindergarten center for Northlake and White Rock. • Pursue land acquisition in high enrollment growth area of Lake Highlands. • Add funds to proposed 2016 Bond for these items.

Proposed 2016 Bond Total Prior Revised Change Total $417,088,640 $417,088,640 0 Maintenance $215,607,150 $215,718,804 $111,654 Construction $59,743,809 $87,271,359 $27,527,550 Multi-purpose Practice $81,520,195 $59,981,664 ($21,538,531) Library renovations $23,289,085 $17,188,412 ($6,100,673) All other enrichments $36,928,401 $36,928,401 0

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