Boundary, Program, and Grade Structure Improvements for School Year 2020–2021 Fall 2019 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 1
Boundary Review Process 1. Develop enrollment projections 2. Identify under/over utilized schools • 80%-95% utilization is ideal • Utilization = enrollment ÷ State Rated Capacity (SRC) • SRC = physical capacity of the building (not class size) • SRC is defined by the State 3. Draft plans to help balance enrollment ▪ Street patterns and walk zones are key drivers 5. Obtain public input 6. Hold Board of Education vote PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 2
Boundary Process Timeline DATE ACTIVITY Community Forums Oct. 14, 2019 Whitehall Elementary School Oct. 15, 2019 Kettering Middle School Oct. 16, 2019 Benjamin Tasker Middle School Oct. 24, 2019 Board Meeting Discussion Item Nov. 7, 2019 Introduction to Board (First Reader) Nov. 12, 2019 Boundary Public Hearing Nov. 21, 2019 Board Vote (Second Reader) Dec. 8, 2019 Families notified of approved changes Sept. 2020 Implementation PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 3
Moving Sixth Grade to Middle School PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 4
Moving Sixth Grade to Middle School 6th grade is being transitioned to middle school across the district in order to offer students: ✔ Expanded electives, content specialization and advanced math ✔ Positive performance differences changing less frequently (3 years vs 2) ✔ Greater stability of peer cohorts PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 5
Proposed 6 th Grade Realignments for Fall 2020 Allenwood Elementary – assign rising 6th-graders to Thurgood Marshall Middle (44 students) Princeton Elementary – assign rising 6th-graders to Thurgood Marshall Middle (45 students) Avalon Elementary – assign rising 6th-graders to ▪ Isaac Gourdine Middle (20 students) ▪ Thurgood Marshall Middle (30 students) North Forestville Elementary – assign rising 6th-graders to Walker Mill Middle (40 students) Schedule for future years available in the Educational Facilities Master Plan PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 6
Language Immersion – Expansion to Middle Years PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 7
Immersion Task Force Results Parent Survey Results Chinese Immersion parents Spanish Immersion parents requested continuity as a first requested continuity at a choice to remain at Paint centrally located middle school: Branch ES and second choice • Capitol Heights 100% to matriculate to Greenbelt • César Chávez 75% Middle: • Overlook 100% • 83.3% requested Paint • Phyllis E. Williams 99.1% Branch ES • 16.7% requested Greenbelt Middle PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 8
Chinese Immersion Expansion to Middle Years • Chinese Immersion program continuity will be provided at the neighborhood middle school, Greenbelt Middle* • 6th grade continuity will be provided at Paint Branch Elementary until the new William Wirt and Adelphi Area middle schools are ready, after which 6th grade will move to Greenbelt Middle • 7th grade continuity begins at Greenbelt Middle in fall 2021 • Providing continuity has no material impact on enrollment at Greenbelt Middle *Immersion Task Force Recommendation PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 9
Spanish Immersion Expansion to Middle Years • Middle years continuity will be provided at a single, central location, Kettering Middle* • 6th-graders will be assigned to Kettering Middle for fall 2020 • Kettering Middle does not have sufficient open seats to accommodate the Spanish Immersion program; therefore, its neighborhood boundary must be adjusted • Enrollment at Kettering Middle will be approximately 60% neighborhood/40% Immersion once fully phased-in *Immersion Task Force Recommendation PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 10
Immersion Middle School Information Nights Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Joint Session for all Schools and Community 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Lake Arbor Elementary School 10205 Lake Arbor Way Mitchellville, MD 20721 Monday, November 11, 2019 Thursday, November 7, 2019 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Overlook Full Spanish Immersion School Capitol Heights Elementary School 3298 Curtis Drive 601 Suffolk Avenue Temple Hills, MD 20748 Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Thursday, November 14, 2019 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Cesar Chavez Dual Spanish Immersion School Phyllis E. Williams Full Spanish Immersion 6609 Riggs Road School Hyattsville, MD 20782 9601 Prince Place Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 11
Kettering & Adjacent Middle Schools Boundary Adjustments • For fall 2020, rising 6th-graders from Marlton Elementary would matriculate to Gwynn Park Middle rather than James Madison Middle (45 students) • For fall 2020, rising 6th-graders from Patuxent Elementary would matriculate to James Madison Middle rather than Kettering Middle (45 students) PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 12
Kettering & Adjacent Middle Schools Enrollment Projections Current Projections Enrollment Utilization Open Seats School SRC SY20 SY21 SY22 SY23 SY20 SY21 SY22 SY23 SY20 SY21 SY22 SY23 Kettering MS 985 754 838 848 807 77% 85% 86% 82% 231 147 137 178 Gwynn Park MS 765 640 640 626 622 84% 84% 82% 81% 125 125 139 143 James Madison MS 850 805 867 885 876 95% 102% 104% 103% 45 (17) (35) (26) Revised Projections w/proposed changes Enrollment Utilization Open Seats School SRC SY20 SY21 SY22 SY23 SY20 SY21 SY22 SY23 SY20 SY21 SY22 SY23 Kettering MS 985 754 910 987 1,002 77% 92% 100% 102% 231 75 (2) (17) Gwynn Park MS 765 640 688 722 766 84% 90% 94% 100% 125 77 43 (1) James Madison MS 850 805 862 875 861 95% 101% 103% 101% 45 (12) (25) (11) PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 13
Minor Boundary Adjustments • Minor boundary adjustments may be implemented to streamline assignment patterns or fix address assignments that do not materially impact facility utilization and transportation • The following minor boundary adjustments are proposed for fall 2020: – Assign Greenbelt Station to Greenbelt Elementary for grades K–5 and Eleanor Roosevelt High for grades 9–12 (<20 students) – Assign the portion of Paint Branch Elementary that feeds into Hyattsville Middle to Greenbelt Middle for grades 7–8 (<5 students) PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 14
Upcoming Boundary Studies • Boundaries for planned new schools will be developed with community input starting in spring 2020, including: – New Cherokee Lane Elementary (opening fall 2021) – Comprehensive middle schools (opening fall 2021 – 25) – Comprehensive high schools – Select over-crowded schools, including Whitehall ES • Details will be forthcoming PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 15
Next Steps • Give us your opinion: – https://tinyurl.com/y5qtxzte • Visit the web page to stay up-to-date: – https://www1.pgcps.org/discussions/ • Visit School Finder to see if a change is proposed for your address: – http://gis.pgcps.org/schoolfinder/findschool2.asp PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • www.pgcps.org 16
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