New Milford School Facility Utilization & Study Committee Recommendations June 19, 2013 In Association with 1 Tom Jokubaitis
Study Com m ittee Mem bers Ellam ae Baldelli , Director of Human Gregg Miller , Director of Fiscal Services, • • Resources, Resident Resident Walter Bayer , Retired Educator, Resident Donna Molinaro , HPS Teacher, Resident • • John Calhoun , Facilities Manager Laura Olson , Director Pupil Personnel & • • Michael Crespan , Director of Public Special Services, Resident • Health JeanAnn Paddyfote , Superintendent of • Terri Ellis , Parent Schools • Thom as Esposito , Parent, Member of Thom as Pilla , Builder, Member of Pension • • Town Council Committee, Grandparent Beth Falder , Parent, Member of Board of Olga Rella , Parent • • Finance Lynette Celli Rigdon , Board of Education • Wendy Faulenbach , Board of Education Member, Parent • Chair, Parent Michele Rom aniello , District-wide PTO • Paula Kelleher , JPS Principal, Parent President, Parent • Virginia Landgrebe , NMHS Teacher, Gretchen Rondini , JPS Teacher, Parent • • Resident David Shaffer , Board of Education Member, • Justin Mack , SNIS Teacher, Resident Resident • Theresa McGuinness , SMS Teacher, Joshua Sm ith , Assistant Superintendent of • • Parent Schools Thom as McSherry , Board of Education Julia Taborsak , Parent • • Member, Resident Patricia Thalassinos , NES Teacher, Parent • Len Tom asello , SNIS Interim Principal, • Resident In Association with Frank Wargo , Member of Town Council Tom Jokubaitis •
Introduction School Facility Utilization & Study Committee Mission and Process Existing Conditions Analysis Findings Summary of Alternatives Explored Recommended Alternative: Scenario B Scenario B Implementation Tasks Final Recommendations to Board of Ed. In Association with 2 Tom Jokubaitis
Study Com m ittee Mission Plan for Facility Utilization in Support of Schools’ Mission Determine Efficient Use and Allocation of Resources in Light of Demographic/ Enrollment Trends Identify Alternatives to Current Facility Uses, Configuration, Infrastructure, Practices and/ or Procedures and Their Potential Impacts In Association with 3 Tom Jokubaitis
Study Com m ittee Process Kick-Off / Visioning (November 2012) Reviewed Existing Conditions Analysis (December 2012) Demographics and Housing Enrollment Patterns, Trends and Projections Classroom Facilities Reviewed Educational Programming Assessment and Developed Criteria for Alternatives (February 2013) In Association with 4 Tom Jokubaitis
Study Com m ittee Process Reviewed and Critiqued Preliminary Alternatives (March 2013) Reviewed Additional Alternatives (April 2013) Refined Alternative Scenarios and Reached Consensus on Preferred Alternative (May 2013) Finalized Committee Recommendations (June 2013) ALL COMMITTEE MATERIALS ON SCHOOLS’ WEBSITE In Association with 5 Tom Jokubaitis
Existing Conditions - Dem ographics Total Population Increased 3.8% from 2000 to 2010, Despite Western Part of Town Losing Overall Population While School-Aged Population Remained Stable from 2000 to 2010, the Under 5 Age Group Declined Approximately 20% Women of Child-Bearing Age Decreased 20% Overall Population Concentrated Along Routes 7, 67 and 202 Corridors In Association with 6 Tom Jokubaitis
Existing Conditions - Housing Housing Units Increased 9.5% from 2000 to 2010 New Housing Permits Averaging 28 Units/ Year Since 2008, Compared to 135/ Year from 2000 to 2004 Recent Annual Housing Sales Less than Half What They Were 2000-2005 Significant Number of Ownership Units with Older Householders – Fewer School Children, But Potential for Turnover Greatest Impact from New Development Likely to Affect Northville In Association with 7 Tom Jokubaitis
Existing Conditions - Enrollm ent Total Enrollment Peaked in 03-04 at 5,204 PreK- 12 Students Steady Decline Since Peak to 2012-13 Enrollment of 4,585 (Loss of 12%) About 9-10% of New Milford Resident PreK-12 Students Annually Enrolled Outside of New Milford Public Schools Since 2007-08: Elementary Enrollments Down 10.5% Intermediate Enrollments Down 7.8% Middle Enrollments Down 9.2% High Enrollments Down 6.8% In Association with 8 Tom Jokubaitis
Existing Conditions - Enrollm ent Annual Resident Births Peaked in 2004 at 367 Steady Decline to 2010 Low of 238 (Loss of 35%) Slight Rebound in 2011, But Preliminary 2012 Numbers on Par with 2010 Numbers Indicative of Smaller Incoming Classes Without Significant In-Migration Births Declining Across All Elementary Districts Most Pronounced Enrollment Declines Projected for Elementary Schools, Reflecting Declining Births In Association with 9 Tom Jokubaitis
Existing Conditions - Births Actual and Projected Births by Elementary School District, Actual and Projected Births, 1996-2015 2001-2015 New Milford New Milford 500 180 155 160 450 146 133 140 127 125 400 374 368 367 118 116 115 115 123 114 114 114 114 358 112 113 112 120 352 348 346 116 107 339 335 109 350 98 98 98 97 325 94 94 320 93 100 92 90 90 91 303 311 88 88 87 94 95 82 89 79 76 74 80 300 278 71 71 269 272 266 259 253 67 56 60 238 250 40 200 20 150 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Hill and Plain John Pettibone Northville 100 Source: CT Dept. of Public Health (2012) This study was approved by the DPH HIC. Certain data used in this study were obtained from DPH. MMI assumes full responsibility for analyses and interpretation of the this data. Births projected using three-year moving average. Source: CT Dept. of Public Health (2012). In Association with 10 Tom Jokubaitis
Existing Conditions - Enrollm ent Historic and Projected Enrollments New Milford Public Schools, PreK-12th Grade Projecting 2001-02 to 2020-21 6,000 11.4% Decline Historic Median Prek-12 5,750 TOTAL 5,500 in Total 5,135 5,175 5,2405,206 5,250 5,096 5,039 5,012 5,000 Enrollments 4,857 4,744 4,640 4,585 4,519 4,750 4,894 4,397 Over Next Five Historic Median 4,500 (2001-02 to 2012-13) 4,241 5,012 Students 4,152 4,250 4,064 3,967 3,908 Years 4,000 3,792 3,750 3,500 Sources: CT Dept. of Ed. CeDar & New Milford Public Schools, projections based on three-year average persistency ratios. In Association with 11 Tom Jokubaitis
Existing Conditions - Enrollm ent Elementary Historic and Projected Enrollment Projecting New Milford Public Schools, PreK-3rd Grade 2008-09 to 2020-21 More 650 Hill and Plain John Pettibone 600 Pronounced Northville 551 547 548 541 537 534 550 529 523 519 515 545 518 515 526 490 Loss in 501 500 479 478 480 510 507 498 456 458 457 449 489 448 486 482 458 450 432 430 455 423 461 420 458 Enrollment at 448 407 437 426 435 388 400 414 367 359 395 347 355 352 Northville and 373 350 359 354 348 339 339 300 Pettibone 250 New Milford Public Schools PreK-3 Elementary Enrollment Projections 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 461 449 456 458 478 480 457 448 432 430 423 420 407 Hill and Plain 510 498 507 486 489 482 479 448 458 435 437 414 395 373 359 352 347 354 348 John Pettibone 518 545 529 526 501 490 Northville 515 551 515 537 519 547 541 534 548 523 458 455 426 388 367 339 339 355 359 TOTAL 1,543 1,594 1,551 1,549 1,509 1,519 1,481 1,431 1,462 1,416 1,373 1,349 1,278 1,210 1,158 1,120 1,108 1,129 1,114 In Association with 12 Tom Jokubaitis
Existing Conditions - Enrollm ent Historic and Projected Intermediate Enrollments Historic and Projected Middle School Enrollments New Milford Public Schools, 4th-6th Grade New Milford Public Schools, 7th-8th Grade 2001-02 to 2020-21 2001-02 to 2020-21 1,600 1,250 4-6 Historic Median 7-8 Historic Median 1,500 1,150 4-6 Total 7-8 Total 1,400 1,050 1,274 1,239 1,232 1,300 950 881 855 870 1,162 1,158 809 1,200 850 783 776 774 1,195 782 1,119 836 748 1,086 1,095 1,024 1,034 1,032 1,052 1,032 710 709 1,100 697 750 670 675 671 667 643 985 970 614 617 1,000 650 931 901 Historic Median 900 550 (2001-02 to 2012-13) 819 Historic Median 1,139 Students 777 (2001-02 to 2012-13) 800 450 783 Students 700 350 600 250 Sources: CT Dept. of Ed. CeDar & New Milford Public Schools, projections based on three-year average persistency ratios. Sources: CT Dept. of Ed. CeDar & New Milford Public Schools, projections based on three-year average persistency ratios. Projecting 9.8% Decline at 4 th – 6 th Grades, and 5.5% Decline at 7 th – 8 th Grades by 2017-18 In Association with 13 Tom Jokubaitis
Existing Conditions - Enrollm ent Historic and Projected High School Enrollments New Milford Public Schools, 9th-12th Grade 2001-02 to 2020-21 2,000 9-12 Historic Median 1,900 9-12 Total 1,800 1,700 1,576 1,589 1,592 1,566 1,600 1,624 1,512 1,544 1,542 1,510 1,521 1,484 1,451 1,500 1,417 1,401 1,400 1,337 1,348 1,343 1,314 1,346 1,284 1,300 Historic Median (2001-02 to 2012-13) 1,200 1,543 Students 1,100 1,000 Sources: CT Dept. of Ed. CeDar & New Milford Public Schools, projections based on three-year average persistency ratios. Projecting 9.5% Decline at 9 th – 12 th Grades by 2017-18 In Association with 14 Tom Jokubaitis
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