Community Forums Receiving Input from Parents, Families and Staff School Location: Natomas Gateways Middle School 1
Objectives for this Forum ❏ Further share with our community the potential for facilities overcrowding (as early as the 2015- 2016 school year) ❏ Examine options being considered at this school site ❏ Gather input from our parents/families/staff for options/strategies being considered for this school 2
How we got here (September 2013 – present) September 25, 2013 ❏ Presentation to Board of Trustees - Short and Long Range Facilities Master Plan – Square 1 November 13, 2013, March 12, 2014, April 30, 2014, May 14, 2014, and June 11, 2014 ❏ Presentation to Board of Trustees of Facility Master plan Updates February 3, 2014, February 5, 2014, March 17, 2014, and March 19, 2014 ❏ Received Community Input regarding the 2014 Facility Master Plan June 25, 2014 ❏ Board of Trustees approval of the 2014 Facilities Master Plan August 27, 2014 ❏ Presentation to Board of Trustees: Transitioning out of the Moratorium, Part 1 September 24, 2014 ❏ Presentation to Board of Trustees: Transitioning out of the Moratorium, Part 2 November 12, 2014 ❏ Presentation to Board of Trustees: Transitioning out of the Moratorium, Part 3 December 11, 2014 ❏ Presentation to Board of Trustees: Transitioning out of the Moratorium, Part 4 November 4, 2014 ❏ Measure J - 2014 School Facilities Bond passes with 72% voter support
The Growth Projections 4
Annual projected new dwelling units from residential developments (2015 through 2024) 5
Cumulative projected students generated by new residential developments (2015 through 2024) 6
Total cumulative projected students based on current growth pattern and new residential development (moderate projection) Year Enrollment (2015 through 2024) 00-01 6,048 01-02 6,953 02-03 7,653 03-04 8,636 04-05 9,743 05-06 10,398 06-07 10,821 07-08 11,406 08-09 12,188 09-10 12,382 10-11 12,350 11-12 12,344 12-13 12,454 13-14 13,164 14-15 13,800 7
Short Term Challenge: If we do nothing, yet meet LCFF/LCAP requirements Due to anticipated continued growth with the moratorium plus anticipated growth post-moratorium and we do nothing, it is anticipated that the schools below will be short the indicated number of classrooms. 2015-16 2016-17 2015-2017 Cumalitive 2 year Site Classrooms Short Classrooms Short classroom shortfall Natomas Park 2 6 8 Heron 1 1 2 Witter Ranch 2 2 4 Two Rivers 1 2 3 JE/Westlake 0 1 1 Pebblewood 8
Strategies/ Options at Our School 9
No one strategy to solve potential overcrowding With current growth, projected growth, the rate at which bond money is available, the percent of students in charters plus the moratorium - Natomas is unlike any other district on the issue of growth. However, growth is not unique to Natomas. There is not one strategy that will create a district-wide solution. Our efforts are like creating a mosaic - multiple pieces (strategies/options) have to come together to make a picture. 10
Building New Schools Thanks to Measure J passing with 72% of the voters’ support, ❏ new school construction is possible after the moratorium is lifted. New elementary school campuses are needed in the ❏ northeast and northwest regions of our district. Design development and construction may begin in 2015-16 ❏ or 2016-17, however occupancy needed to address overcrowding will not be available until later (the average school takes 3-3 ½ years from start to finish). As such, new school construction is not a short-term strategy/option. 11
Option by School Site Options Campus K-5, 6-8 Portables Boundary Shifts Enrollment Cap YRE (later) ALE TBD BCE TBD HAH TBD JFE TBD NPE TBD Heron K-8 TBD TRE TBD WRE TBD NGMS NA NMS NA LGA NA DHS NA 12 Natomas Unified School District
NATOMAS GATEWAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL 1 current strategies/options being considered: ◻ Adding a 6th grade program to NGMS 13
NATOMAS GATEWAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL: ANTICIPATED SCHOOL GROWTH 14
The K-5, 6-8 model Under consideration : Moving 6th grade students from elementary sites to middle schools starting in August 2015 (this next school year). Rationale for consideration: If anticipated growth stays as projected and with a combination of ▪ other options, the next two years of capacity issues may be resolved by taking this action Middle schools have room ▪ Note: Future elementary schools would be designed as K-5th grades 15
The K-5, 6-8 Model and Student/Parent Middle School Options ◻ Natomas Middle has a candidate International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme as one option. ◻ Natomas Gateways has a 1 to 1 technology program (every student is issued a Chromebook laptop) plus college and career pathways in Automation/Robotics (Engineering) and Health Careers. ◻ Leroy Greene Academy could add a 6th grade program. LGA is a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) school encouraging technology utilization in our schools. LGA already has college and career pathways in Business and Art/Digital Art. 16
The K-5, 6-8 model Under consideration : Moving 6th grade students from elementary sites to middle schools starting in August 2015 (this next school year). Rationale for consideration: If anticipated growth stays as projected and with a combination of ▪ other options, the next two years of capacity issues may be resolved by taking this action Middle schools have room ▪ Note: Future elementary schools would be designed as K-5th grades 17
The K-5, 6-8 Model and Student/Parent Middle School Options ◻ One option being considered is adding a 6th grade to Leroy Greene Academy giving families 3 middle school choices: ◻ Natomas Middle, a candidate International Baccalaureate programme. ◻ Natomas Gateways with college and career pathways in Automation/Robotics (Engineering) and Health Careers. ◻ Leroy Greene Academy with its college and career pathways in Business and Art/Digital Art. 18
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