Facilities Advisory Committee November 28, 2017
AGENDA 1. Welcome & Goals for Tonight Dan Olson, MGSD 2. Board Report Jason & David, FAC 3. Meeting #2 Follow Up Dan Olson, MGSD 4. Background on Facilities Planning Dan Olson, MGSD 5. Facilities Options & Grade Configurations Bob Vajgrt, EUA Dan Olson, MGSD 6. Discussions Andy Lyons, EUA 7. Next Steps & Upcoming Schedule Dan Olson, MGSD
OUR GOAL TONIGHT Discuss Facilities Options 1. Follow up on questions and themes from our last meeting. 2. What do our planners say about our facilities options ? 3. How do our facilities options impact grade-level configuration ? 4. Identify follow up questions & concerns ?
BRIEF SUMMARY 1. Opportunity to bring District together 2. Equity 3. Enrollment up 400 students since 2010 4. Approximately 1,050 additional students District-wide by 2030 5. Over capacity today at Glacial Drumlin 6. Projected over capacity in 2019-20 at Taylor Prairie and 2021-22 at Cottage Grove
BRIEF SUMMARY 7. No one best grade configuration; long-term consistency important 8. 5th grade at elementary level 9. If possible, avoid bussing elementary students out of home communities
Follow Up
OPEN ENROLLMENT What is Open Enrollment? ● The inter-district public school open enrollment program allows ○ parents to apply for their children to attend public school in a school district other than the one in which they reside. Does the District have to accept students? ● Wis. Stats. § 118.51 (5) a. 1 ○ – Nonresident school board may consider whether space is available in the schools, programs, classes & grades in the district.
OPEN ENROLLMENT Board Policy ● Current students automatically admitted ○ Siblings of current students given preference ○ Once student is accepted, no re-application required ○
OPEN ENROLLMENT Current 4K-12 Enrollment - 3452 Students ● 3075 Resident/377 Non-resident ○ 191 applicants in 2017-18 ● 128 denied/63 accepted (41 new students, 22 continuing) ○ Glacial Drumlin School ● 58 Non-resident students in grades 6-8 ○ No new students accepted ○
MAYWOOD By 2030-31, projected enrollment exceeds capacity by: 248 at Glacial Drumlin ● 199 at elementary level ● 447 across 4K-8 ● Maywood capacity is 320 Assumes Winnequah is filled to capacity Projections: Winnequah will not be filled to capacity in 2030-31
NEW PROPERTY Adjacent to Glacial Drumlin School ● Approximately 40 acres ● Purchase approved at MGSD ● Annual Meeting
Facilities Options
OPTION DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND 2015 Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee generated 5 options Grade transitions model (entire Cottage Grove grade stays together) ● Neighborhood schools model (Cottage Grove school divided by attendance ● zones) 2016 Options narrowed by Board based on various academic, social and financial factors
GRADE CONFIGURATION Current Grade Configuration Academic Factors: Affects achievement (especially K and grades 6-9) ● School transitions for students (also Social) ● Grade/group sizes ● Size of building ● Financial Factors: ● Cost of student travel ● Effect on other neighborhood schools ● Building design Social Factors: Parent involvement ● Interaction between grade levels ● (also Academic) Student travel time (also Financial) ●
OPTIONS Options Similarities: 5th grade comes out of Glacial Drumlin which creates capacity space in the ● school. 1st grade comes out of Taylor Prairie which creates capacity space in the ● school. Winnequah - same in both options with current grade levels. ● High School - same in both options. More on Physical Education space on ● December 12.
OPTION A - NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS MODEL Grade Configuration (4K-K; 1-5; 6-8, 9-12; Winnequah 4K-5) Academic Factors: Cottage Grove grade levels are split ● ● Fifth grade in elementary setting Financial Factors: Minimal remodeling at TP, CGS, GDS ● ● More 4K classrooms in District building Need to build new school ● Social Factors: ● Two transitions before high school ● Boundaries may need to change ● Open enrollment students more likely to attend same school ● Equity may be a challenge (also Academic)
OPTION A (4K-K; 1-5; 6-8, 9-12; Winnequah 4K-5) Taylor Prairie School Renovation Grades 4K - K Sections 4K - (4) K - (13)
OPTION A (4K-K; 1-5; 6-8, 9-12; Winnequah 4K-5) Cottage Grove School Renovation Grades 1 - 5 Sections 5 each grade (1 Bubble Classroom)
OPTION A (4K-K; 1-5; 6-8, 9-12; Winnequah 4K-5) Winnequah School Renovations Grades 4K - 5 Sections 4K - (2) K - 5 (4 each grade) (3 Bubble Classrooms)
OPTION A (4K-K; 1-5; 6-8, 9-12; Winnequah 4K-5) New Elementary School (on District Land) Grades 1 - 5 Sections 5 each grade Approx Square Feet 100,500
OPTION A (4K-K; 1-5; 6-8, 9-12; Winnequah 4K-5) Glacial Drumlin Renovation Grades 6 - 8 Sections 13 each grade
OPTION B - GRADE TRANSITIONS MODEL Grade Configuration (4K-K; 1-2; 3-5; 6-8, 9-12; Winnequah 4K-5) Academic Factors: Fifth grade in elementary setting ● ● Grade levels can plan together since they are in the same building Financial Factors: Minimal remodeling at TP, CGS, GDS ● Need to build new school ● Social Factors: No attendance boundaries to create ● Equity since all grades levels stay together ● Larger enrollment in upper ● elementary grades Four transitions before high school ●
OPTION B (4K-K; 1-2; 3-5; 6-8, 9-12; Winnequah 4K-5) Taylor Prairie School Renovation Grades 4K - K Sections 4K - (4) K - (13)
OPTION B (4K-K; 1-2; 3-5; 6-8, 9-12; Winnequah 4K-5) Cottage Grove School Renovation Grades 1 - 2 Sections 11 each grade (3 Bubble Classrooms)
OPTION B (4K-K; 1-2; 3-5; 6-8, 9-12; Winnequah 4K-5) Winnequah School Renovations Grades 4K - 5 Sections 4K (2) K - 5 (4 each grade) (3 Bubble Classrooms)
OPTION B (4K-K; 1-2; 3-5; 6-8, 9-12; Winnequah 4K-5) New Elementary School (on District Land) Grades 3 - 5 Sections 10 each grade Approx Square Feet 126,500 Square Feet 126,500
OPTION B (4K-K; 1-2; 3-5; 6-8, 9-12; Winnequah 4K-5) Glacial Drumlin Renovation Grades 6 - 8 Sections 13 each grade
OPTION COMPARISON At 4K - 8 levels, both options provide enough capacity for projected enrollment ● thru 2036-37 (w/o open enrollment) Option B provides more capacity at elementary level than Option A ● Certain schools projected to be slightly over capacity by 2036-37 ● Option A - Cottage Grove & New School ○ Option B - New School ○
Five-Minute Break
Discussion
QUESTIONS Q1 Which represents the best way to organize our growing district - through “neighborhood schools” or through a “transitions” model? Why? Q2 In the context of facilities planning, what does EQUITY mean to you? Given limited resources and multiple needs, how do we best achieve equity?
THE SOCRATIC CIRCLE Divide into two groups - Monona & Cottage Grove Sit in two concentric circles. Q1 Cottage Grove on the inside, Monona on the outside. ● Cottage Grove discuss question #1 & switch to outside. ● Monona residents discuss question #1. ● Q2 Monona residents remain in inside circle. ● Monona residents discuss question #2 & switch to outside. ● Cottage Grove residents discuss question #2. ●
FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE Dec. 12: Understand athletics fields, maintenance options and costs Jan. 9: Understand financial impact Jan 23: Review key learnings and narrow Reconvene in May 2018 to review community survey input
Thank you for your participation! See you December 12 Understanding Costs / Athletics / Capital Maintenance
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