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M IDDLETOWN P UBLIC S CHOOLS Facilities Utilization Study Presented November 17, 2009

Project Team - Jim LaPosta – Principal-in-Charge - Greg Smolley – Project Manager - Barbara Hubbard - Jeff Ellio - Peter Lippman - Julie Norris - Arturo Arroyo - Bey Quintana - Doug Roberts - Jeff Beatrice - Sco Celella - Jack Butkus Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

Report Focus Four areas of concern became the focus of our effort - Disparity regarding enrollments and capacity amongst the elementary schools - Socioeconomic diversity issues at the elementary school level - Aendance boundaries for the elementary schools - Lingering feelings that the 6 th grade academy is creating student hardship Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

Project Timeline January February March April May June July August September October November Project start Building visits E.S. Outreach E.S. BOE Interim School Transportation Collection Development Presentation Outreach outreach; Report Diversity Analysis of SY 2009 of Options of Report Analysis - 2010 data Teacher Outreach School capacity Public analysis outreach M.S. Outreach Collection of Physical March 25 – E.S. BOE Nov. 17 background conditions Moody Outreach Outreach information observations April 22 – May 12 March 26 – Spencer Background Macdonough information Teacher review Outreach – April 22 Public Outreach April 27 – Wilson Public Outreach April 30 - Snow M.S. Take- home survey Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

Outreach and Visioning Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

Elementary School Outreach - Three sessions held – 2 in March, 1 in April - Moody, Macdonough, & Spencer hosted meetings - Participation ranged from 35 to over 100 - 152 questionnaires returned - Three distinct but overlapping areas of research Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

Elementary School Outreach - 93% were Middletown residents - 75% of participants were between 31 & 50 years old - 89% have children in the MPS system - 76% say they are happy with the Middletown Public Schools Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

Elementary School Outreach Session 1 -The School as a Place of Learning Group Results Individual Results - Class size – 95% - Class size – 76% - Location / travel time - Location / travel time - School size - School size - Classroom / types - Classroom / types - Technology - Grade Configuration - Arts Programs - Arts Programs - Technology - Physical Education - Grade Configuration - Physical Education - Non-school amenities - Non-school amenities Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

Elementary School Outreach Session 2 -The School as a Municipal Asset Group Results Individual Results - Indoor Environmental Quality – 47% - Indoor Environmental Quality – 47% - Location - Location - Sustainable Design - Sustainable Design - Tax Impact - Tax Impact - Cost to Build - Cost to Operate - Symbol / Identity - Cost to Build - Cost to Operate - Number of Buildings - Number of Buildings - Symbol / Identity - Age of Buildings - Age of Buildings Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

Elementary School Outreach Session 3 -The School as a Community Asset Group Results Individual Results - Location – 68% - Location – 63% - Aer School Programs - Pre-school / Head Start - Pre-school / Head Start - Aer School Programs - Daycare - Health Center - Community Partnerships - Community Partnerships - Daycare - Health Center - Community Info Centers - Community Info Centers - Parent / Adult Education - Parent / Adult Education - Public Use - Public Use Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

Elementary School Teachers Outreach - April 22 nd – Spencer Elementary School - 35 Participants Educational Strong Points – Interaction between students and teachers – Seings that have flexibility and intellectual stimulation – Reasonable student/teacher ratios Physical environment concerns – Indoor environmental quality – Physical aributes of the classroom – Continuation or enhancement of small class sizes – Provide multiple learning opportunities Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

General Public Outreach - Two sessions held – both in April - Woodrow Wilson & Snow hosted meetings - Participation at each session was about 36 people - 61 questionnaires returned - Four distinct but overlapping areas of research Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

General Public Outreach - 85% were between the ages of 31 and 50 - 95% lived in the City - 93% have children - 88% of the children aend Middletown Public Schools - 83% report they are satisfied with the school system Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

General Public Outreach Session 1 – Considerations for the School - Community Schools - very important to 77% of the respondents - Bus travel times of 15 – 30 minutes - acceptable to 48% - Times of less than 15 minutes were preferred by 40% - Racial integration - very important to 28% - somewhat important to 25% - important to 23% - Community Services - very important to 51% - School sizes – 49% preferred 240 – 300 students – 21% preferred 360 – 450 students - Class sizes of 16 – 20 students were preferred by 66% Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

General Public Outreach Session 2 – Three questions related to school types - Grade configuration – 39% preferred K – 5, 6 – 8, & 9 – 12 – 33% selected K – 5, 6, 7 - 8, & 9 – 12 - A school of choice option – 39% felt it was not very important to the district – 45% split equally between very important, somewhat important, and important - Pre-school program – Felt to be very important by 43% of the respondents Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

General Public Outreach Session 3 – The school as a community asset and non-school functions - Community Amenities – Very important or Important to 68% - Daycare – Very Important or Somewhat important to 36% - Pre & Post School Activities – Very important to 50% - On-site Health Care – Very important or important to 46% – Somewhat unimportant or not very important to30% - Educational parity between schools – Very Important or Somewhat Important to 59% Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

General Public Outreach Session 4 – How well people know the City - 85% travel around the city by car and find it easy to navigate - 82% say they don’t use public transportation - 48% feel that Route 91 is the western border of the City - 52% feel Route 66 is the easiest east/west route in the City - Most know the City best when in their own neighborhood - 82% agree that there are a number of unique neighborhoods in the City - 41% feel there is not enough interaction between the neighborhoods Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

General Public Outreach General Comments Does Well: Needs to do Beer: The arts and music programs Communicating with the public Interaction with Wesleyan The Middle School Curriculum Elementary school Parity Educational opportunities Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

Board of Education Outreach - Held May 12 th - A one hour session - Looked at questions dealing with: – parity between schools – indoor environmental quality – diversity within the district – grade configurations Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

Board of Education Outreach - Strongly in favor of technology in the classrooms - Split on the need for separate spaces for some programs - Strong support for sustainable design - Strong support for indoor environmental quality - Split on costs and need for some IEQ items - Agreement on the need to address diversity - Division on potential ways to address the issue - No majority regarding the middle school configuration Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

Building Use and Capacity Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

Building Use / Capacity Analysis Concerns: - Disparity regarding enrollments and capacity amongst the elementary schools Steps taken: - Established number and size of existing areas used for teaching - Gathered comparative data - Reviewed potential options within each school - Determine capacities if changes are implemented Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study

Building Use/Capacity Analysis EXISTING FACILITY DATA Net non- Circulation / Grade Date of Gross square Net educational Net non-school educational mechanical / configuration construction foot area square foot area square foot area square foot area non-usable area Bielefield Pre-K– 5 1954 51402 27,651 2,372 21,379 Farm Hill K – 5 1990 52343 22,852 5,495 1,500 22,496 Lawrence K – 5 1972 50000 27,350 5,787 16,863 MacDonough K – 5 1925 41348 15,529 3,570 2,120 20,129 Moody K – 5 1964 45934 28,660 3,800 0 13,474 Snow Pre-K – 5 1955 65571 19,840 7,460 4280 33,991 Spencer K – 5 1951 48534 25,000 2,732 760 20,042 K – 5 1972 51434 25,552 5,460 20,422 Wesley Middletown Public Schools Facilities Utilization Study