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Capital Plan for Madison County Schools

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Increase Quality: 1) A Stronger Sparkman with a performing arts center and upgraded campus facilities 2) Addition of Performing Arts Centers at the other large high schools 3) IT infrastructure upgrades **All of which minimizes operational costs**

A Stronger Sparkman High 1. Build a first class performing arts and music center • Will provide a facility that all feeder schools & community can utilize • Will help choral, theatre, and concert band to flourish • Will add classroom spaces to the existing school • Will save tens of thousands of dollars every year used to rent out other performing arts centers

A Stronger Sparkman High 2. Upgrade outdoor facilities to a championship level 3. Maintain & enhance a wide range of academic offerings • Band, JROTC, Journalism, Photography, Theatre, Choral • Grants: Medical Academy, Project Lead the Way, Engineering Academy, Advanced Placement

Systems with Performing Arts Centers – Huntsville City Schools – Jackson County Schools – Madison City Schools – Scottsboro City Schools – Lawrence County Schools – Decatur City Schools James Clemens High School

Increase Quality: Every 7A high school north of Tuscaloosa has a performing arts center, with one exception…..…

No Madison County High School has a Performing Arts Center. Buckhorn High School Stage Monrovia MS Band Concert

First Class Performing Arts Centers at each 7A High School • Will meet the diverse curriculum needs of our diverse population • Will vault the Madison County Schools to a level playing field • Will fill the missing piece that will take Madison County to greatness

Technology Needs - Modernize IT infrastructure • Increased pressure on network due to VOIP & BYOD • Upgrades needed to backup network - Hardware needs • 74% of Madison County’s computers and servers are over 3 years old (5% of Huntsville City’s computers are more than 3 years old) • $2.7M to upgrade Monrovia’s K -8 schools • $14M for necessary technology upgrades district-wide

Madison County students deserve a high quality educational experience, and now is the time!

A Divided Sparkman High School = A Weakened System

Academic Hit • A split band program would result in a band size at the remaining Sparkman High of 70-80 members based on current participant projections • Due to budgetary concerns, Department of Defense has temporarily suspended building new JROTC programs (100+ cadets at the proposed new school affected)

Academic Hit • Top 10 nationally ranked journalism program would be decimated. • Largest photography program in the state would be dismantled. • Renowned theatre program would be crippled. • Strong academic program would be fractured.

Is $43M Enough? Other Projects – Grissom HS projected $60M (2,000 students) – Hartselle HS $44M (860 students) – Lee HS $42M (1,200 Students) – James Clemens HS $58M (1,400 students) Note: Outdoor athletic facilities were not funded with these dollars. That will not be the case for the proposed high school.

Debt from BRAC • Adds $43,584,808 in debt • Yearly debt service increases by $1.9M per year for 20 years to $11.3M per year • This is a 20% increase over current debt service. • Less Commission’s $500,000 per year commitment for the first 10 years only

Operation Costs • Moores Mill Intermediate: $750,000 initial cost & $500,000 annually • Proposed high school: $2,300,000 first year operating costs, then $1,200,000 annually

Budget Hit • Potential $3M - $4M a year increase in operational and debt service burden from just a few years ago with no additional revenue • Debt and borrowing capacity is maximized for capital improvements for the next 20 years.

Misconceptions 1) “Sparkman is too large.” 2) “Sparkman is overcrowded.” 3) “Sparkman is growing.”

Sparkman is comparable to other sizeable schools.

Large High Schools in Madison County Metro 2013-14 Enrollments 2000 1868 1849 1750 1755 1749 1500 1405 1398 1365 1250 1000 Bob Jones Grissom Sparkman Huntsville James Buckhorn Hazel (10-12) Clemens Green

Large High Schools in Madison County Metro 2014-15 Enrollments 2000 1883 1845 1750 1742 1720 1600 1500 1442 1421 1250 1000 Huntsville Sparkman Grissom Bob Jones James Buckhorn Hazel Green (10-12) Clemmens

2014-15 Madison County Combo Campus Populations 2500 2470 2230 2000 2110 1500 1000 500 0 HGHS + HGE BHS+BMS SHS+S9

Combo Campus Populations Past 10 Years S9 + SHS HGE + HGHS BHS + BMS 2800 2500 2200 1900 1600 1300 1000 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Madison County Combo Campus Populations Growth the past 5 Years 10.0% 8.8% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.2% 2.0% 0.0% S9 + SHS HGE + HGHS BHS + BMS -2.0% -4.0% -5.0% -6.0%

Sparkman Senior High is under capacity and will be for the foreseeable future.

Senior High School Enrollments - Past 10 years Buckhorn HS Hazel Green HS Sparkman HS (10-12) 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

High School Capacity (MGT Demographics and Utilization Study) 2014-15 School Capacity Utilization Enrollment 1,008 619 61.4% Sparkman 9 1,953 1,851 94.8% Sparkman 10-12 1,491 1,445 96.9% Buckhorn High 1,617 1,426 88.2% Hazel Green High 861 480 55.7% Madison County High 735 381 51.8% New Hope High

Portables & Floating Teachers Number of Number of Floating School Portables Teachers 0 0 Sparkman 9 3 1 Sparkman 10-12 (AAP, Driver Ed, Health) 0 4 Buckhorn High 0 1 Hazel Green High 0 0 Madison County High 0 0 New Hope High

Sparkman HS (10-12) Enrollment - Past 10 years 2000 1750 1500 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Sparkman 9 Enrollment - Past 10 Years 750 Current Sparkman High (Gr 10-12) 700 650 600 550

Monrovia Middle School Enrollment - Past 10 Years 1200 1150 1100 1050 1000 950

Sparkman Middle School Enrollment – Past 10 Years 850 800 750 700

Monrovia’s K-5 Enrollment - Past 10 Years Legacy + Monrovia + Endeavor 2200 2100 2000 1900 1800

6 Years of Enrollment Decline 2010-2015 0.0% Sparkman -2.2% -2.0% Monrovia Middle -4.2% -4.0% Sparkman -6.0% Sparkman Middle K-5 -7.3% -7.9% -8.0% Sparkman 9 -10.4% Monrovia -10.0% K-5 -11.8% -12.0%

Sparkman 9th Grade Previous 3 years of S9 projects SHS10-12 750 Current Sparkman High (Gr 10-12) 700 650 600 550

Sparkman Feeder 5th Grade Enrollment - Past 10 Years 700 650 600 550 500

Sparkman Feeder 2nd Grade ADM over the Past 10 Years 700 650 600 550 500

Sparkman 10-12 Projections for the next 7 Years 1950 Capacity 1900 1850 1800 1750 1700 1650 1600 1550

Why we do not need a new high school • Sparkman’s population is comparable to other campuses. • Sparkman is not over-capacity. • Sparkman is not growing. • With a new school, we lose academic programs. • With a new school, we will have two incomplete campuses. • With a new school, we will have increase operational costs with no additional revenue.

We do NOT need a new school; we need to improve the schools we have.