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School Facilities Study Master Plan Recommendations Phase 1 December 20, 2016

School Facilities Master Plan  Introduction  Demographics and Enrollment Projections  Review of School Facilities Expansion Options  Program Recommendations  Review of Building Schematics and Site Layouts  Cost Projections 2

Enrollment Projections  Process: 2015-16 Master Plan Projection Report • Reviewed demographic indicators and neighborhood- level changes in population • Examined housing market changes including students from sales and new development • Projected student enrollment based on cohort-survival model (projects future based on recent history + modifications for known development trends) by grade and school through 2025-26 • Lining up projections with assessed capacity yields estimate of future utilization and points towards future space needs 3

Demographics & Enrollment  Enrollment Analysis & Projections update in progress, based on updated data from 2016-17  Enrollment declined in early 2000s but rebounded since 2007-08, with strong growth since 2013-14 4

Demographics & Enrollment  Elementary enrollments in second year of decline from 2014-15 peak, following eight years of growth trend • Driven by long-term decline in births from 2004 to 2013 • Since 2011-12, larger enrollment increases at Columbus, Kendall, Silvermine; decreases at Brookside, Fox Run, Marvin, Naramake  Middle school enrollments continue to grow after large increase in 2015-16 school year due to larger incoming cohort  High school enrollments up sharply after long stable trend 5

Demographics & Enrollment  Projections based on cohort-survival model: projects future enrollment based on recent trends, existing students, and known/projected births  Ran High-growth projection (most likely scenario) indicates 3% overall enrollment growth by 2025-26 6

Demographics & Enrollment  Close alignment of overall 2016-17 enrollment with projections adds confidence in high scenario’s trajectory  Grade-level projections show demands on elementary/middle/ high facilities over time 7

Projected Utilization  Districtwide capacity assessed in conjunction with Silver/Petruccelli  Comparing enrollment projection against capacity yields baseline utilization and projected districtwide seat need to be met through facility recommendations: projected ~900 seat need at K-5 9

Revie view of f Sc School l Facil ilit ity Exp xpansio ion Optio ions Modern Schools for a Growing City School Facilities Feasibility Study – 2016-2017 project planning, focus on South Norwalk. December 20, 2016 School Facilities Study Master Plan Recommendations – Phase 1 Norwalk Public Schools 10 School Facilities Feasibility

Overview – 10 year Master Plan and 2016 updates February 9, 2016 recommendations for South Norwalk. Update and refine options for the June 2016 grant application process.  Expansion Options  Building Schematics and Site layouts  Cost Projections Norwalk Public Schools 11 School Facilities Feasibility

Sum ummary ry of of Vis Visio ion for or Mas aster r Plan an & Goa oals (2 (2-9-16) 16) The City of Norwalk and Norwalk Public Schools are committed to providing an exceptional education experience for all students enrolled in Norwalk Public Schools. This facility Master Plan is more than just an examination of the physical environment of Norwalk Public Schools, but rather a comprehensive vision that takes into consideration enrollments, capacities, the educational framework and vision, as well as finances. • Identify the highest and best locations to expand the Norwalk Schools to effectively address steady projected growth in the district. • Provide school buildings that support greater educational choices to meet the needs and interests of Norwalk students. • Introduce and create new Intra-district schools, grades Pre-K to 8th. • Improve and modernize the school’s physical environment to bring all the schools to a safe and equitable standard. Norwalk Public Schools 12 School Facilities Feasibility

Revie view of Sc School l Facil ilit ity Exp xpansio ion Optio ions Benjamin Franklin, former School Flax Hill Park Columbus Magnet School Brookside Elementary School Brien McMahon High School Nathaniel Ely School & Springwood Park Roton Middle School Rowayton Elementary School Expansion Options “Focus Area” Norwalk Public Schools 13 School Facilities Feasibility

Revie view of f Sc School l Facil ilit ity Exp xpansio ion Optio ions Ryan Park, not a school option, 2.2 acre Columbus Magnet School, 3.2 acre Norwalk Public Schools 14 School Facilities Feasibility

Revie view of f Sc School l Facil ilit ity Exp xpansio ion Optio ions Benjamin Franklin, former School, not a new school option, 3 acre Flax Hill Park not a school option, 10.5 acre steep slope Norwalk Public Schools 15 School Facilities Feasibility

Revie view of f Sc School l Facil ilit ity Exp xpansio ion Optio ions Columbus Magnet School 3.2 Acre site Brookside Elementary School Brien McMahon High School Nathaniel Ely School & Springwood Park 17.4 Acre Roton Middle School Norwalk Public Schools 16 School Facilities Feasibility

Revie view of f Sc School l Facil ilit ity Exp xpansio ion Optio ions Approximate wetland area is ½ acre. Nathaniel Ely School Springwood Park Total site area is approximately 17.4 acre. Norwalk Public Schools 17 School Facilities Feasibility

2-9-16 16 Recommended solutions and creation of two new Pre-K to 8 th grade schools. Nathaniel Ely as Pre-K to 5 th , 3 sections Recommended Naramake as Pre-K to 8 th , 3 sections Ponus Ridge as Pre-K to 8th, (4 sections) 3 and 8 sections Alternate Nathaniel Ely as Pre-K to 5th, 3 sections Naramake as Pre-K to 8th, 3 sections *St. Philip as Pre-K to 8th, 3 sections Balance of Schools (3) 2 schools to follow the Renovation process 7 schools to follow the Alteration/Extensions process 4 school to complete the Capital Needs process Norwalk Public Schools 18 School Facilities Feasibility

St State Sp Spac ace St Stan andards: New PreK eK-8 sch school, 462 stu tudents & PreK eK-5, 450 stu tudents Norwalk Public Schools 19 School Facilities Feasibility

Prog ogramming PreK-8, 2 sec sections, 463 students & PreK K – 5, , 3 sec sections, 450 stu tudents 63,500 square feet 56,100 square feet Norwalk Public Schools 20 School Facilities Feasibility

Program Recommendations –  Guiding Principles 1. Phase I of the School Building Plan should provide 900 new student seats necessary to accommodate enrollment growth and address at least one school identified as needing “renovation as new.” 2. Of the 900 student seats needed, 450 should be provided in South Norwalk, the fastest growing area of the City. The remaining 450 seats should be provided on the Ponus Ridge campus, the District’s largest building site, in order to reduce the over-enrollment of Jefferson School and enable its return to a 400-student neighborhood school. 3. New schools should offer robust intra-district magnet programs necessary to meet racial balance guidelines of the Connecticut State Board of Education. 21

Program Recommendations – 4. Schools should be planned in a manner that reduces the number of “unassigned” students and increases the number of students who are able to walk to school. 5. The opportunity of new schools should be used to raise the educational bar for Norwalk students 6. Current assets and community preferences as expressed at public forums and through stakeholder surveys should influence and help shape school recommendations. 22

Program Recommendations –  Nathaniel Ely Campus (2020-21) • Proposed new site of existing Columbus Intra-district Magnet School (46 Concord St.) • PreK – 8; 450 students; two sections per grade; paired grades • Maintain/Expand Bank Street/HOTS (Progressive) Model • Neighborhood preference in .25 mi walk zone or families residing in income restricted housing • Partnership with Odyssey Pre-School • Partnership with Grass Roots Tennis • Building designed to support K-8 Bank Street Integrated Curriculum requirements (Auditorium, outside gardens, STEM Lab, etc.) 23

Program Recommendations –  46 Concord St. (2022-23) • Renovate-as-new for K-5 intra-district magnet school • K-5; 450 students; 3 sections/classrooms per grade • Magnet Program: International Baccalaureate Early Years Programme for students ages 5-10 • 6 I.B. subject areas: Language, social studies, mathematics, arts, science, and personal/social/physical education • Neighborhood preference for students in .25 mi walk zone; some unassigned students; and some students assigned to Jefferson • Renovation designed to support I.B. Early Years Program, e.g. World Language Lab, Learning Commons, etc. • Would serve as feeder to Roton MS and BMHS IB Programs 24

Program Recommendations – Ponus Ridge Campus (2020-21) • 1000 student PreK-8 Intra-district magnet school campus • Magnet Program: Science, Technology Engineering and Math • Lower and Upper Schools 25