Student Reassignment August 12, 2019 Dr. Jake Henry, OCS Thomas - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Student Reassignment August 12, 2019 Dr. Jake Henry, OCS Thomas Dudley, OREd

Why Student Reassignment? • We currently have schools that are significantly over capacity and schools that are significantly under capacity • We have residential growth in both Hillsborough and in Mebane • Desire for greater balance in socio-economics in our schools • We have aging facilities that require significant renovation comparable to the cost of a new school Specifically Hillsborough Elementary • Based on comparison with OCS Construction standards, following areas are inadequate in size: • Classrooms grades 3-5 • Learning Commons (Second floor) • Administrative offices • Teacher and student support areas • Total of cost improvements: $16,081,840-$20,287,547

Ten Steps for Successful Student Reassignment 1. Communicate 2. Form Parent Advisory Council (PAC) 3. Bring in outside help 4. Conduct Land Use Study interviews 5. Complete system-wide 10-Year forecast 6. Develop Out-Of-Capacity Tables 7. Examine different scenarios 8. Conduct transportation analyses of scenarios 9. Hold community meetings and public hearings 10. Be flexible

Parent Advisory Council • Four community members were identified from each OCS school and invited to join the PAC • The first meeting was held on April 11, 2019, with over 20 people attending • An overview of the redistricting process was explained by OCS staff

Parent Advisory Council Objectives 1. Provide feedback on presented information that will include draft attendance boundaries 2. Represent the questions and concerns of school community when providing feedback 3. Communicate to stakeholders and help lead the communication of this to the greater community 4. Ask any and all questions free of judgment 5. The council is ultimately not a decision making body, but provides feedback to inform the Board of Education’s decision.

About ITRE and OREd The Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) conducts transportation research and provides professional training, education, and technical assistance. 6

About ITRE and OREd • The Operations Research and Education Lab (OREd) guides districts to data-driven solutions and policies using stakeholder interviews, GIS analysis, mathematical modeling, and applied decision science. • OREd is an unbiased, third party evaluation research group that helps to depoliticize the school planning process. • OREd has worked with OCS in various capacities since 1995. www.itre.ncsu.edu/OREd 7

OREd Client List • • • Orange County Schools – 95, 09, Alamance-Burlington School System – 02, 03, Franklin County Schools – 08, 11, 12,18 • 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13 Iredell-Statesville Schools – 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04 • • 10, 11, 13, 17, 18 Asheboro City Schools – 04, 05, 06, 07 Jones County Schools – 09 • • Berkeley County Schools (SC) – 09, 10, 11, 12 Johnston County Schools – 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, • Pamlico County Schools – 09 • Bladen County Schools – 04 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 • Pender County Schools – 09, 13,14,15,16 • • Buncombe County Schools – 98, 99 Gaston County Schools – 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04 • Randolph County Schools – 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 • • Brunswick County Schools – 03, 04 Granville County Schools – 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, • Richmond County Schools – 00, 08 • Carteret County Schools – 09, 15 10,17 • Robeson County Schools – 08 • • Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools – 95, 96, 97, 98, Guilford County Schools – 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 09, 10, 11, • Rock Hill Schools (SC) – 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 99, 00, 01, 02, 05, 06, 07, 12 13, 14,15 11, 12, 13,15 • • Chatham County Schools – 03, 05, 06, 07, 08, Harnett County Schools – 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 06, 07, • Rockingham County Schools – 16,17 09, 10, 11, 12, 13,14,15,16,17,18 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13,14,15,16,17,18 • Rowan County Schools – 09 • • Craven County Schools – 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, Haywood County Schools – 99 • Pitt County Schools – 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, • 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 12,14 Hoke County Schools – 99, 08, 09, 11, 12 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13,18 • • Cumberland County Schools – 08, 09 Lee County Schools – 08, 09 • Stafford County Public Schools (VA) – 12, 13,14,15,16 • • Cleveland County Schools – 08 Lenoir County School – 09 • Stanly County Schools – 12 • • Currituck County Schools – 09 Moore County Schools – 04, 06, 07, 08, 12, • Stokes County Schools – 05, 06, 08 • Duplin County Schools – 09 13,14,15,16,17 • Tupelo Public Schools (MS) – 07 • • Durham Public Schools – Mooresville Graded Schools – 99, 00, 01, 04 • Union County Schools – 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 • 08, 09, 10, 11, 12,18 Nash-Rocky Mount Schools – • Vance County Schools – 09 • Edgecombe County Public Schools – 09 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 18 • Wayne County Schools – 95 • • Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County Schools – 07 New Hanover County Schools – 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00 • Wake County Public School System – 97, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, • Onslow County Schools – 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,15,16,17,18 11, 12, 13,14,15,16,17,18 • Winston Salem / Forsyth – 14,15

Land Use Study Interview List Organization Position Name Orange County Assistant County Manager Travis Myron County Planning Director Craig Benedict City of Mebane Development Director Cy Stober City of Durham Planner Scott Whiteman Town of Hillsborough Planning Director Margaret Hauth Orange County Economic Development Director Steve Brantley Town of Hillsborough Econ Dev Planner Shannon Campbell Town of Chapel Hill Planner Judy Johnson Hillsborough / OC Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Officer Kim Tesoro NCDOT Regional Engineer Chuck Edwards 9

Out-Of-Capacity Table 1. OREd Cohort- Feeder forecast model aligned with Orange County SAPFO ten- year K-12 forecast. 2. 2017-18 building capacities as listed in Orange County SAPFO Annual Report 2019, pages 11-13. 3. Pre-K not included. 4. Elementary capacities do not reflect HB-13 adjustments.

Policy 4125 Student Assignment & Transfers Guiding Principles The assignment areas will be developed by balancing, to the extent reasonable , the following assignment standards and factors.

Guiding Principle- Student Achievement As a consideration to balance student achievement in developing student attendance lines, student populations at each school will provide an optimal opportunity for academic success for all students. Factors for consideration include: • Minimizing high concentrations of low-performing students at each school • Promoting socioeconomic diversity at each school, and • Developing school attendance lines and priorities at any magnet or choice schools in a way that is consistent with minimizing high concentrations of low-performing schools across the district.

Guiding Principle- Stability As a consideration to balance stability in developing student attendance lines, student assignment plans will include the following limited options: • To the extent practicable, a student who is reassigned will be provided an opportunity to stay at the current school for one additional year IF it is the terminal grade for an elementary or middle school (grades 5 and 8), and the student’s siblings will be provided an opportunity to attend the same school for the one year period (and for an additional year if the year is the terminal grade). • To the extent practicable, any student currently in high school who is reassigned from an existing school to an existing school will be provided an opportunity to stay at the current school until the terminal grade (grade 12). • Additional opportunities to remain at the current school, including for siblings may be included in the student enrollment plan. • A change in domicile does not preserve the previous school assignment

Guiding Principle- Proximity As a consideration to balance proximity of home to school distances in developing student attendance lines, base school assignments will be within reasonable distance of the student’s home. In adopting base attendance areas, the Board will consider as a factor minimizing the splitting of neighborhoods.

Guiding Principle- Operational Efficiency As a consideration to balance operational efficiency in developing attendance lines, assignments will optimize the use of school facilities and transportation resources. Factors for consideration include: • Minimizing under capacity schools • Minimizing overcrowded schools • Minimizing duplication of services • Maximizing transportation efficiencies, and • Minimizing the need for mobile classrooms

Scenario One: Balance Current Utilization • At the elementary school level when Pre-K classrooms are taken into account utilization (school enrollment / school capacity) is already 96% system-wide. • Elementary utilization will increase to nearly 110% within 10 years. • Balancing current students will not adequately balance utilization in the future due to uneven growth within the district. Reassignment would be required again within 5-10 years.