2017 Middle School Redistricting...

2017 Middle School Redistricting Project

HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

MARCH 9, 2017

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Study GoalsWhile following the common objectives and procedural guidelines used for all Henrico County Public Schools redistricting studies, three study goals have been identified:

1. Provide programming space for the Gifted Young Scholar Academy at Wilder Middle School.

2. Provide membership relief for Hungary Creek Middle School, which is currently over 100% of capacity.

3. Explore opportunities to reduce the concentration of poverty in the middle schools involved in the redistricting process while maintaining a community school concept.

Capacity TargetsOne objective is to lower Wilder MS membership to accommodate a new gifted program.

Another objective is to reduce overcrowding at Hungary Creek MS.

Other nearby schools with capacity can help accomplish these objectives.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Membership 2016-17

Gifted Program

Adjustment by 20202

Functional Capacity

UtilizationMemb Target

(90% of Capacity)

Approximate Targeted

NET Adjustment1

BROOKLAND 1,034 1,354 76.4% 1,219 185

FAIRFIELD 1,011 1,348 75.0% 1,213 202

HOLMAN 930 1,058 87.9% 952 22HUNGARY CREEK

1,092 986110.8% 887 -205

MOODY 1,018 1,206 84.4% 1,085 67

SHORT PUMP 809 1,238 65.3% 1,114 305

WILDER 774 300 982 78.8% 884 -1901Approximate targeted NET Adjustment column indicates membership totals needed to provide relief to meet targets (orange colored), along with membership targets that schools can receive before they go over 90% (green colored).

2Gifted program adjustment for Wilder MS will be phased in with 100 rising 6th graders beginning Fall 2018. An additional 100 students per year will be phased in through 2020 totaling 300 students at full implementation in the program.

Implementation Timeline

A small pocket/area of HCMS will be proposed for rezoning in the Fall of 2017. As part of the approved plan, staff will recommend for rising 6th graders (current 5th graders) in the identified area to begin the 2017-18 school year attending the newly-zoned middle school.

All other approved school boundary adjustments will be implemented in the Fall of 2018. As noted above, staff will recommend for rising 6th graders (current 4th graders) in the remaining identified areas to begin the 2018-19 school year attending the newly-zoned middle school.

• No students rezoned in the Fall of 2017 will be rezoned again for middle school in the Fall of 2018.

Recommendation for Provisions for Continuity

As part of the approved redistricting plans for Fall 2017 and Fall 2018, it will be recommended that middle school siblings of rising 6th

graders affected by the rezoning have the option to attend the newly-zoned middle school to provide families the option of not having two students at the same level in multiple schools. School transportation

would be provided during the phase-in of the plan.

Summary of Work Done to DateSince Fall 2016, data has been collected and converted into GIS mapping format for

analysis.

HCPS ‘Census Tract’, or planning unit data, has been evaluated to account for future development.

HCPS staff and Cropper have worked over the past several months to evaluate viable options.

Meetings have been held with the School Transportation Department to obtain feedback regarding options.

Preparations have been made to share all supporting materials with the public.

Online survey has been developed to obtain feedback from public and stakeholders.

Overview of Options Three (3) DRAFT options have been created to gather community feedback.

All options are subject to change, if there are suggested changes that bring the option closer to adhering to the overall project objectives and redistricting guidelines.

Each long-term option for 2018-19 includes a 2017-18 (small pocket/area) component to provide immediate capacity relief to Hungary Creek MS.

Some small high school boundary adjustments are recommended in the DRAFT options with the goal of better aligning feeder patterns.

Membership estimates have been created that span out to residential build-out. Factors taken into consideration include programs (students attending from out of zone) and future planned residential development.

Option A Shady Grove ES to Short Pump MS

½ of Twin Hickory ES to Short Pump MS

More of Echo Lake ES and north part of Glen Allen ES to Holman MS

Wilder MS sends areas to BrooklandMS and Moody MS

Area sent to Brookland MS continues to Hermitage HS

Option A

Option A 2017-18 Option A (small pocket/area) shifts move a greater portion of Echo Lake ES and a portion of Glen Allen ES to Holman MS

• Portion of Echo Lake ES already goes to Holman MS, and this adjustment would make the split more balanced

• Rising 6th graders = 41

Option A

Option AArea sent from Wilder MS to Brookland MS in Option A continues to Hermitage HS

• Hermitage HS has adequate capacity to serve this added area

Option A

Option A - ProsCapacity is provided to Wilder MS to accommodate 300 students from out of zone.

Capacity relief is provided to Hungary Creek MS.

All of Shady Grove ES feeds into Short Pump MS (no longer split).

The Echo Lake ES split between Holman MS and Hungary Creek MS is more balanced.

Transportation efficiency is achieved by moving the Twin Hickory ES area to Short Pump MS.

2017-18 adjustments provide immediate relief to Hungary Creek MS.

Option A - ConsTwin Hickory ES is split between Holman MS and Short Pump MS, although the

split is balanced.

Glen Allen ES is split between Holman MS and Hungary Creek MS.

Moody MS is split between Hermitage HS and Henrico HS.

Area sent from Wilder MS/Hermitage HS to Brookland MS/Henrico HS is less efficient in terms of transportation.

Option A Shady Grove ES to Short Pump MS

Twin Hickory ES to Short Pump MS

More of Echo Lake ES and north part of Glen Allen ES to Holman MS

Remainder of Springfield Park ES area sent to Holman MS

Wilder MS sends areas to Brookland MS, Fairfield MS, and Moody MS

Area sent to BrooklandMS continues to Hermitage HS

Option B

Option A 2017-18 Option B1 (small pocket/area) shifts all of Springfield Park ES into Holman MS

• Springfield Park ES is currently split to Holman MS and Hungary Creek MS


Option B

Option A 2017-18 Option B2 (small pocket/area) shifts move a greater portion of Echo Lake ES and part of Glen Allen ES to Holman MS

• Same area as the 2017-18 Option A adjustment (small pocket/area)

• Portion of Echo Lake ES already attends Holman MS, and this adjustment would make the split more balanced


Option B

Option A 2017-18 Option B3 (small pocket/area)adjustments are a combination of B1 and B2.


Option B

Option A Area sent from Wilder MS to Brookland MS continues to Hermitage HS

• Hermitage HS has adequate capacity to serve this added area

Option B

Option B - Pros Option provides capacity to Wilder MS to accommodate 300 students from out of zone, while also

providing capacity relief to Hungary Creek MS.


Echo Lake ES split between Holman MS and Hungary Creek MS is more balanced.

Twin Hickory ES feeds entirely into Short Pump MS, and the southern area moved to Short Pump MS increases transportation efficiency.

Springfield Park ES feeds entirely into Holman MS.

2017-18 adjustment options provide immediate relief to Hungary Creek MS.

Area sent from Wilder MS to Fairfield MS improves transportation efficiency.

Option B - Cons Some Twin Hickory ES communities are closer to Holman MS (moved to Short Pump MS).

Glen Allen ES is split between Holman MS and Hungary Creek MS.

Small section of Holman MS (Springfield Park ES area) feeds into Tucker HS resulting in Holman MS feeding 3 high schools.

Area sent from Hungary Creek MS to Holman MS is less efficient in terms of transportation.

Fairfield MS is split between Henrico HS and Highland Springs HS.


There is a small split of Harvie ES to Wilder MS.

Area sent from Wilder MS/Hermitage HS to Brookland MS/Henrico HS is less efficient in terms of transportation.

Option AShady Grove ES to Short Pump MS

½ of Twin Hickory ES to Short Pump MS

Areas north of Hungary Creek MS moved to Holman MS in Options A and B remain in Hungary Creek MS in Option C

Option C

Option A Remainder of Springfield Park ES sent to Holman MS

Portion of Longan ES split to Holman MS, so a larger portion of Holman MS would feed into Tucker HS

River Mill future development assigned to Brookland MS and Hermitage HS (no students yet)

Wilder MS sends areas to Moody MS and Fairfield MS

Option C

Option A 2017-18 Option C (small pocket/area) shifts all of Springfield Park ES and a portion of Longan ES into Holman MS


Option C

Option AOnly high school adjustment is moving River Mill residential development into Hermitage HS, which follows with the move of this area to BrooklandMS.

Option C

Option C - Pros Option provides capacity to Wilder MS to accommodate 300 students from out of zone, while also providing

capacity relief to Hungary Creek MS.


River Mill development feeds into Brookland MS, which proactively plans for the influx of students in this area.

The Echo Lake ES split between Holman MS and Hungary Creek MS is more balanced.

The southern area of Twin Hickory ES moved to Short Pump MS improves transportation efficiency.

Springfield Park ES feeds entirely into Holman MS.

2017-18 adjustments provide immediate relief to Hungary Creek MS.

Area sent from Wilder MS to Fairfield MS is closer to Fairfield MS.

Larger portion of Holman MS feeds into Tucker HS than in Option B.

Option C - Cons Longan ES is split between Holman MS and Hungary Creek MS.

Fairfield MS is split between Henrico HS and Highland Springs HS.

Holman MS feeds 3 high schools (Tucker, Glen Allen, Deep Run).


Area sent from Hungary Creek MS to Holman MS is less efficient in terms of transportation.

There is a small split of Harvie ES to Wilder MS.

Impact Analysis

Option C impacts the fewest number of students.

Options A and C have comparable impacts.

Option B impacts the greatest number of students (at least 256 more than Option A or C).

Option

Total 6-8

Live-In

Impacted

A 594

B 850

C 558

Estimated Poverty Rates

Note. The gifted program phase-in at L. Douglas Wilder Middle School is not included in the estimates.

6 of 7 middle schools get closer to the district overall percentage in Option A, but Wilder MS stays above 70% (not including impact of new gifted program)

6 of 7 middle schools get closer to the district overall percentage in Option B

4 of 7 middle schools get closer to the district overall percentage in Option C

Baseline Option A Option B Option C

BROOKLAND 65.4% 60.3% 63.8% 65.4%

FAIRFIELD 58.6% 58.6% 59.2% 59.2%

HOLMAN 9.0% 11.0% 14.4% 17.5%

HUNGARY CREEK 25.5% 32.9% 31.1% 25.4%

L. DOUGLAS WILDER 78.8% 71.2% 68.9% 68.9%

MOODY 23.6% 27.2% 27.2% 29.3%

SHORT PUMP MS 5.7% 6.8% 7.5% 6.8%

Next Steps Two online feedback surveys

• 2017-18 Draft Redistricting Plan Survey (small area of Hungary Creek Middle School proposed for rezoning in Fall of 2017)

March 10th – 19th, 2017

• 2018-19 Draft Redistricting Plan Survey (comprehensive redistricting proposed for rezoning in Fall of 2018)

March 10th - TBD (no end date yet established)

Public hearing on March 16th @ Glen Allen HS 6-7:30pm to gather feedback on the first phase of the proposed redistricting process (small area of Hungary Creek MS proposed for rezoning in 2017-18)

School Board Work Session on March 23rd staff will share results of community feedback survey and recommendations for the 2017-18 Draft Redistricting Plan (small area of Hungary Creek Middle School proposed for rezoning in 2017-18)

• School Board may approve 2017-18 Redistricting Plan at monthly meeting on March 23rd or direct staff to make option adjustments

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