April 23, 2007 Board Meeting
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Transcript of April 23, 2007 Board Meeting
Community Members
Board Members
Administrators
Staff
Long Range Master Long Range Master PlanPlan
Steering Steering CommitteeCommittee
April 23, 2007April 23, 2007
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Charge from the BoardCharge from the Board
How should TCAPS’ schools be configured to produce the best student performance?
Analyze efficiency and effectiveness of buildings relative to enrollment, programs, and resources.
Where should the Montessori and elementary Talented and Gifted (TAG) programs be located?
Reexamine the order and scope of the elementary school bond reconstruction planrelative to new findings.
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Pressures
Impacting TCAPS
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Increased high school Increased high school graduation requirementsgraduation requirements
Declining enrollmentDeclining enrollment
Diminishing resourcesDiminishing resources
Pressures Impacting TCAPSPressures Impacting TCAPS
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High school graduation High school graduation requirements are increasing.requirements are increasing.
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Enrollment is declining.Enrollment is declining.K-12 Enrollment History
1997-2007
400045005000550060006500700075008000850090009500
10000105001100011500
97/98
98/99
99/00
00/01
01/02
02/03
03/04
04/05
05/06
06/07
K-12 West Side
K-12 East Side
K-12 Total
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Michigan’s economy
ranks 50th in the Nation.
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State revenues have notState revenues have notkept pace with inflation.kept pace with inflation.
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The deficit is drainingThe deficit is drainingTCAPS’ general fund.TCAPS’ general fund.
$0
$2,000,000
$4,000,000
$6,000,000
$8,000,000
$10,000,000
$12,000,000
$14,000,000
General Fund Total $13,368,043 $12,902,341 $11,400,000 $9,400,000 $7,400,000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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• Community Forum 1• Community Forum 2• Community Forum 3• Local Outreach Sessions
Master Planning Process
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400
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450
Community Community InvolvementInvolvement
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Student achievement is the highest priority. Give parents options: open enrollment,
preschool, ½ day or all day kindergarten, etc. Maintaining programs and small class size is
more important than keeping buildings open. School closings and redistricting will be
painful for those affected.
Themes of Community InputThemes of Community Input
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Grade Configuration
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East and west sides of district implement together as early as 2008-2009 and no later than 2009-2010 to better meet high school graduation requirements.
Boundary changes will be necessary.This may require closing elementary schools to
offset costs (approximately 700 fewer students K-5).
Grade Configuration RecommendationGrade Configuration Recommendation
K-5, 6-8, 9-12K-5, 6-8, 9-12
Grade Configuration14
Serve those in TCAPS attendance areas first. Assign present 7th and 8th graders living east of
Division St. to east side for high school. The present 9th and 10th graders have already begun high school on west side.
Present 7th and 8th graders at WJHS living east of Division St. or open enrolled may choose to attend EJHS because they will be assigned to CHS when they reach 9th or 10th grade in 2008-2009.
AssumptionsAssumptions
Grade Configuration15
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Facilities
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Elementary School closings are necessary to maintain quality programming and to minimize the impact of future budget cuts.
“Closing a building” is defined as vacating a TCAPS educational program from a school building at a potential operational savings of $500,000/year per school. As educational opportunities present themselves a building could be reopened.
Up to 3 schools may need to be closed. Moving the Montessori program into an existing school building would equate in financial terms to closing approximately half a school.
Facilities RecommendationFacilities Recommendation
Facilities18
Facility options do not increase average class size.
No building will house more than 450 students, except possibly Central Grade.
Schools will continue to be community facilities.
Early childhood, special education, art and music are high priorities and will continue.
Facility AssumptionsFacility Assumptions
Facilities19
Bertha VosBertha Vos BlairBlair Central GradeCentral Grade Cherry KnollCherry Knoll CourtadeCourtade EasternEastern East Junior HighEast Junior High InterlochenInterlochen Long LakeLong Lake Glenn Loomis Glenn Loomis Norris Norris Old MissionOld Mission Silver Lake Silver Lake Traverse HeightsTraverse Heights WestwoodsWestwoods Willow HillWillow Hill
TotalTotal
290290335335709709368368282282338338 7272314314275275287 287 271 271 209209352 352 209*209*393393335335
5,0395,039
253253285285633633325325236236296296 00268268235235240 240 244244180180304 304 209209337337284284
4,3294,329
School K-6 K-5 Difference -37-37 -50-50 -76-76 -43-43 -46-46 -42-42 -72-72 -46-46 -40-40 -47-47 -27-27 -29-29 -48-48 00 -56-56 -51-51
-710-710
Traverse Heightsis currently K-5
*
FacilitiesFebruary 14, 2007 Count Day
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Financial Implications of Financial Implications of Closing Up to 3 Elementary SchoolsClosing Up to 3 Elementary Schools
Savings of closing up to 3 elementary schools
Added cost of grade reconfiguration
Total Savings
$1,500,000/year
($500,000)/year
$1,000,000/year
Facilities21
Montessoriand TAG
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Montessori and TAG RecommendationMontessori and TAG Recommendation
Montessori and TAG
Due to building closures resulting from grade reconfiguration; Montessori relocates to a closed school or to be closed school “X”.
When the Montessori program grows beyond 450 students, a satellite program will be initiated.
The Central Grade traditional program and the TAG program remain at Central Grade School.
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Montessori and TAG
Selecting building “X” should be based upon: Keeping all grade levels together; Staying as centrally located as possible
(parents provide transportation); and, Capping enrollment beyond 450 students in
a single building.
Montessori and TAG AssumptionsMontessori and TAG Assumptions
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Optimize both programs Produce the best student performance Allow for future growth of the
Montessori program to meet demand (not currently possible at Central Grade School)
Committee Considerations for Committee Considerations for Montessori and TAGMontessori and TAG
Montessori and TAG25
Mixing traditional and magnet students presents challenges to optimizing these programs
Costs to operate these programs are the same as traditional programs
Committee Considerations for Committee Considerations for Montessori and TAGMontessori and TAG - continued
Montessori and TAG26
Growing, successful program Desire growth to meet demand Desire to keep all grade levels together Desire to cap enrollment beyond 450
students in a single building Desire to stay centrally located (parents
provide transportation)
Montessori Parameters Montessori Parameters
Montessori and TAG27
Grades 4-6 currently Desire to keep students together Desire to stay centrally located
(parents provide transportation)
TAG ParametersTAG Parameters
Montessori and TAG28
Option 1 – All programs stay at Central Grade
Option 2 – Central students move to another school
Option 3 – Montessori moves to building “X” (closed building)
Other
Community Forum 3 ResultsCommunity Forum 3 Results
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Montessori and TAG29
I am recommending the Board consider for I am recommending the Board consider for future action the Long Range Master Plan future action the Long Range Master Plan Steering Committee Recommendations as Steering Committee Recommendations as proposed in response to the Board charges.proposed in response to the Board charges.
Jim Feil4/23/07
Superintendent’s RecommendationSuperintendent’s Recommendationto the Boardto the Board
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Grade ConfigurationGrade ConfigurationRestructure grade configuration within the District to a K-5,6-8, 9-12 model with implementation to take place as earlyas 2008-2009 but no later than 2009-2010.
Efficiency and Effectiveness of FacilitiesEfficiency and Effectiveness of FacilitiesClose up to 3 elementary schools.
Montessori and TAGMontessori and TAGRelocate Montessori to a closed or to be closed elementary school.
Order and Scope of Elementary SchoolOrder and Scope of Elementary SchoolBond Reconstruction PlanBond Reconstruction PlanA recommendation will be made on this issue following a decision on which elementary school(s) to close.
Superintendent’s RecommendationSuperintendent’s Recommendation
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