October 17, 2017 Ralph Williams Elementary...
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October 17, 2017 Ralph Williams Elementary School
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October 17, 2017Ralph Williams Elementary School
Welcome and Introductions
Pledge of Allegiance
Overview
Attendance Boundary Change Review
Principal Welcome
Questions, Comments
Board approved Five-Year Capacity Plan in February 2017◦ Portable capacity, attendance boundary changes
and new schools 2017-18 School Year◦ 17 portable classrooms added
2018-19 School Year◦ 26 additional portable classrooms anticipated◦ Attendance boundary changes recommended at
eight overcrowded schools to avoid additional portable classrooms
January 2017 Workshop based on October 2016 data and 5-year enrollment projections
Student information updated based on June 2017 final enrollment data
Scenarios developed/refined through the summer Coordination with Leading & Learning, Equity
Innovation & Choice, Transportation and affected Principals
Eight recommendations◦ 22 schools (13 elementary, 4 middle and 5 high) ◦ 1,138 students
Validated assumptions based on 6-day count – no changes recommended
Attendance Boundary Changes◦ Policy 7110 – Student Accommodation◦ Administrative Procedure 7110 - Student
Attendance Boundary Change Procedure Evaluation Committee Criteria and Guidelines for Attendance Boundary
Changes◦ Policy 7120 - Criteria for Balancing School
Membership to Capacity
Guidelines◦ Minimize disruption to students parents and
community◦ Consider students’ educational needs◦ Minimize transportation costs◦ Consider statutes, rules and administrative
procedures
Criteria◦ Balance permanent capacity utilization with
consideration for growth◦ Balance ethnic diversity◦ Balance number of free and reduced lunch between
schools◦ Use natural boundaries; don’t split subdivisions◦ Minimize busing of students within 2-mile radius to
another school to support neighborhood schools◦ Provide compact/contiguous boundaries to the extent
feasible◦ Minimize busing students past another school and/or
longer than 45 minutes one way◦ Maintain Title 1 status
September 26 – Board Workshop October – Community Meetings
(9 scheduled, more planned) October 10 – Evaluation Committee
appointed October 16 – Capital Outlay Committee
(Local governments) November 1-3 – Evaluation Committee meets November 21, December 12, January 23
(Information, Action, Public Hearing)
Special Consideration◦ Staff recommending rising 6th, 8th, 11th and 12th grade
students will be granted special consideration to remain at their current school
◦ School Board asked for analysis of including 10th grade Siblings◦ Staff recommending siblings of students who are granted
special consideration may apply through ELO as capacity allows on a case by case basis
◦ School Board asked for analysis of special consideration for siblings.
Transportation◦ Staff recommended that transportation not be provided
for students granted special consideration
Nine community meetings scheduled –starting October 2 – October 30◦ October 2 – Eau Gallie High◦ October 3 – Palm Bay High◦ October 5 – Heritage High◦ October 9 – Bayside High◦ October 12 – Enterprise◦ October 16 – McNair◦ October 17 – Ralph Williams◦ October 19 – Discovery◦ October 30 - Saturn
Check website regularly for updates
Website ◦ Survey◦ Maps & Data◦ Documents◦ CHECK REGULARLY FOR UPDATES!
Dedicated phone # 321 735 9735 Dedicated email◦ [email protected]
Evaluation Committee◦ Early November
School Board meetings◦ November 21, 2017 (information)◦ December 12, 2017 (action)◦ January 23, 2018 (public hearing)
Current and projected capacity utilization◦ Over capacity schools analyzed
Relocatable inventory reviewed◦ Reviewed Availability and % of Core Capacity
Contiguous areas identified◦ Neighborhoods not divided
School transportation assessed Demographics analyzed Feeder chains considered
Elementary Schools◦ Analyzed K-6 students
Middle Schools◦ Analyzed current (2016-2017) grades 5-6
High School◦ Analyzed current (2016-2017) grades 7, 8, 9, 10
Demographics calculated based on these students
Assumptions made as to likely policy regarding rising 6, 8, 11 and 12 grades
Proposed Attendance Boundary Changes
Quest Elementary and Manatee Elementary to Ralph Williams Elementary School
Manatee and Quest to Williams◦ Students moved: Manatee = 22 Quest = 95
Mainland students attending Sea Park move to Suntree
Students in the area north of Pineda currently attending Longleaf move to Suntree
Students in the northwest area of Sherwood move to Longleaf
Students in the area north of Parkway move from Creel to Sherwood
Expand McNair boundaries to the north and/or south
Principal Chris Reed
3 minutes maximum per speaker We may not be able to answer every question Looking for other ideas to address capacity
challenges Compiling comments from community
meetings
