1 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND BOUNDARY ISSUES: SMALL SCHOOLS Board of Education Meeting November 18, 2009

2 SMALL SCHOOLS Small Schools (CBEDS 2008): Clements:78 Henderson:147 Tokay Colony:121 Turner:64 Victor:233

3 CABINET REVIEW OF SITES  Clements: Consider option to join students at Lockeford and close Clements  Henderson: Do not recommend any changes – Community Day School/Receives special funding  Tokay Colony: Consider option to join Lockeford attendance area and close Tokay Colony

4 CABINET REVIEW OF SITES, Cont.  Turner: Consider option to join Lakewood attendance area and close Turner  Victor: Consider option to join Houston attendance area and close Victor

5 TURNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Option 1:  Change Lakewood School attendance boundaries to include current Turner boundaries.  Eliminate need to treat well water at Turner (Cost savings: $135,000/$10,000 yearly maintenance contract)  Eliminate the need for 2 FTE of teacher staffing

6 TURNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Option 1: (continued)  Requires moving Community Day School to Woodbridge  Close Turner / save secretary, custodian salaries, maintenance on site.  Move 3 Turner portables and playground equipment to other locations

7 TURNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Option 1: (continued)  Increases enrollment at Lakewood / Positive for grade level collaboration  Approximate Cost: On-Going$ 3,500  Approximate Savings: On-Going3.76 FTE $218,361  Approximate Cost Avoidance: On-Going$ 10,000 One Time$135,000

8 TURNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Option 2:  Treat well water  Do not change Turner boundaries  Approximate Cost: On-Going (Yearly Maint.) $ 10,000 One Time$135,000

9 NEXT STEPS  Board Guidance  Possible Community Forum at Turner School

10 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS Option 1: Move Clements classes to Lockeford only  Convert 2 regular education classrooms to Kindergarten classrooms  Close Clements / save secretary, custodian salaries, maintenance on site  Postpone program expansion for 7/8

11 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS Option 1(cont.):  No additional administrative or staffing costs  Approximate Cost: On-Going.50 FTE$23,323  Approximate Savings: On-Going1.16 FTE$55,982

12 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS Option 2: Move Clements classes to Lockeford and implement the 7/8 expansion (Lockeford and Tokay Colony students)  Convert 2 regular education classrooms to Kindergarten classrooms  Utilize new 7/8 space  Close Clements / save secretary, custodian salaries, maintenance on site

13 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS Option 2 (cont.):  Requires.5 Counselor/.5 Vice Principal, 1 additional teacher (small school staffing), and.5 Typist/Clerk II  Approximate Cost: On-Going3.00 FTE$219,678  Approximate Savings: On-Going1.16 FTE$ 55,982

14 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS Option 3A: Move Clements classes to Lockeford and relocate Houston 7/8 to Lockeford 7/8 (including Tokay Colony students)  Convert 2 regular education classrooms to Kindergarten classrooms  Requires 2-3 portables  Utilizes new 7/8 space  Close Clements / save secretary, custodian salaries, maintenance on site

15 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS Option 3A: (continued)  Moves.5 Counselor/.5 Vice Principal, 1 additional teacher (small school staffing), and.5 Typist/Clerk II from Houston to Lockeford  Houston becomes small K-6 school with 1 class per grade level

16 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS Option 3A: (continued)  Approximate Cost: On-Going.50 FTE$23,323  Approximate Savings: On-Going1.16 FTE$55,982  Approximate Cost Avoidance: On-Going2.50 FTE$196,356

17 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS Option 3B: Include Victor students in Houston attendance area and close Victor  Expands the size of Houston K-6  Utilizes existing classroom space if vacated by 7/8 classes  Close Victor / save secretary, custodian salaries, maintenance on site  Approximate Cost: On-Going$ 16,000  Approximate Savings: On-Going2.00 FTE$125,620

18 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS Option 4: Move Clements classes to Lockeford and include Tokay Colony students in Lockeford attendance area  Convert 2 regular education classrooms to Kindergarten classrooms  Utilize new space for Tokay Colony students  Do not expand Lockeford to 7/8  Close Clements and Tokay Colony / save secretaries, custodians salaries, maintenance on sites

19 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS Option 4 (cont.):  Requires.5 Vice Principal and.5 Typist Clerk II  Approximate Cost: On-Going1.50 FTE$116,502  Approximate Savings: On-Going3.04 FTE$159,381

20 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS Option 5: Make no changes in Clements, Lockeford, Tokay Colony, Victor, or Houston  Approximate Cost Avoidance: On-Going2.50 FTE$196,356  New 7/8 construction completed, program expansion postponed  Approximate Cost: On-Going.50 FTE$ 22,023

21 NEXT STEPS  Board Guidance  Possible community forums, as needed

22 Appendix DescriptionPage # A. Financial Impact Assumptions 23 B. Turner Elementary – Option #1 24 C. Turner Elementary – Option #2 25 D. Multiple Sites – Option #1 26 E. Multiple Sites – Option #2 27 F. Multiple Sites – Option #3A 28 G. Multiple Sites – Option #3B 29 H. Multiple Sites – Option #4 30 I. Multiple Sites – Option #5 31

23 Financial Impact Assumptions  Maintenance costs are funded by Routine Restricted Maintenance program No savings to Unrestricted General Fund  Costs of portable re-locations will be funded by Development Fee Fund as in the past  No significant increases in Transportation costs due to proximity of sites  Any changes to Food Service delivery costs will be funded within the Cafeteria Fund  Furnishings for Lockeford 7/8 space included in construction funds

24 Turner Elementary – Option #1

25 Turner Elementary – Option #2

26 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS – Option #1

27 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS – Option #2

28 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS – Option #3A

29 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS – Option #3B

30 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS – Option #4

31 CLEMENTS / LOCKEFORD / TOKAY COLONY / VICTOR / HOUSTON SCHOOLS – Option #5