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April 23, 2007 Board Meeting - Presentation of Long Range Master Planning Committee results.
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Page 1: 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

400

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Grades 4-6 currently Desire to keep students together Desire to stay centrally located

(parents provide transportation)

TAG ParametersTAG Parameters

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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

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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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