ASSESSING FACILITY UTILIZATION AND BALANCING SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Presentation to the Board of Education April 17, 2020
ASSESSING FACILITY UTILIZATION ANDBALANCING SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Presentation to the
Board of Education
April 17, 2020
Enrollment and School Capacity Trends
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Increasing Enrollment
Increasing Special Education Needs
Increasing Pre-K Enrollment and Full Day Programs
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Enrollment and School Capacity Trends
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Bel Air Elementary
School
Homestead/Wakefield Elementary
School
Emmorton Elementary
School
Havre de Grace Elementary
School
Red Pump Elementary
School
Bel Air Middle School
Harford County Government’s Adequate Public Facility Ordinance(APFO)
• If a school is at or projected to be at 110% of State Rated Capacity (SRC) within 3 years
• Preliminary plans for subdivisions of greater than five lots cannot be approved
Elementary School Capacity
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• Total capacity 17,848
• Total % capacity 91%
• Available capacity 1,729
• County growth envelope
• Neighboring attendance areas
• Route 40 corridor
• Most capacity northern portion of the county
September 30th Enrollment Data
Capacity Trends
Middle School Capacity
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• Total capacity 10,371
• Total % capacity 88%
• Available capacity 1,247
• County growth envelope
September 30th Enrollment Data
Capacity Trends
High School Capacity
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• Total capacity 13,946
• Total % capacity 81%
• Available capacity 2,671
• Sufficient capacity county wide
September 30th Enrollment Data
Capacity Trends
Enrollment and Capacity Impacts
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Approved New Subdivisions Existing Neighborhoods Educational Program
Units Planned – 7,666• Single Family – 3,713• Townhouse – 2,073• Apartment/Condo – 1,880Units Remaining 4,440• Single Family – 1,913• Townhouse – 881• Apartment/Condo – 1,646
Neighborhood Transition • Housing turnover• More families with young
children • Multi-generational
homes• Multi-family homes
State Rated Capacity• Grade• Special education• CTE• Resource rooms• Alternative programsStudents served• Additional Pre-kindergarten • Early Intervention
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Recent Potential Residential Development
• Review since January 2019
• Largest potential impact around growth envelope
• Smallest impacts in the north
• Development timeframe different for each (multi-year build out)
Development Advisory Committee
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2020 Legislation - Build to Learn Act
Requires each local school board to conduct a capacity study
• Determine the current capacity of each school
• Identify demographics of students in the school compared to the overall student demographics for the school system
• Study must be complete by July 1, 2022.
• Submitted to IAC and the General Assembly by December 1, 2022
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Balancing School Enrollment
School Board Policy
FY 2021 CIP Request – Facility Planning Funding
County Government Support
• Policy Number: 20-0036-000 – Aligning Enrollment With Capacity• Policy Number: 20-0041-000 – Adjustment of School Attendance Boundary Lines
• Utilize professional consulting services • Complete a comprehensive review • Develop efficient and economical solutions to balance enrollment • Update and complete scope study for Homestead/Wakefield Elementary School
• Third Party Assessment• Align with the County growth plan
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Professional Consulting Services• Assessment of facility utilization
• Analyze requirements (current and future)
• Stakeholder involvement
• Community engagement
• Results
• Long term solutions and recommendations
• Multiple boundary adjustment scenarios
• Scope study Homestead/Wakefield
Community
Funding
TransportationStudents
Staff
Educational Programs
Capital Program
County Growth
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Balancing School Enrollment Timeline• July 13, 2020 – Contract Approval
• August - January 2021 – Consultant orientation, data collection, data analysis, boundary scenario testing, and community engagement
• February 2021 – Scenarios presented to Superintendent
• March - May 2021 – Superintendent’s public hearing(s)
• May 2021 – Superintendent’s recommendation to the Board of Education
• June - October 2021 – Board of Education public hearing(s)
• Prior to February 2022 – Board of Education decision (at least 180 days or 6 months prior to implementation also in time to incorporate changes into budget approved in January)
• 2022/2023 School Year – Implementation
Questions and Discussion
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