DRAFT Inman Middle School May 2015 Community Conversation May 05, 2015.

DRAFT

Inman Middle SchoolMay 2015 Community Conversation

May 05, 2015

Meeting Goals

• Summarize outcomes of our last community meeting

• Provide update on the current situation• Present solutions for moving forward

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Agenda

• Welcome/Purpose Dr. Betsy Bockman – Principal, Inman Middle School

• Recap Last Meeting/Update Current SituationDr. Meria J. Carstarphen - Superintendent

• Solutions/Moving AheadLarry Hoskins - Chief Operating Officer

• Questions & Answers/Dialogue/Next Steps Facilitated by Cynthia Briscoe Brown, Leslie Grant and Matt Westmoreland - Members of the

Atlanta Board of Education

• Closing Tim Guiney – Principal, Grady High School

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Summary of February Meeting

• Discussed enrollment issues at Inman and other factors:- Non-viability of original solution of adding 8 classrooms - Effect of possible Druid Hills annexation- Potential scenarios for solutions- Decision Timeline- Explored Community ideas

• Presented Potential solutions :- Scenario 1 – Inman Addition of 14 Classrooms - Scenario 2 – Inman 6th Grade Campus at former Howard High School building

- Scenario 3 – Junior High Solution (6/7 @ Howard & 8/9 @ Inman or vice versa)

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Decision Making Timeline

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Community Meeting

Legislature votes on Druid Hills annexation

Determine path forward with

Druid Hills

Druid Hills residents vote on annexation

April 3, 2015February 19, 2015 Nov. 2015 Dec. 2015

Choose between Scenarios

Choose between Scenarios

Yes Yes

No No

Current Situation

• February community meeting and subsequent emails delivered some consistent themes:

- Solutions should address long-term capacity challenges for the Grady Cluster, not just Inman

- Expansion on the Inman site is less desirable than other options- Use of other APS buildings and land in the Grady Cluster (e.g. former Howard High School) should be priority

- Elementary capacity should be examined

• Given feedback, APS administrators went back and re-examined options for solutions.

• Druid Hills annexation proposal did not pass the legislature.• The Board took action in April 2015 to set new attendance

boundaries for Centennial Place Academy for middle school beginning in 2017-2018 school year.

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Assumptions and Rationale for Informing Direction Moving Forward

• We have available capacity at cluster elementary schools. (Slides 8 and 9)

• Our focus will be on middle and high school capacity concerns. (Slide 10)

• The Grady Cluster has a need for athletic fields. (Slide 15)

• We will leverage existing APS facilities and real estate in the cluster.

• Limited and expensive real estate within the Grady Cluster would prohibit acquiring new land and planning construction projects.

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Elementary Capacity Appears Not to Be a Concern for Foreseeable Future

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School2014-15 (FTE-1) 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22

Lin Elementary Total 639 658 676 677 690 693 682 678Existing Capacity without portables (29 classrooms)                

@ 25 / 1 725

@ 33 / 1 957

Morningside Elementary Total 825 811 816 818 814 828 821 819Existing Capacity without portables (36 classrooms)                

@ 25 / 1 900 @ 33 / 1 1,188

Springdale Park Elementary Total 669 686 701 715 728 736 716 697Existing Capacity without portables (33 classrooms)                

@ 25 / 1 825 @ 33 / 1 1,089

Hope-Hill Elementary Total 341 329 314 311 307 310 313 317Existing Capacity without portables (28 classrooms)                

@ 25 / 1 700 @ 33 / 1 924

Highest projected enrollment

Maximize Existing Capacity at Hope-Hill Elementary

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• To the extent that elementary capacity becomes a concern within the Grady Cluster, we will use Hope-Hill.

• Timeline: TBD

• Cost: None

• Pros: More efficient use of space at Hope-Hill; relieve space concerns at other Grady Cluster elementary schools

• Cons: Would require rezoning within the cluster

Inman and Grady Enrollment Projections

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Highest projected enrollment

School 2014-15 (FTE-1) 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22

Inman Middle Total 1,001 1,091 1,102 1,111 1,068 1,019 1,049 1,066Existing Capacity without portables (35 classrooms)

@ 25 / 1 875 @ 33 / 1 1,155

Capacity with proposed addition (44 classrooms; no portables)

@ 25 / 1 1,100

@ 33 / 1 1,452

Grady High Total 1,287 1,280 1,312 1,306 1,365 1,387 1,373 1,390Existing Capacity without portables (51 classrooms)                

@ 25 / 1 1,275 @ 33 / 1 1,683

Capacity with portables (61 classrooms)                @ 25 / 1 1,525

@ 33 / 1 2,013

Solutions to Address Grady Cluster Capacity and Athletic Field Needs

•The creation of Howard Middle School and Inman 9th Grade Academy

•New APS Athletic Practice Fields on site of former Walden Middle School

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Former Howard High School

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Former Howard High School

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• TIMELINE: Summer 2018

• COST: Estimated $40 million (renovation + 15 CR addition)

• PROS: Solves potential enrollment challenges for Grady and Inman; preserves historic building; preserves (grades 6-8) middle school experience

• CONS: Relocates 9th graders from Grady campus to nearby Inman; dependent on SPLOST V approval by the voters

• CAPACITY: 1,200 FTE @ 25/1

Howard Middle School(Grades 6, 7 & 8 @ Howard, Grade 9 at Inman)

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New APS Athletic Practice Fields (Located on site of former Walden Middle School)

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• Timeline: TBD

• Cost: Estimated $5 million

• Pros: Priority for Grady Cluster; possibly include regulation high school baseball field and a football practice field that could be used for soccer and lacrosse practice

• Cons: Not located on a campus; dependent on SPLOST V approval by the voters

Dialogue

• Questions

• Ideas

• Next Steps

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Opportunities for Input

- Additional information will be made available (including FAQs) on the Inman Middle School APS website - under the Enrollment and Construction Update tab.

- Feedback may be submitted via the following email address: [email protected]