Boyertown Area School District Enrollment Review Committee

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Boyertown Area School District Enrollment Review
Committee

• May 20, 2008

John Crossley Barbara Hartford Michael Kulp Rob
Scoboria David Szablowski
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Timeline / History

• 1993-1994 Redistricting Plan Developed
• 1994-1995 Redistricting Plan Implemented
• 1996 JHE Expansion discussed
• GES/WES expanded
• 2000 Impact of Educational/Residential
  Development presented and reviewed at BASD
  Board Intergovernmental Relations Meeting
• 2001-2002 BASD grade reconfiguration studied
  Facilities Evaluation/BASH Feasibility
  Study completed
• 2002 Pottstown Regional Metro Planning
  Commission includes representatives from
  school district to strengthen regional
  planning

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Timeline / History

• 2003 JHE Expansion Plan presented to
  community
• 2005 Impact of district residential development
  compiled and presented to community at
  public meeting
• 2005 Gray attendance areas established to shift
  enrollment patterns of new students at four
  (4) BASD elementary schools
• 2006 The Mid-Atlantic Employers Association
  (MEA) completed and presented
  a comprehensive demographics study which was
  commissioned by BASD School Board
• 2006 JHE Expansion completed
• 2006-present Committee formed and meeting to
  study district enrollment trends and make
  recommendations to school board

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Timeline / History

• 2006 Report completed by EI Associates on
  status of original portion of BASH. Report
  is used by facilities committee and BASD
  facilities engineer to improve and maintain
  original facility for increased student use
• 2007-2008 Gray attendance areas for elementary
  students expanded to include all BASD schools
• 2007-2008 Elementary redistricting proposal
  developed and presented to community
• 2008 Additional committee and building
  meetings scheduled to study district
  enrollment resources and needs

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Timeline / History

• Committee Meetings
• April 29, 2008 700 PM Boyertown Elementary
• May 20, 2008 700 PM Boyertown Elementary
• August 5, 2008 700 PM Boyertown Elementary
• Building Meetings
• May 5, 2008 700 PM Boyertown Elementary
• May 7, 2008 630 PM Earl Elementary
• May 8, 2008 700 PM Colebrookdale Elementary
• May 14, 2008 630 PM Pine Forge Elementary
• May 15, 2008 700 PM Gilbertsville Elementary
• May 21, 2008 700 PM New Hanover Upper Frederick
  Elementary
• May 29, 2008 700 PM Washington Elementary

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Committee Goals

• Review information relative to BASDs student
  enrollment
• Determine what additional information is needed
  to evaluate BASDs resources
• Make recommendations based on information
  reviewed to the BASD School Board for
  consideration

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Information

• Student Enrollment Past/Present
• Future Enrollment
• Usage/Capacity

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Enrollment May 2008
District Enrollment - 7023
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12th Day Enrollment
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Kindergarten Registrations 2008-09 (5/1/08)
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Outside Enrollment
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Local Housing Planned Proposed Development
Per BASD Intergovernmental Committee Per
meetings and information form township/borough
officials A/R age restricted
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Local Housing Planned Proposed Development
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Feedback from Township/Borough Administration and
Builders

• Many of these developments have been proposed for
  many years
• Many of these developments hinge on additional
  approvals, road improvements and sewer/water
  issues
• Many of these developments are for sale to
  builders
• A slow housing market will continue to delay many
  of these projects from moving forward within the
  next several years

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Projections (PDE MEA)
MEA has been over 99 accurate for 2006-2008
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Live Birth Comparison 2000-2006
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BASD Elementary Building Usage

• Summary of full size classrooms
• 138 Grade 1 - 6 classrooms used by students for
  92 of the day
• 11 Kdg. classrooms used by students for 79 of
  the day
• 1 Kdg. classroom used by students for 40 of the
  day (NHUF)
• 7 Art classrooms used by students for 85 of the
  day
• 6 Music classrooms used by students for 92 of
  the day
• 7 Technology classrooms used by students for 93
  of the day
• 3 Gifted Support classrooms used by students 71
  of the day
• 19 Special Education classrooms used by students
  90 of the day
• 1 classroom currently used for remediation /
  Title I (NHUF)

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BASD Elementary Building Usage

• Each elementary building has some small
  instructional spaces that are used for
• Special Education classrooms
• Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapies
• Remediation
• Reading instruction
• ESL/Title I
• Music lessons
• WES and CES (2) host Special Education programs
  that include students from all attendance areas
• GES, BES and CES host Gifted Support programs
  that include students from all attendance areas

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Building Capacities Room Usage
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BASD Average Class Size
Day 12 data
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BASD 2007-2008 Class Size (5/1/08)
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BASD 2007-2008 Class Size (5/1/08)
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BASD 2007-2008 Class Size (5/1/08)
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BASD 2007-2008 Class Size (5/1/08)
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BASD 2007-2008 Class Size (5/1/08)
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BASD 2007-2008 Class Size (5/1/08)
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BASD 2007-2008 Class Size (5/1/08)
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Special Ed Child Count Comparison 1995-2006
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Next Steps

• Recommendations to administration
• Recommendations for School Board consideration
• Complete building meetings
• School Board meeting May 27, 2008 730 PM at
  Boyertown Elementary School
• School Board meeting July 15, 2008 700 PM at
  the Education Center (Possible update)
• Committee meeting August 5, 2008 700 PM at
  Boyertown Elementary School
• Updates will be posted on district website at
  www.boyertownasd.org

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Questions regarding this information should be
directed to
Robert Scoboria Assistant Superintendent for
Student and Administrative Services at
rscoboria_at_boyertownasd.org or 610-369-7548
(phone)