Options for Reducing Overcrowding at North End Schools

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Options for Reducing Overcrowding at North End
Schools

• Meadow View Elementary School
• Parkway Elementary School
• Vine Grove Elementary School
• Woodland Elementary School

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Building Space andCurrent Enrollment

• Meadow View (est. space 550) enrollment 545
  (includes 55 preschool)
• Parkway (est. space 680) enrollment 593
  (includes 81 preschool)
• Vine Grove (est. space 525) enrollment 580
  (includes 37 preschool)
• Woodland (est. space 575) enrollment 629
  (includes 53 preschool)

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Process Used

• Conducted several meetings with
• Superintendent
• Principals from VG, MV, WD, PK
• Associate Superintendent of Student Services
• Associate Superintendent of Finance and Support
  Services

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Options for use of RMS Site

• 1. P 5 School
• 2. P 3 Center
• 3. Preschool/Kindergarten Center
• 4. 4 5 Center
• 5. Pre 2 Center
• 6. KIPP Magnet School
• 7. Create 3 centers P-K, 1-3, 4-5
• 8. 5th grade center
• 9. RMS
• new PK site for grades 1-5
• PK new EC site for North end

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Option 1 (P-5 School)

• Pros
• Greatest flexibility regarding shifting

• Cons
• Redistricting issue all families affected in
  all 4 schools
• All staff affected
• Multiple redistricting likely due to uncertainty
  of shifting population

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Option 2 Primary Center(Pre 3)

• Pros

• Cons
• Not an option too many students

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Option - 3 Pre/Kindergarten to Radcliff Middle
School (Remodeled)

• Pros
• Good work relationship
• Good foundation
• Limited redistricting
• Would not outgrow building
• Least disruptive to families
• Students are more connected to teacher than to a
  certain school
• Early Childhood Staff already aligned and working
  together
• Pre-school and kindergarten staff have developed
  and utilized common units over the past several
  years
• Transition procedures already in place and strong
• Preschool transportation is already established.
  Monitors on bus asset.
• No switching school if family moves.
• Maximum use of resources centralized human and
  material.

• Cons
• Facility (steps) Cannot use RMS for Pre-Kdg
  young children cannot be on an upper level.

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Option 4 (4-5 Intermediate)

• Pros
• No redistricting
• No new buses or drivers
• No switching school if families move
• Can add more resources to 4-5 center

• Cons
• Could outgrow
• All accountability in 1 location
• Adding 1 transition
• Unity among teachers not as tight - teachers
  likely wont move
• Removes accountability of P-3s to the 4-5s
• AYP - transportation issue

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Option 5 (Pre 2)

• Pros

• Cons
• Not an option because of facility Cannot put
  preschool or kindergarten in upper level.

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Option 6 (Magnet KIPP Elem.,
grades 3-5)

• Pros
• Great opportunity for older students.
• Greater opportunity for gifted students.

• Cons
• Politics of selection process
• Taking away high scores and roll models
  (tracking)
• Transportation
• Limits options for numbers
• Difficult to assess new students coming in.
• Too much student movement.

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Option 7 (Everyone changes,
Grades P-K/1-2/3-5)Meadow View, Parkway, Woodland

• Pros
• Pre Ks work well together
• Good foundation
• Intervention push
• Limited redistricting
• Good focused PD
• More flexibility and likely wouldnt outgrow

• Cons
• Most everyone is affected (staff and students)
• P-2 parents will have trouble moving kids
• Adds additional transitions.
• Transportation would be more difficult multiple
  shuttles.
• Does not help with Vine Grove overcrowding.

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Option 8 (5th Grade Center)Meadow View,
Parkway, Vine Grove, Woodland

• Pros
• Accountability shared with grade 4
• No redistricting
• More focused on middle school transition

• Cons
• Vine Grove would be split between JTA and NM
  Vine Grove would need to stay P-5 ???
• Lacking Affiliation/Spirit to a particular school
• Certification could be an issue - Teachers would
  not be able to be K-4 certified
• 1 year relationship lack of personal connection
  with students.

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Option 9 (RMS for Parkway Students grades 1-5
and Parkway Building for Pre-K for MV, PK, VG,
WD)

• Pros
• Limited redistricting
• Keep accountability out of all 4 schools
• Transition/more stable setting for Pre/K
• Strong emphasis in early foundation and flexible
  grouping
• Teacher more accepting of move
• Good work relationship
• Would not outgrow building anticipation of 861
  children under 5
• Least disruptive to families
• Students are more connected to teacher than to a
  certain school
• Early Childhood staff already aligned and working
  together
• Maximizes human and material resources
• Pre-school and kindergarten staff have developed
  and utilized common units over the past several
  years
• Transportation cost decrease for preschool due to
  shared transportation
• Kdg. gets the benefit of riding the preschool bus
  with monitor

• Cons
• Woodland designed for Preschool classes (2
  classes) playground at WD
• Playground at Parkway
• No playground at RMS
• Bldg capacity PK EC center will not be fully
  used in the beginning (could be used as overflow
  site for grade 1 if needed)
• No sending kids home with older siblings
• Splits families adds a transition (will take
  extra work to build the expectation with the
  family)

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Option 9 Selected

• RMS will become the new PK site (1-5)
• This is the PK district area
• If we redistrict to re-establish P-5 schools in a
  few years, this would be the PK site (no more
  movement of staff)
• With 861 new children under 5 anticipated for our
  area and universal preschool on the horizon,
  additional space will be needed.

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Space is tight nowwhat about next year?

• Phase 1 Aug. 2009
• Preschool classes at VG, WD, MV will move to PK
  This will open much needed classroom space for
  next students.

• Phase 2 August 2010
• PK grades 1-5 will move to new renovated school.
• Kindergarten classes will move to PK EC Center

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Administrators of Sites

• Joan Cooke will move to the new site with Parkway
  1-5.
• Carlena Sheeran, Director of Early Childhood will
  work with administration to open the Early
  Childhood Center at the Parkway. She will retain
  an office in both the EC Center and the Central
  Office.

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Initial plan to create space at Vine Grove

• Redistrict Vineland area to Meadow View and North
  Middle.
• Will open additional space for Vine Grove in 2010
  -11
• Will gradually open additional space in JT Alton
  (gradual implementation by 2012 13)
• Note Vineland students attending Alton in 09-10
  will have the option to continue through 8th
  grade. The district will provide transportation
  to JTA and North Middle until 2013.

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Planning and Communication Process

• Principal planning meetings beginning October
  2008
• Discuss recommendation with staff May 20, 2009
• Present recommendation to board for discussion,
  May 21, 2009
• Send letters to parents of children to relocated
  May 26, 2009
• Have a Q A night for parents on June 2
• Post Power Point on website
• Present to board for decision, June 9

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Questions?

• Contact the Hardin County Board of Education at
  270-769-8817 or 8821.