CMSD Master Planning

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CMSD Master Planning
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KEY POINTS

• No schools to close for several years
• All funding is tied to enrollment counts
• The Master Plan will be reviewed and updated each
  year.

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PRE ISSUE 14 (MAY 2001)

• 2001 CMSD student enrollment was 77,000 students
• There was a drastic need to fix crumbling
  buildings.Plain Dealer January 23, 2001.
• OSFC Classroom Facilities Assistance Program was
  not in effect
• Issue 14 raised 335 million to repair most
  drastic conditions (failed boilers, failed roof
  and windows, repair out of service plumbing and
  electrical equipment.
• Charter School Enrollment was 2,887 students

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POST ISSUE 14 PASSAGE

• OSFC building condition assessments were
  completed January 2002
• CMSD/OSFC Master Plan was agreed to May 2002
• Master Plan enrollment multiplier was 72,500
  based on 2005/2006 projections
• In 2004, the build out year was changed from 2005
  to 2015/16 state-wide
• Cleveland Charter School enrollment grew to
  19,000 in 2007
• State-wide urban enrollment demographics are
  triggering declines
• Inflation factors have increased the cost of
  building schools

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Critical District Master Planning Objectives

• Strive to retain public school infrastructure to
  accommodate students returning to CMSD
• Requires that the current tax rate for the
  Project be maintained (no increase in the tax
  rate is
• anticipated)
• Maximize number of neighborhood schools with
  attention on Academic Neighborhoods (defined as
  individual High School catchment areas)
• Overwhelming percentage of K-8 students (at least
  95) to walk less than 1 mile along safe route to
  a new, renovated or maintained school
• Create future flexibility for possible grade
  configuration changes with at least one large K-8
  in each academic neighborhood
• Right size schools for the expected population
  with options to respond to both greater or lesser
  than expected enrollment in 2015-16
• Strive for 1 geo-thermal heating system per
  academic neighborhood and design to LEED
  (Leadership In Energy Environmental Design)
  Objectives.
• All schools will have Pre Kindergarten space
• Provide for a 201 Student to Teacher ratio
  grades Pre-K thru Grade 3

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Critical District Master Planning Objectives
cont.

• No Schools to close for several years
• Schools not receiving OSFC dollars will be
  maintained by the District
• If enrollment grows, other schools can be added
  to the State co-funded construction program
• Master Plan can be adjusted to changing
  enrollment or academic program information
• Maintain all comprehensive High Schools
• Focus on City-wide draw High Schools (Max Hayes
  and Cleveland School of Arts in Segment 5 with
  design beginning fall 2007)
• CMSD stakeholders can help by
• Listening understanding Master Plan information
• Communicating concerns in a constructive manner
• Working constructively to relocate during
  construction
• Help in growing enrollment

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Decision Factors

• Enrollment Data
• CMSD Factors
• Regulations or Regulatory Policy Factors
• Facility Assessment Factors
• Funding Factors
• Constructability Factors

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Enrollment Data

• Live Birth Data
• District Enrollment Statistics
• Community School Enrollment
• Changes in Program Offerings
• Change in Grade Configuration
• Zoning Changes
• Planned but not Built Housing
• Open Enrollment Impact on One School to Another
• Housing Activity
• Boundary Adjustments
• Pre-school Programs
• Employment Shifts
• Magnet/Charter/Private School - Opening or
  Closure

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CMSD Factors

• Current Building Capacity
• Building Conditions
• Legal Obligations NCLB IDEA
• Labor Contract Obligations
• School Distance
• Student Transportation Needs
• Strategic Planning Goals Objectives
• Cost Management
• Swing Space Availability User Acceptance
• LFI Impact
• Option School Expansion
• Opportunity for Partnering with Other
• Organizations

• Neighborhood Student Enrollment
• Academic Performance
• Special Education Requirements
• Safety Security Requirements
• Safe Walking Routes
• Nearby Schools Special Programs
• Community Engagement Feedback
• Community Use Plans
• External Assistance Opportunities
• Consequence to future administrations

NCLB - No Child Left Behind IDEA - Individual
with Disabilities Education Act
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Regulations or Regulatory Policy Factors

• Ohio Revised Code
• Ohio School Design Manual
• Ohio Basic Building Code
• City of Cleveland Planning Commission
• OSFC Career Technical Supplement
• OSFC Policies
• City of Cleveland Building Codes

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Facility Assessment Factors

• OSFC 2/3rds rule
• City Landmarking of Buildings
• OSFC 350 Rule
• Facility Condition Index Learning Environment
  Ratings

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Funding Factors

• Construction Cost Determination
• Regional Cost Trends
• Determination of District Share
• Project Cash Flow
• Real Estate Acquisition Costs
• Renovation Cost Determination
• Construction Budget
• District Funding Sources (Bonds, Donations)
• Facility Condition Index
• Availability of Local Funds

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Constructability Factors

• Greenfield or Brownfield Site
• Neighborhood Infrastructure
• Construction Market Conditions
• Available Construction Capacity
• Winter Conditions
• Topography issues
• Acreage Size to Support Total School Operations
• Construction Footprint Space Availability
• Real Estate Availability Acquisition Timing
• Previous Construction Decisions
• Opening Timing (new schools and swing sites)
• Water, Electricity, Gas, Drainage Availability

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Enrollment Projections

• High School
• Handout
• K-8
• Handout