Phase I Study Findings for the Scranton School District

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Phase I Study Findings for the Scranton School
District
MCKISSICK ASSOCIATES
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The Study Team
McKissick Associates Vern L. McKissick III,
AIA, LEED AP Kristen P. McKissick, Assoc.
AIA Iron Compass Mapping John Fix, GIS
Cartographer
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Study Process
MCKISSICK ASSOCIATES
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The Charge
Prepare an update of past District facility
assessments (1997) Prepare updated enrollment
projections Develop a master plan for long term
facility upgrades with a specific focus on
operational costs as well as achieving
educational equity in all District Schools

• Assist the Scranton School Districtin the
  decision process to

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Study Process Overview

• Multi-part evaluation
• Evaluation of enrollment projections based upon
  historic data
• Evaluation of future growth based upon population
  shifts
• Evaluation of existing facilities (Including
  review of hypothetical and actual useable
  capacity)
• Development of initial pass on potential building
  scenarios and comparison to projections

• Phase I Evaluate Current Conditions
  Demographic Analysis

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Study Process Overview

• Gather additional information about student
  enrollment as the school year progresses (moving
  target)
• Research additional educational programming needs
  within the district
• Develop a broad range of options for public
  discussion that address administrative, school
  board and community concerns

• Phase II Additional Data Gathering Development
  of Options

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Study Process Overview

• Narrowing of options to select a very few options
  for in-depth scenario development
• Develop rough schematic plans for selected option
• Develop construction cost projections and state
  reimbursement estimates
• Develop implementation timelines
• Prepare necessary materials to meet requirements
  of PDE PlanCon Part A

• Phase IIIDevelopment of Master Action Plan

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PlanCon Process Overview

• A Enrollment and Project Justification
• B Schematic Design
• C Site Purchase
• D Preliminary Cost Estimates
• Act 34 Hearing Required for substantial
  additions or new buildings
• E Preliminary Plans and Specifications
• F Final Plans and Specifications
• G Bids Received
• H Financing
• I Interim Reporting
• J Final Accounting

Multi-part process with the Pennsylvania
Department of Education
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PlanCon and School Construction Issues

• Based upon a formula loosely derived from pupil
  seats as factored by the Districts projected
  enrollment and its Market Value Aid Ratio.
• Market Value Aid Ratio (measure of wealth) for
  nearby communities
• Scranton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.48
• Hazleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.90
• Wilkes Barre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.72
• Abington Heights . . . . . . . . . 44.87

Reimbursement Calculations
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PlanCon and School Construction Issues

• Construction Projects may be submitted for PDE
  aid once every 20 years
• To be eligible for aid, projects must meet all
  applicable building codes and standards including
  the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• There is no construction aid for preschool
  classroom space.

Project Eligibility for State Aid
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PlanCon and School Construction Issues

• Actual per pupils Aid increases infrequently
  1972, 1986, 2005
• Increased 21 for projects bid since January 1,
  2005
• 4,700 per elementary pupil
• 6,100 for grades 7-12
• With base increase in aid, the newly enacted
  incentive aid provides potential increase of
  41 over prior years
• 10 additional funding for renovations
  expansion of existing buildings
• 10 additional funding for sustainably designed
  green buildings

State Aid Amounts
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Construction Financing

• Actual borrowing can occur at any time
• Part A does however commit the state to a
  particular level of aid on a proposed project.
• District borrows all needed funds, state pays
  back their share plus interest over the life of
  the borrowing.
• Typical state share of a PlanCon project is
  between 15 and 25

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Study Assumptions

• State Aid is preferable for projects which
  requires that building be brought up to all
  prevailing codes
• Reduced Operations and Maintenance costs should
  be pursed especially measures to improve energy
  efficiency
• Current pre-school enrollment will be provided
  for plus 10 extra growth capacity
• One full day Kindergarten will be provided at
  each elementary building

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Study Assumptions

• Special Education programs will be placed in
  non-substandard space
• Appropriate instructional space will be provided
  for itinerant instruction
• Boundary exceptions are to be ignored

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GIS Analysis
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District GIS Overview

• Schools in Operation
• Total Capacity of Buildings
• Current Enrollment versus Capacity
• Zoning
• Residents Over Age 40
• Median Income
• Property Values
• Pupil Attendance
• Elementary
• Intermediate
• High School

Iron Compass Mapping has mapped the District data
to illustrate the following factors in our
analysis to date
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Enrollment Projections
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Assumptions Limitations of the Projection Model

• Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)
• Use educational progression or school
  retention model.
• Students progress routinely from one grade to
  another
• Any internal policies and external factors that
  have influenced student progression in past will
  continue
• Any pattern or trend in the previous 5 years will
  be applied to future projections

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Assumptions Limitations of the Projection Model

• Grade progression determined by calculating
  retention rates for grades 2 to 12 using the most
  recent 5 years of enrollment data
• Retention for kindergarten determined by births 5
  years earlier and for first grade by births 6
  years earlier
• Unusual retention rates are discarded and the
  remaining rates are averaged
• Inconsistencies between actual and projected live
  births may affect projections beyond 5 years

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Factors that Affect Enrollment Projection Accuracy

• Internal Policy Changes
• age of children admitted into kindergarten and
  first grade
• when and how a student is evaluated for special
  education services
• how many students the area vocational-technical
  school is to receive
• who provides full-time special education programs
• scholastic retention and acceleration

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Factors that Affect Enrollment Projection Accuracy

• External
• the opening or closing of a nonpublic school
• a significant increase or decrease in new home
  building
• a shift in migration patterns

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Comparison of Projection Methods
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Comparison of Average vs 1997 Projections
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Building Utilization Comparison
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Building Assessments
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Building Categories

• Modern rooftop heating cooling, steel frame
  with masonry veneer
• West Scranton Armstrong
• Scranton High McNichols Plaza
• Mid Century flat roof, exterior curtain walls,
  unit ventilators
• Kennedy Prescott
• Sumner

• General categories of building types
• Modern
• Mid-Century
• Antiquated Industrial WPA
• Wood Frame School House

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Building Categories

• Antiquated Industrial WPA central steam,
  single pane steel windows, solid construction,
  limited electrical
• Adams West Scranton HS
• South Scranton Northeast Scranton
• Bancroft Willard
• East Scranton (Closed)
• Wood Frame School House wood frame, stone
  foundations, basements converted for
  instructional use
• Audobon Lincoln Jackson
• Marshall Morris
• Whittier District Administration

• General categories of building types
• Modern
• Mid-Century
• Antiquated Industrial WPA
• Wood Frame School House

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Adjusted Building Capacity

• Assumes 1 classroom used for 1/2 day AM
  Kindergarten and 1/2 day PM
• Assumes the need for 1/2 sized itinerant room per
  150 pupils to be recaptured from full sized space
• Uses highest projected enrollment by current
  grade grouping or current 10 whichever is
  higher K-5 4,378 6-8 2,439
  9-12 3,056
• Capacities do not include substandard (areas less
  than 660 SF) or modular classrooms
• Program growth allowance assumes 10 growth in
  the Pre-K programs and space for one full day
  Kindergarten at each elementary school
• Calculations do not reflect any excess capacity
  allowance and assume 100 efficiency of scheduling

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Required Instructional Space versus Existing
Classrooms
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Grade Progression by Building
Capacity Summary 11,290 Regular
Education 1,600 Special Education 525 Pre-Kinder
garten
County Vo-Tech
West Scranton HS
Scranton HS
DAO
9-12
9-12 Cap. 1439
9-12 Cap. 1628
South Scranton MS
West Scranton MS
NE Scranton MS
6-8 Cap. 1040
6-8 Cap. 1151
6-8 Cap. 1307
East Scranton Int.
Closed
Adams 4
Sumner 18
Willard 32
Bancroft 34
McNichols Plaza
Audoban 42
K-5 Cap. 400
K-5 Cap. 325
K-5 Cap. 450
K-5 Cap. 300
K-5 Cap. 475
K-5 Cap. 275
Morris 27
Whittier 2
Jackson 14
Marshall 41
Kennedy 7
Prescott 38
Armstrong 40
K-5 Cap. 450
K-5 Cap. 300
K-5 Cap. 175
K-5 Cap. 400
K-5 Cap. 300
K-5 Cap. 300
K-5 Cap. 650
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BuildingConditions
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BuildingConditions
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Building Grade-Point Average
GOOD
FAIR
POOR
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Building Energy Cost Comparison (per SF)
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Lincoln-Jackson Elementary School No. 14

• Building Area 23,235 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 290
• Facility Need 175
• Utilization Percentage 144.57
• Building Condition Poor
• Grade Point Average 1.23
• Constructed 1909
• Energy Cost per SF 0.58
• Rank 20

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East Scranton Intermediate School (JHS)

• Building Area 42,630 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity n/a
• Facility Need n/a
• Utilization Percentage n/a
• Building Condition Poor
• Grade Point Average 1.39
• Constructed 1927
• Energy Cost per SF 0.27
• Rank 19

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John Marshall Elementary School No. 41

• Building Area 42,770 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 393
• Facility Need 400
• Utilization Percentage 88.25
• Building Condition Poor
• Grade Point Average 1.41
• Constructed 1889
• Energy Cost per SF 0.39
• Rank 18

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John J Audubon Elementary School No. 42

• Building Area 39,100 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 314
• Facility Need 275
• Utilization Percentage 100.36
• Building Condition Fair
• Grade Point Average 1.55
• Constructed 1910
• Energy Cost per SF 0.41
• Rank 17

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John Adams Elementary School No. 4

• Building Area 40,380 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 264
• Facility Need 400
• Utilization Percentage 58.50
• Building Condition Fair
• Grade Point Average 1.56
• Constructed 1931
• Energy Cost per SF 1.78
• Rank 16

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West Scranton High School

• Building Area 266,447 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 960
• Facility Need 1,439
• Utilization Percentage 66.71
• Building Condition Fair
• Grade Point Average 1.56
• Constructed 1932
• Energy Cost per SF 0.35
• Rank 15

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George Bancroft Elementary School No. 34

• Building Area 24,740 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 272
• Facility Need 300
• Utilization Percentage 73.33
• Building Condition Fair
• Grade Point Average 1.68
• Constructed 1928
• Energy Cost per SF 0.55
• Rank 13

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Frances Willard Elementary School No. 32

• Building Area 45,920 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 638
• Facility Need 450
• Utilization Percentage 118.67
• Building Condition Fair
• Grade Point Average 1.74
• Constructed 1928
• Energy Cost per SF 0.62
• Rank 12

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John G Whittier Elementary School No. 2

• Building Area 19,900 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 323
• Facility Need 300
• Utilization Percentage 107.67
• Building Condition Fair
• Grade Point Average 1.79
• Constructed 1896
• Energy Cost per SF 0.75
• Rank 11

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Robert Morris Elementary School No. 27

• Building Area 43,600 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 379
• Facility Need 450
• Utilization Percentage 75.56
• Building Condition Fair
• Grade Point Average 1.92
• Constructed 1895
• Energy Cost per SF 0.48
• Rank 10

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William Prescott Elementary School No. 38

• Building Area 28,056 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 269
• Facility Need 300
• Utilization Percentage 77.33
• Building Condition Fair
• Grade Point Average 1.93
• Constructed 1966
• Energy Cost per SF 0.61
• Rank 9

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South Scranton Intermediate School

• Building Area 182,121 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 480
• Facility Need 1,040
• Utilization Percentage 46.15
• Building Condition Fair
• Grade Point Average 1.98
• Constructed 1937
• Energy Cost per SF 0.46
• Rank 8

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Charles Sumner Elementary School No. 18

• Building Area 34,080 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 297
• Facility Need 325
• Utilization Percentage 79.38
• Building Condition Fair
• Grade Point Average 2.16
• Constructed 1968
• Energy Cost per SF 0.63
• Rank 7

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John F Kennedy Elementary School No. 7

• Building Area 20,960 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 307
• Facility Need 225
• Utilization Percentage 121.33
• Building Condition Fair
• Grade Point Average 2.25
• Constructed 1964
• Energy Cost per SF 0.81
• Rank 6

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Northeast Scranton Intermediate School

• Building Area 206,121 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 851
• Facility Need 1,307
• Utilization Percentage 65.11
• Building Condition Fair
• Grade Point Average 2.40
• Constructed 1904
• Energy Cost per SF 1.33
• Rank 5

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Neil Armstrong Elementary School No. 40

• Building Area 77,750 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 558
• Facility Need 650
• Utilization Percentage 79.08
• Building Condition Good
• Grade Point Average 2.89
• Constructed 1969
• Energy Cost per SF 0.70
• Rank 4

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McNichols Educational Plaza

• Building Area 49,685 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 437
• Facility Need 475
• Utilization Percentage 85.25
• Building Condition Good
• Grade Point Average 3.32
• Constructed 1977
• Energy Cost per SF 1.81
• Rank 3

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West Scranton Intermediate School

• Building Area 174,166 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 768
• Facility Need 1,151
• Utilization Percentage 66.72
• Building Condition Good
• Grade Point Average 3.37
• Constructed 1974
• Energy Cost per SF 1.78
• Rank 2

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Scranton High School

• Building Area 293,092 SF
• Building Utilization
• Facility Capacity 1,786
• Facility Need 1,628
• Utilization Percentage 109.71
• Building Condition Excellent
• Grade Point Average 3.95
• Constructed 2001
• Energy Cost per SF 1.60
• Rank 1

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Summary of Existing Conditions
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Summary of Issues Impacting the District

• Numerous aging buildings.
• Neighborhood Schools that are no longer
  neighborhood due to population shifts.
• Intergenerational shift underway as elderly
  residents are replaced by young families with
  children.
• Enrollment has not decreased as projected but
  remained level.
• Despite main-streaming of elementary special
  needs pupils, special education needs are
  increasing space requirements in all schools.

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Summary of Issues Impacting the District

• Extensive preschool programs in place coupled
  with increased interest in full time Kindergarten
  are requiring additional space.
• Extensive summer program offerings with limited
  air conditioned classroom space available.
• Increasing energy costs coupled with poorly
  insulated buildings and inefficient mechanical
  systems.

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Recent Planned Building Programs in Similar
Districts

• Harrisburg 7,800 pupils 165,000,000 underway
  and near completion
• Reading 17,500 pupils 115,000,000 in planning
  stages
• Allentown 16,900 pupils 225,000,000 in planning
  stages
• Hazleton Area 8,800 pupils 100,000,000 expended
  between 1995-2002
• Hazleton Area 9,800 pupils 36,000,000 currently
  underway
• Williamsport Area 6,000 pupils 42,000,000 since
  2000

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Options
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Options

• Option 1 Maintain All Buildings with Educational
  Support and Structural Upgrades
• Option 2 Maximum Building Consolidation with New
  West Elementary
• Option 3a Maximum Consolidation through
  Additions Only
• Option 3b Maximum Consolidation through
  Additions Only with Reopening of East Scranton
  Building
• Option 4a Consolidate Elementary Schools and
  Revised Grade Level Structure to K-4, 5-8, 9-12
  Replace Marshall
• Option 4B Consolidate Elementary Schools and
  Revised Grade Level Structure to K-4, 5-8, 9-12
  and Renovate Marshall
• Option 5 New West Scranton High School

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Option 1
Maintain All Buildings with Educational Support
and Structural Upgrades
County Vo-Tech
West Scranton HS
DAO
Scranton HS
9-12
9-12 Cap. 945
9-12 Cap. 2213
South Scranton MS
West Scranton MS
NE Scranton MS
6-8 Cap. 896
6-8 Cap. 883
6-8 Cap. 1313
East Scranton Int.
Closed
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
Adams 4
Sumner 18
Willard 32
Bancroft 34
McNichols Plaza
Audoban 42
K-5 Cap. 325
K-5 Cap. 325
K-5 Cap. 450
K-5 Cap. 300
K-5 Cap. 475
K-5 Cap. 300
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
Morris 27
Whittier 2
Jackson 14
Marshall 41
Kennedy 7
Prescott 38
Armstrong 40
K-5 Cap. 475
K-5 Cap. 325
K-5 Cap. 125
K-5 Cap. 450
K-5 Cap. 225
K-5 Cap. 325
K-5 Cap. 625
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Option 2
Maximum Consolidation with New Elementary in West
Scranton
County Vo-Tech
West Scranton HS
DAO
Scranton HS
9-12
9-12 Cap. 945
9-12 Cap. 2213
South Scranton MS
West Scranton MS
NE Scranton MS
6-8 Cap. 896
6-8 Cap. 883
6-8 Cap. 1313
East Scranton Int.
Closed
NEW
ADD
ADD
Adams 4
Sumner 18
Willard 32
Bancroft 34
McNichols Plaza
Audoban 42
West Side
K-5 Cap. 625
K-5 Cap. 475
Closed
Closed
Closed
Closed
K-5 Cap. 625
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
Morris 27
Whittier 2
Jackson 14
Marshall 41
Kennedy 7
Prescott 38
Armstrong 40
K-5 Cap. 475
K-5 Cap. 475
K-5 Cap. 450
K-5 Cap. 375
K-5 Cap. 475
K-5 Cap. 600
Closed
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Option 3a
Maximum Consolidation with Additions to Existing
Buildings
County Vo-Tech
West Scranton HS
DAO
Scranton HS
9-12
9-12 Cap. 945
9-12 Cap. 2213
South Scranton MS
West Scranton MS
NE Scranton MS
6-8 Cap. 896
6-8 Cap. 883
6-8 Cap. 1313
East Scranton Int.
Closed
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
Adams 4
Sumner 18
Willard 32
Bancroft 34
McNichols Plaza
Audoban 42
K-5 Cap. 625
K-5 Cap. 450
K-5 Cap. 450
K-5 Cap. 450
Closed
Closed
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
Morris 27
Whittier 2
Jackson 14
Marshall 41
Kennedy 7
Prescott 38
Armstrong 40
K-5 Cap. 600
K-5 Cap. 475
K-5 Cap. 450
K-5 Cap. 375
K-5 Cap. 750
Closed
Closed
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Option 3b
Maximum Consolidation with Additions to Existing
Buildings and Re-opening of East Scranton as an
Elementary
County Vo-Tech
West Scranton HS
DAO
Scranton HS
9-12
9-12 Cap. 945
9-12 Cap. 2213
South Scranton MS
West Scranton MS
NE Scranton MS
6-8 Cap. 896
6-8 Cap. 883
6-8 Cap. 1313
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
Adams 4
Sumner 18
Willard 32
Bancroft 34
McNichols Plaza
Audoban 42
East Scranton Int.
K-5 Cap. 625
K-5 Cap. 450
K-5 Cap. 350
K-5 Cap. 475
Closed
Closed
K-5 Cap. 375
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
Morris 27
Whittier 2
Jackson 14
Marshall 41
Kennedy 7
Prescott 38
Armstrong 40
K-5 Cap. 625
K-5 Cap. 450
K-5 Cap. 375
K-5 Cap. 725
Closed
Closed
Closed
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Option 4a
Revise Grade Level Structure to K-4, 5-8, 9-12
and Construct a New Elementary in Place of
Marshall
County Vo-Tech
West Scranton HS
DAO
Scranton HS
9-12
9-12 Cap. 945
9-12 Cap. 2213
ADD
South Scranton MS
West Scranton MS
NE Scranton MS
5-8 Cap. 896
5-8 Cap. 1108
5-8 Cap. 1263
East Scranton Int.
NEW
Closed
ADD
ADD
ADD
Adams 4
Sumner 18
Willard 32
Bancroft 34
McNichols Plaza
Audoban 42
New Marshall
K-4 Cap. 300
K-4 Cap. 375
K-4 Cap. 300
K-4 Cap. 375
Closed
Closed
K-4 Cap. 375
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
Morris 27
Whittier 2
Jackson 14
Marshall 41
Kennedy 7
Prescott 38
Armstrong 40
K-4 Cap. 375
K-4 Cap. 450
K-4 Cap. 250
K-4 Cap. 650
Closed
Closed
K-5 Cap. 250
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Option 4b
Revise Grade Level Structure to K-4, 5-8, 9-12
and Renovate Marshall
County Vo-Tech
West Scranton HS
DAO
Scranton HS
9-12
9-12 Cap. 945
9-12 Cap. 2213
ADD
South Scranton MS
NE Scranton MS
West Scranton MS
5-8 Cap. 896
5-8 Cap. 1263
5-8 Cap. 1108
East Scranton Int.
Closed
ADD
ADD
ADD
Adams 4
Sumner 18
Willard 32
Bancroft 34
McNichols Plaza
Audoban 42
K-4 Cap. 375
K-4 Cap. 375
K-4 Cap. 250
K-4 Cap. 400
Closed
Closed
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
Morris 27
Whittier 2
Jackson 14
Marshall 41
Kennedy 7
Prescott 38
Armstrong 40
K-4 Cap. 375
K-4 Cap. 375
K-4 Cap. 250
K-4 Cap. 500
Closed
K-4 Cap. 375
K-5 Cap. 275
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Option 5
Construction New High School in West Scranton
and Convert Existing High School to Middle School
NEW HS
County Vo-Tech
West Scranton HS
DAO
Scranton HS
9-12
9-12 Cap. 1595
9-12 Cap. 1763
South Scranton MS
West Scranton MS
NE Scranton MS
6-8 Cap. 896
6-8 Cap. 945
6-8 Cap. 1238
East Scranton Int.
Closed
ADD
ADD
ADD
Adams 4
Sumner 18
Willard 32
Bancroft 34
McNichols Plaza
Audoban 42
West Scranton
K-5 Cap. 450
K-5 Cap. 450
Closed
Closed
Closed
K-5 Cap. 1050
K-5 Cap. 450
ADD
ADD
ADD
ADD
Morris 27
Whittier 2
Jackson 14
Marshall 41
Kennedy 7
Prescott 38
Armstrong 40
K-5 Cap. 450
K-5 Cap. 300
K-5 Cap. 300
K-5 Cap. 450
K-5 Cap. 600
Closed
Closed
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Questions
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Whats Next?
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Preliminary Study Findings for the Scranton
School District
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