Citizen

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Citizens Dialogue on the DCPS Facilities Master
Plan
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WHAT IS HAPPENING

• Implementation of the DCPS Master Education Plan
• Revision to weighted student formula and local
  school budgets and process
• Right-sizing DCPS-occupied space to fit the
  enrollment
• Modernization of our facilities

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Key Dates

• April 26th BOE vote consolidation and rightsizing
  criteria and whether to do an up or down vote on
  consolidations
• May 15th Supt submits Master Facility Plan to BOE
  on schools to close for SY2006-2007
• Wednesday, May 17
• 400 pm - Special Meeting of BOE Committee of the
  Whole Preliminary vote on schools to close for
  school year 2006-2007.
• 630 pm - Stated BOE Meeting Preliminary vote on
  consolidation of 1 million sq. ft.

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WHAT TO ACCOMPLISH THROUGH TODAYS DIALOGUE

• Outline a vision of what we want to see at the
  end of MEP, rightsizing, and modernization
• Connect and integrate all four processes
• Focus on immediate issues that will affect
  parents, families and neighborhoods

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OUR CHANGING CITY
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Source NeighborhoodInfo DC based on Decennial
Census data from 1980, 1990, and 2000
standardized on Ward boundaries of 2002.
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Source State Center for Health Statistics
D.C. Department of Health
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Migration In and Out of DC 1995-2000
People in Families with Children Other Type Households Total
Who moved in? 23,360 70,700 94,060
Who moved out? 65,690 81,710 147,400
Net change (-42,330) (-11,010) (-53,340)
79.4 20.6
Source Fannie Mae/Urban Institute, Housing in
the Nations Capital 2005, Supplemental Appendix
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OUR CHANGING SCHOOLS
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DCPS Enrollment in the District of Columbia
1997-2005
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Public Charter School Enrollment in the District
of Columbia 1997-2005
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Factors in DCPS Enrollment Loss Fewer Children,
More Choices

• Since 2000 19,000 fewer school age children
• Fewer children born in DC 35 drop since 1990
• Families with children moving out net loss of
  42,000 in family households from 1995 to 2000
• Charter school enrollment now over 17,000
• Private school vouchers for 1,250 DCPS students

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Public School Enrollment in the District of
Columbia 1997-2005
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DCPS and PCS Students Residence by Ward in
SY2005-06
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DCPS Student Average Travel Distance from Home
to School by Grade in SY2005-06
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Public Charter School Student Average Travel
Distance from Home to School by Grade in
SY2005-06
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Comparison of DCPS and PCS Average Travel
Distance from Home to School by Grade in
SY2005-06
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DCPS per Pupil Expenditures Utilities
Maintenance FY2001-FY2006
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DCPS per Pupil Expenditures Utilities
Maintenance FY2001-FY2006
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OUR VISION

• A CHILD AND FAMILY FRIENDLY CITY
• High quality public schools in all neighborhoods
  supported by parents and citizens
• Safe, modern public school buildings
• Schools that are centers for our community

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THE DISTRICTS CHALLENGES

• Improving DCPS schools
• to retain teachers and students and keep and
  attract families in the District
• Modernizing school buildings
• within the next 10 years to support educational
  programs and services and community use
• Ensuring equity
• Fair distribution of schools and transparent and
  fair priorities for modernization

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• First, do no harm to children and families
• Improve the experience in the classroom
• Review proposed items from School Modernization
  Campaign

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INSTRUCTIONS

• Four groups
• Facilitator, resource person and note taker in
  each group
• Pick up packet at the group table
• Prepare recommendations, questions, and concerns
  to report out
• Report out after 1 hour

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Groups

• Group 1 Standardizing grade levels moving 6th
  graders and 9th graders.
• Group 2 Neighborhood Schools and School Choice
  Feeder patterns and boundaries
• Group 3 Small school planning
• Group 4 Public charter schools