October 16, 2017 McNair Middle School

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1 October 16, 2017 McNair Middle School

2 Welcome and Introductions Pledge of Allegiance Overview Attendance Boundary Change Review Principal Welcome Questions, Comments

3 Board approved Five-Year Capacity Plan in February 2017 Portable capacity, attendance boundary changes and new schools School Year 17 portable classrooms added School Year 26 additional portable classrooms anticipated Attendance boundary changes recommended at eight overcrowded schools to avoid additional portable classrooms

4 January 2017 Workshop based on October 2016 data and 5-year enrollment projections Student information updated based on June 2017 final enrollment data Scenarios developed/refined through the summer Coordination with Leading & Learning, Equity Innovation & Choice, Transportation and affected Principals Eight recommendations 22 schools (13 elementary, 4 middle and 5 high) 1,138 students Validated assumptions based on 6-day count no changes recommended

5 Attendance Boundary Changes Policy 7110 Student Accommodation Administrative Procedure Student Attendance Boundary Change Procedure Evaluation Committee Criteria and Guidelines for Attendance Boundary Changes Policy Criteria for Balancing School Membership to Capacity

6 Guidelines Minimize disruption to students parents and community Consider students educational needs Minimize transportation costs Consider statutes, rules and administrative procedures

7 Criteria Balance permanent capacity utilization with consideration for growth Balance ethnic diversity Balance number of free and reduced lunch between schools Use natural boundaries; don t split subdivisions Minimize busing of students within 2-mile radius to another school to support neighborhood schools Provide compact/contiguous boundaries to the extent feasible Minimize busing students past another school and/or longer than 45 minutes one way Maintain Title 1 status

8 September 26 Board Workshop October Community Meetings (9 scheduled, more planned) October 10 Evaluation Committee appointed October 16 Capital Outlay Committee (Local governments) November 1-3 Evaluation Committee meets November 21, December 12, January 23 (Information, Action, Public Hearing)

9 Special Consideration Staff recommending rising 6 th, 8 th, 11 th and 12 th grade students will be granted special consideration to remain at their current school School Board asked for analysis of including 10 th grade Siblings Staff recommending siblings of students who are granted special consideration may apply through ELO as capacity allows on a case by case basis School Board asked for analysis of special consideration for siblings. Transportation Staff recommended that transportation not be provided for students granted special consideration

10 Nine community meetings scheduled starting October 2 October 30 October 2 Eau Gallie High October 3 Palm Bay High October 5 Heritage High October 9 Bayside High October 12 Enterprise October 16 McNair October 17 Ralph Williams October 19 Discovery October 30 - Saturn Check website regularly for updates

11 Website Survey Maps & Data Documents CHECK REGULARLY FOR UPDATES! Dedicated phone # Dedicated attendanceboundarychange@brevardschools.org Evaluation Committee Early November School Board meetings November 21, 2017 (information) December 12, 2017 (action) January 23, 2018 (public hearing)

12 Current and projected capacity utilization Over capacity schools analyzed Relocatable inventory reviewed Reviewed Availability and % of Core Capacity Contiguous areas identified Neighborhoods not divided School transportation assessed Demographics analyzed Feeder chains considered

13 Elementary Schools Analyzed K-6 students Middle Schools Analyzed current ( ) grades 5-6 High School Analyzed current ( ) grades 7, 8, 9, 10 Demographics calculated based on these students Assumptions made as to likely policy regarding rising 6, 8, 11 and 12 grades

14 Proposed Attendance Boundary Changes Kennedy Middle School to McNair Middle School

15 Kennedy to McNair original staff recommendation Under-utilization at McNair Students moved: 36 School Board requested review of alternative to expand McNair s boundaries to the north and/or south

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19 Kennedy to McNair Board Request Under-utilization at McNair Students moved: 67 School Board requested review of alternative to expand McNair s boundaries to the north and/or south

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21 Principal Jasmine DeLaughter

22 3 minutes maximum per speaker We may not be able to answer every question Looking for other ideas to address capacity challenges Compiling comments from community meetings