Community Members Board Members Administrators Staff Long Range Master Plan Steering Committee April 23, 2007 1

Charge from the Board How should TCAPS’ schools be configured to produce the best student performance? Analyze efficiency and effectiveness of buildings relative to enrollment, programs, and resources. Where should the Montessori and elementary Talented and Gifted (TAG) programs be located? Reexamine the order and scope of the elementary school bond reconstruction plan relative to new findings. 2

How should TCAPS’ schools be configured to produce the best student performance?

Analyze efficiency and effectiveness of buildings relative to enrollment, programs, and resources.

Where should the Montessori and elementary Talented and Gifted (TAG) programs be located?

Reexamine the order and scope of the elementary school bond reconstruction plan relative to new findings.

Pressures Impacting TCAPS 3

Increased high school graduation requirements Declining enrollment Diminishing resources Pressures Impacting TCAPS 4

Increased high school graduation requirements

Declining enrollment

Diminishing resources

High school graduation requirements are increasing. 5

Enrollment is declining. 6

Michigan’s economy ranks 50 th in the Nation. 7

Michigan’s economy ranks 50 th in the Nation.

State revenues have not kept pace with inflation. 8

The deficit is draining TCAPS’ general fund. 9

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Community Forum 1 Community Forum 2 Community Forum 3 Local Outreach Sessions Master Planning Process 275 400 400 450 Community Involvement 11

Community Forum 1

Community Forum 2

Community Forum 3

Local Outreach Sessions

Student achievement is the highest priority. Give parents options: open enrollment, preschool, ½ day or all day kindergarten, etc. Maintaining programs and small class size is more important than keeping buildings open. School closings and redistricting will be painful for those affected. Themes of Community Input 12

Student achievement is the highest priority.

Give parents options: open enrollment, preschool, ½ day or all day kindergarten, etc.

Maintaining programs and small class size is more important than keeping buildings open.

School closings and redistricting will be painful for those affected.

Grade Configuration 13

Grade Configuration Recommendation K-5, 6-8, 9-12 East and west sides of district implement together as early as 2008-2009 and no later than 2009-2010 to better meet high school graduation requirements. Boundary changes will be necessary. This may require closing elementary schools to offset costs (approximately 700 fewer students K-5) . Grade Configuration 14

East and west sides of district implement together as early as 2008-2009 and no later than 2009-2010 to better meet high school graduation requirements.

Boundary changes will be necessary.

This may require closing elementary schools to offset costs (approximately 700 fewer students K-5) .

Assumptions Serve those in TCAPS attendance areas first. Assign present 7 th and 8 th graders living east of Division St. to east side for high school. The present 9 th and 10 th graders have already begun high school on west side. Present 7 th and 8 th graders at WJHS living east of Division St. or open enrolled may choose to attend EJHS because they will be assigned to CHS when they reach 9 th or 10 th grade in 2008-2009. Grade Configuration 15

Serve those in TCAPS attendance areas first.

Assign present 7 th and 8 th graders living east of Division St. to east side for high school. The present 9 th and 10 th graders have already begun high school on west side.

Present 7 th and 8 th graders at WJHS living east of Division St. or open enrolled may choose to attend EJHS because they will be assigned to CHS when they reach 9 th or 10 th grade in 2008-2009.

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Facilities 17

Elementary School closings are necessary to maintain quality programming and to minimize the impact of future budget cuts. “ Closing a building” is defined as vacating a TCAPS educational program from a school building at a potential operational savings of $500,000/year per school. As educational opportunities present themselves a building could be reopened. Up to 3 schools may need to be closed. Moving the Montessori program into an existing school building would equate in financial terms to closing approximately half a school. Facilities Recommendation Facilities 18

Elementary School closings are necessary to maintain quality programming and to minimize the impact of future budget cuts.

“ Closing a building” is defined as vacating a TCAPS educational program from a school building at a potential operational savings of $500,000/year per school. As educational opportunities present themselves a building could be reopened.

Up to 3 schools may need to be closed. Moving the Montessori program into an existing school building would equate in financial terms to closing approximately half a school.

Facility options do not increase average class size. No building will house more than 450 students, except possibly Central Grade. Schools will continue to be community facilities. Early childhood, special education, art and music are high priorities and will continue. Facility Assumptions Facilities 19

Facility options do not increase average class size.

No building will house more than 450 students, except possibly Central Grade.

Schools will continue to be community facilities.

Early childhood, special education, art and music are high priorities and will continue.

Bertha Vos Blair Central Grade Cherry Knoll Courtade Eastern East Junior High Interlochen Long Lake Glenn Loomis Norris Old Mission Silver Lake Traverse Heights Westwoods Willow Hill Total 290 335 709 368 282 338 72 314 275 287 271 209 352 209* 393 335 5,039 253 285 633 325 236 296 0 268 235 240 244 180 304 209 337 284 4,329 School K-6 K-5 Difference -37 -50 -76 -43 -46 -42 -72 -46 -40 -47 -27 -29 -48 0 -56 -51 -710 Facilities February 14, 2007 Count Day 20 Traverse Heights is currently K-5 *

Bertha Vos

Blair

Central Grade

Cherry Knoll

Courtade

Eastern

East Junior High

Interlochen

Long Lake

Glenn Loomis

Norris

Old Mission

Silver Lake

Traverse Heights

Westwoods

Willow Hill

Total

Financial Implications of Closing Up to 3 Elementary Schools Savings of closing up to 3 elementary schools Added cost of grade reconfiguration Total Savings $1,500,000/year ($500,000)/year $1,000,000/year Facilities 21

Montessori and TAG 22

Montessori and TAG Recommendation Montessori and TAG Due to building closures resulting from grade reconfiguration; Montessori relocates to a closed school or to be closed school “X”. When the Montessori program grows beyond 450 students, a satellite program will be initiated. The Central Grade traditional program and the TAG program remain at Central Grade School. 23

Due to building closures resulting from grade reconfiguration; Montessori relocates to a closed school or to be closed school “X”.

When the Montessori program grows beyond 450 students, a satellite program will be initiated.

The Central Grade traditional program and the TAG program remain at Central Grade School.

Montessori and TAG Selecting building “X” should be based upon: Keeping all grade levels together; Staying as centrally located as possible (parents provide transportation); and, Capping enrollment beyond 450 students in a single building. Montessori and TAG Assumptions 24

Keeping all grade levels together;

Staying as centrally located as possible (parents provide transportation); and,

Capping enrollment beyond 450 students in a single building.

Optimize both programs Produce the best student performance Allow for future growth of the Montessori program to meet demand (not currently possible at Central Grade School) Committee Considerations for Montessori and TAG Montessori and TAG 25

Optimize both programs

Produce the best student performance

Allow for future growth of the Montessori program to meet demand (not currently possible at Central Grade School)

Mixing traditional and magnet students presents challenges to optimizing these programs Costs to operate these programs are the same as traditional programs Committee Considerations for Montessori and TAG - continued Montessori and TAG 26

Mixing traditional and magnet students presents challenges to optimizing these programs

Costs to operate these programs are the same as traditional programs

Growing, successful program Desire growth to meet demand Desire to keep all grade levels together Desire to cap enrollment beyond 450 students in a single building Desire to stay centrally located (parents provide transportation) Montessori Parameters Montessori and TAG 27

Growing, successful program

Desire growth to meet demand

Desire to keep all grade levels together

Desire to cap enrollment beyond 450 students in a single building

Desire to stay centrally located (parents provide transportation)

Grades 4-6 currently Desire to keep students together Desire to stay centrally located (parents provide transportation) TAG Parameters Montessori and TAG 28

Grades 4-6 currently

Desire to keep students together

Desire to stay centrally located (parents provide transportation)

Option 1 – All programs stay at Central Grade Option 2 – Central students move to another school Option 3 – Montessori moves to building “X” (closed building) Other Community Forum 3 Results 42 31 274 18 Montessori and TAG 29

Option 1 – All programs stay at Central Grade

Option 2 – Central students move to another school

Option 3 – Montessori moves to building “X” (closed building)

Other

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I am recommending the Board consider for future action the Long Range Master Plan Steering Committee Recommendations as proposed in response to the Board charges. Jim Feil 4/23/07 Superintendent’s Recommendation to the Board 30

I am recommending the Board consider for future action the Long Range Master Plan Steering Committee Recommendations as proposed in response to the Board charges.

Jim Feil

4/23/07

Grade Configuration Restructure grade configuration within the District to a K-5, 6-8, 9-12 model with implementation to take place as early as 2008-2009 but no later than 2009-2010. Efficiency and Effectiveness of Facilities Close up to 3 elementary schools. Montessori and TAG Relocate Montessori to a closed or to be closed elementary school. Order and Scope of Elementary School Bond Reconstruction Plan A recommendation will be made on this issue following a decision on which elementary school(s) to close. Superintendent’s Recommendation 31

Grade Configuration

Restructure grade configuration within the District to a K-5, 6-8, 9-12 model with implementation to take place as early as 2008-2009 but no later than 2009-2010.

Efficiency and Effectiveness of Facilities

Close up to 3 elementary schools.

Montessori and TAG

Relocate Montessori to a closed or to be closed elementary school.

Order and Scope of Elementary School Bond Reconstruction Plan

A recommendation will be made on this issue following a decision on which elementary school(s) to close.