Kennett Consolidated School District

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Kennett Consolidated School District

• Elementary Expansion Program

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Recommendation

• Convert Mary D. Lang into a Kindergarten Center
• Offer a Full-Day and Half-Day Kindergarten
  Programs
• Convert Greenwood Elementary and New Garden
  Elementary to Grades 1 - 5
• Construct a new Elementary School for Grades 1 -
  5
• Discontinue use of NG Kindergarten Center and NG
  Temporary Modular Classrooms

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Preliminary Schedule

• Sept. 2006 Administrative Recommendation
• Oct. 2006 Board Authorization
• Jan. 2007 Acquire Site
• Feb. 2007 Selection of Architect/Design Team
• Mar. 2007 Begin Design and Approval Process
• Mar. 2008 Begin Construction
• Sep. 2009 Open School

Note NG K-Center lease expires August 20, 2009
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Objectives

• Address the Shortage of Elementary Student
  Capacity
• Implement a Full-Day Kindergarten Program and
  Offer Half-Day Parental Choice Program
• Eliminate Dependency on Temporary and Leased
  Classroom Facilities
• Develop a Configuration to Reflect the Student
  Population of the School District in Each
  Elementary School

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Objectives

• Create Additional Instructional Space for
  Expanded Program Offerings including Special
  Education Services
• Develop Elementary Schools to Provide Capacity
  for a Growing Student Enrollment
• Restore New Garden Elementary School to its
  Original Design Capacity
• Accommodate a Range Student Enrollment of 600
  -700 Students

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Outcomes

• Elementary Schools will Continue to offer Quality
  Educational Programs for all Students
• Adequate Elementary Building Capacity Based on
  Enrollment Projections and Instructional Programs
• Elementary Schools will Attract Students
  Previously Attending Private Schools and Charter
  Schools

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Outcomes

• Kindergarten Center will be Strategically Located
  to Serve the Entire Community
• Instructional Programs will be consistent in all
  Schools
• Class Size will Continue to Reflect the Needs of
  the Students
• Instructional Spaces will not be Compromised as a
  Result of Enrollment Growth

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Outcomes

• Optimal School Size will serve 600 - 700 Students
• Schools will Reflect the Student Population of
  the School District

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Justification

• Historical Overview
• Core Facility Overload
• Enrollment Projections
• Instructional Capacity
• Advantages of Kindergarten Center
• Mary D. Lang as the Kindergarten Center

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Historical Overview

• September 1998 - K-Center
• Rent and Construction
• Lease Expiration
• Temporary Modular Classrooms - (2) 1997, (1)
  2000, and (2) 2001
• Rent and Construction
• September 2002 - Middle School Opened
• Greenwood Elementary - Space Issues

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Core Facility Overload

• Multi-Purpose Rooms
• Kitchens
• Parking Lots
• Main Offices
• Utilities

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Enrollment Projections
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Enrollment Projections
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Current Instructional Capacity
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Current Instructional Capacity
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Proposed Instructional Capacity
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Kindergarten Center

• Advantages of a Kindergarten Center
• Connected Community of Learners
• Ownership and Pride of Their Building
• Teachers all Plan Together for Stronger Delivery
  of Curriculum
• Community Service Opportunities for Secondary
  Students that Benefit the Kindergarten Students

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Kindergarten Center

• Advantages of a Kindergarten Center - Continued
• Alleviate Space Issues
• Able to Offer FD or HD Choices to all KCSD
  Students
• Effective Utilization of Staff - Balance of
  Classes
• Reallocation of Savings

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Kindergarten Instructional Program

• Benefits of an extended (Full Day) Kindergarten
  Program
• Time to Explore Topics in Depth
• Reduce Ratio of Transition Time to Class Time
• Greater Continuity of Day-to-Day Activities
• Provides an Environment Favoring Child Centered
  Developmentally Appropriate Approaches
• Research Indicates Gains in Reading and Math
  Readiness and Skills

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Mary D. LangKindergarten Center

• Central Geographical Location
• Bathroom Facilities in Classrooms
• Smallest of the Elementary Schools
• Playground Space

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