Dr' Bernard A' Harris Middle School

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Dr. Bernard A. Harris Middle School

• Boundary Presentation
• February 16, 2006
• Prepared By
• Anthony A. Athens III
• Director of Planning

WORKING COPY
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Agenda

• Brief Review
• Previous Community Meetings
• Board of Trustees Planning Goals Assumptions
• Current Attendance Boundaries
• Summary of Enrollment, Portables, Growth
  Potential
• Boundary Proposals A B
• Patron Feedback
• Boundary Proposal C
• Summary of Moved Neighborhoods
• Projected Enrollment Impacts
• Feeder System Effects
• Grandfathering
• Superintendents Remarks
• Your Comments

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Previous Community Meetings

• Preliminary Boundary Discussions
• Discussion of Process General Information
• December 6, 8, 13, 14
• Held at Bradley, Driscoll, Wood
• Formal Boundary Presentations
• Presentation of Proposals A B
• January 24, 25, 26
• Held at Bradley, Driscoll, Wood

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PLANNING GOALS AND ASSUMPTIONSGUIDES FOR
ANALYSIS

• A Different Set of Goals and Assumptions Would
  Result in a Different Plan
• It is Unlikely that ALL Goals and Assumptions
  Will Be SIMULTANEOUSLY Met We Strive to Achieve
  the Best Overall Balance
• Reasonable People Can Differ As To What Boundary
  Plan Strikes The Best Balance

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Planning Goals AssumptionsImmediately Relevant
to Middle School Boundaries

• High Priority
• B3 Boundaries Should Remain As Stable As
  Possible Over Time
• B4 Neighborhood Integrity Should Be Maintained
  Where Possible
• Medium Priority
• B6 Boundaries Should Maximize The Opportunity
  For Students To Participate In School Activities
• S2 An Optimal Limit Of Approximately 1250 - 1500
  Is Appropriate For Middle School Enrollments at
  New and Rebuilt Facilities
• S5 Elementary School Enrollments Should Not
  Exceed 95 Of Classroom Capacity And Secondary
  Enrollment Should Not Exceed 90 Of Classroom
  Capacity
• Low Priority
• B8 Whenever Possible, Feeder School Percentages
  Should Not Fall Below a Minimum Of 15 For
  Elementary School To Middle School And 25 For
  Middle To High School
• F8 Where Possible, Minimize The Number Of
  Portable Classrooms Needed

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CURRENT MIDDLE SCHOOL BOUNDARIES
Bush
Tejeda
Driscoll
Harris
Bradley
Wood
Eisenhower
Krueger
Jackson
Garner
White
Nimitz
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Summary of Enrollment, Portables, Growth
Potential

• Bradley
• 1,392 Current Students
• 7 Portables
• 11 Additional Students from Active Future
  Subdivisions (at current rates)
• Little Potential For Additional Development
• Driscoll
• 1,808 Current Students Including Overflow to
  Tejeda
• 8 Portables
• 49 Additional Students from Active Future
  Subdivisions (at current rates)
• Moderate Potential For Additional Development
• Wood
• 1,173 Current Students
• 10 Portables
• 175 Additional Students from Active Future
  Subdivisions (at current rates)
• Some Potential For Additional Development

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Our ThinkingGeneral Ideas About New Boundaries

• Driscoll
• Significant Enrollment Reduction by Moving
  Eastern Neighborhoods to Harris
• Eliminate Overflow Situation
• Bradley
• Reduce Enrollment Somewhat by Moving Some Eastern
  Neighborhoods to Driscoll
• Bring Enrollment and Core Capacity Into Alignment
• Wood
• Reduce Enrollment Somewhat by Moving Some
  Northern Neighborhoods to Harris
• Allow for the Accommodation of Future Growth in
  the Area

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POSSIBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOUNDARIES PROPOSAL A
Bush
Tejeda
Driscoll
Harris
Bradley
Wood
Eisenhower
Krueger
Jackson
Garner
White
Nimitz
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Summary of Moved Neighborhoods Proposal B

• From Bradley to Driscoll
• Brookstone, Burning Tree, Legacy Oaks, Meadow
  Wood North, Redland Estates, Thousand Oaks Forest
• From Driscoll to Harris
• Cedar Grove, Emerald Pointe, High Country
  Estates, Longs Creek, Longs Ridge, Oak View
  Heights, Pepperidge, Pheasant Ridge, Steubing
  Ranch, Vista
• From Wood to Harris
• El Chaparral, Elmwood, Fertile Valley, Ranchland
  Hills, Spring Creek, Spring Creek Forest, Villas
  at Spring Creek

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POSSIBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOUNDARIESPROPOSAL B
Bush
Tejeda
Driscoll
Harris
Bradley
Wood
Eisenhower
Krueger
Jackson
Garner
White
Nimitz
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Summary of Moved Neighborhoods Proposal B

• From Bradley to Driscoll
• Same As Proposal A Brookstone, Burning Tree,
  Legacy Oaks, Meadow Wood North, Redland Estates,
  Thousand Oaks Forest
• From Driscoll to Harris
• Same As Proposal A Cedar Grove, Emerald Pointe,
  High Country Estates, Longs Creek, Longs Ridge,
  Oak View Heights, Pepperidge, Pheasant Ridge,
  Steubing Ranch, Vista
• Also Moves Classen Ridge, Eden Roc,Hidden Oaks
  North, Knollcreek, Knollcreek Park,Villas of
  Knollcreek
• From Wood to Harris
• Same As Proposal A El Chaparral, Elmwood,
  Fertile Valley, Ranchland Hills, Spring Creek,
  Spring Creek Forest,Villas at Spring Creek

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Patron FeedbackThrough 2/16/06

• Tape Recorded Comments at Meetings
• Comment Cards Returned at Meetings
• US Mail
• Emails
• Telephone Calls
• Fax
• This Is A Fair Attempt to Summarize Feedback
• But Sometimes Interpretation is Required

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Patron FeedbackGeneral Boundary Preferences

• (6) Support Proposal B
• (1) Support Proposal A
• (1) Support either proposal
• (1) Start with Proposal A, then shift to
  Proposal B in a few years

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Patron FeedbackSpecific Neighborhood Preferences

• (14) Keep Burning Tree/Meadow Wood North at
  Bradley
• (7) Keep Redland Estates at Bradley
• (7) Prefer to have Wood/Harris boundary at
  Nacogdoches Road
• (3) Keep Canyon View at Bradley
• (3) Keep all of Thousand Oaks feed at Bradley
• (3) Move High Country south of Stahl to Harris

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Patron FeedbackSpecific Neighborhood Preferences

• (2) Move Northern Hills to Harris
• (2) Keep Oak Hollow Park at Bradley
• (2) Move Knollcreek to Harris
• (1) Keep Canyon Oaks at Bradley
• (1) Keep High Country at Driscoll
• (1) Keep Hollywood Park at Bradley
• (1) Move British Commons to Harris
• (1) Move Fox Run subdivision to Harris

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Patron FeedbackSpecific Neighborhood Preferences

• (1) Move Longs Creek to Harris
• (1) Move Redland Estates to Driscoll
• (1) Move Classen Ridge to Harris
• (1) Move Spring Creek to Harris
• (1) Move Stone Ridge, Hunters Mill, Oak Ridge
  Village to Bradley
• (1) Move eastern Thousand Oaks neighborhoods to
  Driscoll

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Patron FeedbackSpecific Neighborhood Preferences

• (1) Move Burning Tree/Meadow Wood North to
  Driscoll
• (1) Move all students within two miles to
  Harris
• (1) Move all Steubing Ranch Elementary school
  children to Harris
• (1) Move all Longs Creek Elementary school
  children to Harris

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Patron FeedbackTraffic Safety

• (12) Safety concern about crossing Nacogdoches
  to Wood
• (5) Safety concern about route from Burning Tree
  to Driscoll
• (3) Safety concern about traffic on OConnor
• (2) Safety concern about crossing Judson
• (1) Safety concern about railroad crossing on
  Judson
• (1) Safety concern about walking to Harris
  wants busing

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Patron FeedbackGrandfathering

• (28) Grandfather current middle school students
• (6) Grandfather current and incoming students
• (4) Grandfather current students with busing
• (1) Grandfather Tejeda students overflowing from
  Driscoll
• (1) Eliminate grandfathering

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Patron FeedbackFeeder System

• (10) Preference for 100 feed from elementary
  school to middle school
• (2) Preference for 100 feed from middle school
  to high school

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Patron FeedbackOther Comments Concerns

• (6) Concerns about uniforms
• (3) Concerns about Jazz Band _at_ Driscoll
• (2) All NEISD schools good
• (1) Likes neighborhood schools proximity is
  important
• (1) Make boundary changes systematically
  logically
• (1) Make boundary changes that distribute
  enrollment equitably
• (1) You cant please everyone no perfect plan

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Patron FeedbackOther Comments Concerns

• (6) Great job!
• As always you did a great job not only on the
  presentation, but also fielding the questions.
• I want to commend you on a job well donethis is
  a highly emotional changeand you took into
  account those effects as well as keeping things
  logical
• Thank you for sharing the boundary information
  at Bradley, I really admired your
  professionalism.
• I attended the meeting tonight at Bradley
  excellent job!

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POSSIBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOUNDARIES PROPOSAL C
Bush
Tejeda
Driscoll
Harris
Bradley
Wood
Eisenhower
Krueger
Jackson
Garner
White
Nimitz
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Summary of Moved Neighborhoods Proposal C

• From Bradley to Driscoll
• Moved Brookstone, Legacy Oaks, Redland Estates,
  Thousand Oaks Forest
• Not Moved Burning Tree, Meadow Wood North
• From Driscoll to Harris
• Same As Proposal A Cedar Grove, Emerald Pointe,
  High Country Estates, Longs Creek, Longs Ridge,
  Oak View Heights, Pepperidge, Pheasant Ridge,
  Steubing Ranch, Vista
• From Wood to Harris
• Same As Proposal A El Chaparral, Elmwood,
  Fertile Valley, Ranchland Hills, Spring Creek,
  Spring Creek Forest,Villas at Spring Creek
• Also Moved Fox Run, High Country Estates

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Enrollment Impact Graphs

• Core Capacity Solid Red Line
• Classroom Capacity
• Includes Science Rooms To Be Added at Bradley and
  Wood
• Modeled at Boards Definition of Full 90
• Permanent Without Current Portables Dashed
  Green Line
• Total Includes Current Portables Solid Green
  Line
• Projected Enrollment
• Solid Lines NEISD Produced Projections
• Dashed Lines Contractor (Deskmap) Produced
  Projections
• Used to Verify Bracket NEISD Projections
• Blue Series Current Boundaries
• Pink Series Proposal A
• Orange Series Proposal B
• Cyan Series Proposal C

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2006-07 Middle School Enrollment Projections
Note Assumes No Grandfathering
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Feeder School Effects

• Modeled Changes To The Feeder System Are Only Due
  To Possible Middle School Boundary Changes Under
  Consideration
• No Elementary Schools Or High Schools Boundary
  Changes Are Modeled Analysis Assumes That
  Neighborhoods Continue At The Same Elementary
  Schools And High Schools

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Elementary School to Middle School Feeder Effects
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Elementary School to Middle School Feeder Effects
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Middle School to High School Feeder Effects
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Grandfathering

• The Superintendent is Currently Reviewing This
  Issue and FormulatingHis Recommendation

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Superintendents Remarks
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Boundary Meetings Decision Timeline

• Preliminary Community Discussions
• December 6, 8, 13, 14
• First Round Boundary Meetings
• January 24, 25, 26
• Second Round Boundary Meeting
• February 16
• Board of Trustees Decision
• February 20

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We Want To HearYour Ideas Concerns

• We will summarize your commentsfor the Board of
  Trustees
• Please Form a Line at a Microphone
• Name, Address, Neighborhood, Comments
• Or fill out a Comment Card
• Or email boundaries_at_neisd.net
• Or phone me 804-7088