WELCOME TO the

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WELCOME TO the Long range facility planning
COMMITTEE Meeting 3
THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING !!
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AGENDA
Outline and QA for Data Packet Previously
Forwarded   Educational Goals Presentation   Small
Group Break Out Sessions Options for Facility
Investment   Report Out   Visitor Input   Next
Steps
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Regional High School Enrollment
Comparisons Heritage 2369 Camas 1612 Ridgefield
650 Evergreen 2314 Hudsons Bay 1542 Woodland 64
6 Mt. View 2295 Fort Vancouver 1534 Castle
Rock 505 Battle Ground 2151 Columbia
River 1325 Lewis Clark 405 Skyview 1892 Mark
Morris 1085 Toledo 379 Kelso 1732 R.A.
Long 985 Interscholastic Ratings 4A 1304
3A 1086-1303 2A 513-1085 1A 208-512 2
B 93-207 1B 0-92
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Student SURVEYS
These will be scanned and made available
digitally, so the committee can see them
unfiltered Mark Morris - Most Common Identified
Needs / Issues Restroom overhaul -
disgusting Working drinking fountains Damaged
desks Shuttling between schools is bad Need more
career based programs / deeper study Smaller
class sizes Improve athletic spaces Improvements
needed at Music spaces No Stadium of our Own No
Theater of our Own Technology Breaks Down Parking
shortage Lockers are worn out School lunches
taste bad Enclose outside cover between
classes Textbooks are old Lack of Student
Diversity School looks bad
These will be scanned and made available
digitally, so the committee can see them
unfiltered R.A. Long Most Common Identified
Needs / Issues Restroom overhaul -
disgusting Working Drinking fountains Damaged
desks Shuttling between schools is bad Need more
career based programs / deeper study Smaller
class sizes Need a Pool Need more / bigger Gym
Space Improve Fine Arts labs Field repairs Not
next to any businesses Exterior lighting is poor
Over 200 surveys collected
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Educational standards
Current Educational Program Configuration Pre-Sc
hool Site Eight (8) K-5 Elementary
Schools Three (3) 6-8 Middle Schools Two (2)
High Schools Commitment to maintain class size
averages at, or near, 25 at Elementary level and
28 at Middle and High School levels.
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Educational standards
Elementary School Level Special program needs in
home school will be provided in an appropriate,
least restrictive, environment. All students
will receive music / fine arts instruction Access
for all students to appropriate technology tools
and resources / appropriate library services at
each site All students will receive health and
fitness instruction Access to school facilities
for community activities and partnerships Feeding
students in a dedicated or multi-purpose space
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Educational standards
Middle and High School Level Special program
needs in home school will be provided in an
appropriate, least restrictive,
environment. Access for all students to
appropriate technology tools and resources /
appropriate library services at each
site Students will have access to fine arts,
world languages, CTE, and STEM and other
challenging academic programs All students will
receive health and fitness instruction as well as
access to athletics and other extra curricular
programs in appropriate facilities. Access to
school facilities for community activities and
partnerships Access to full alternative programs
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Educational planning goals
Acknowledgments Alternative grade configurations
may be more beneficial for student
learning Condensed grade bands at elementary may
support the opportunity to focus on specific
developmental needs. With declining enrollment,
the current configuration may not reflect optimum
use of facilities. It is important that our
schools maintain flexible school spaces that can
adapt to changing educational program
requirements.
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Educational planning goals
Elementary School Level Provide full day
kindergarten at all sites as of the 2013/14
school year effectively adding 253 students to
the overall enrollment numbers at the elementary
level. Effective instruction can be provided at
this level up to an enrollment of 500 students
per site. As such, closures would be optimally
performed for the 2013/14 school year to address
all adjustments at once If Pre-school moves to
an alternative facility or multiple facilities If
one or more K-5 facilities are closed Alternative
ly, PK-2 and 3-5 configurations could also be
explored and planned to be implemented including
research, site visits, professional development,
and facilities improvements. This does not seem
feasible to accomplish by the 2013/14 school year
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Educational planning goals
Middle School Level The middle schools have the
greatest opportunity for consolidation based on
current enrollment data. 750 student middle
schools are functional and effective with
appropriate support Alternative grade
configuration of 6-7 should be explored to
increase focus on 6th grade engagement
levels. It is not recommended that 9th grade be
made remote from the high school curriculum /
facility unless it is bridged with an adjacent
facility like R.A. Long and Monticello are
configured currently Capacity must accommodate
for teacher work space during planning periods.
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Educational planning goals
High School Level The enrollment decrease from
the middle school and elementary school levels
will enter the high school starting with the next
3 school years and with attrition rates could
drop high middle school enrollment from 1491 to
1250 1300 students. 1 comprehensive high
school appears to provide advantages for enriched
programs if consolidation is pursued, time must
be made to process the change, with the
transition in 2014-15 or 2015-16. If
consolidation is pursued, and if R.A. Long is the
high school, grade configuration should be
explored concurrent with this strategy for
utilization of neighboring Monticello as either a
9th grade or 8-9 campus 10-12 at R.A. Long or
R.A. Long as a pure 9-12. Capacity must
accommodate for teacher work space during
planning periods.
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BREAK OUT SESSION

• Outline a Plan That the Data Supports
• Identify whether buildings should be closed, and,
  if so
• Which sites
• What would be done with the students
• What would be done with the closed building/site
• What changes to remaining sites should be pursued
  to accommodate this plan
• What should be the timing
• If buildings should not be closed, how should the
  under-capacity issue be addressed, or should it,
  at each site?
• Should there be a long term investment elsewhere
  in town for future growth? If so, where and how
  much?

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Tough decisions
Do we close a school?

• Factors to consider
• Capital needs at each facility
• Flexibility to meet educational goals at each
  facility
• Potential to handle added student enrollment
• Where do the kids live, where might they likely
  live in the future
• Social impact to neighborhood
• Historic significance of the structure
• Costs associated with closing
• Do We Close and Keep OR Close and Sell OR
  Re-Purpose

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Questions?
- DATA WE NEED - OUR VISITORS
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Next steps
Student Survey Activity Scanning and will Post
Community Engagement Nov. 20, Mark Morris High
School, large group instructional center
(adjacent to the cafeteria), 1602 Mark Morris
Court. Administrative Workshop Monday, November
26, 2012 Our Next Meeting Summation of Draft
Plans and Noted Commonalities and Support Dec. 6,
Mark Morris High School, large group instr.
center