October 16, 2017McNair Middle School

Welcome and Introductions

Pledge of Allegiance

Overview

Attendance Boundary Change Review

Principal Welcome

Questions, Comments

Board approved Five-Year Capacity Plan in February 2017◦ Portable capacity, attendance boundary changes

and new schools 2017-18 School Year◦ 17 portable classrooms added

2018-19 School Year◦ 26 additional portable classrooms anticipated◦ Attendance boundary changes recommended at

eight overcrowded schools to avoid additional portable classrooms

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

Attendance Boundary Changes◦ Policy 7110 – Student Accommodation◦ Administrative Procedure 7110 - Student

Attendance Boundary Change Procedure Evaluation Committee Criteria and Guidelines for Attendance Boundary

Changes◦ Policy 7120 - Criteria for Balancing School

Membership to Capacity

Guidelines◦ Minimize disruption to students parents and

community◦ Consider students’ educational needs◦ Minimize transportation costs◦ Consider statutes, rules and administrative

procedures

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

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)

Special Consideration◦ Staff recommending rising 6th, 8th, 11th and 12th grade

students will be granted special consideration to remain at their current school

◦ School Board asked for analysis of including 10th 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

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

Website ◦ Survey◦ Maps & Data◦ Documents◦ CHECK REGULARLY FOR UPDATES!

Dedicated phone # 321 735 9735 Dedicated email◦ attendanceboundarychange@brevardschools.org

Evaluation Committee◦ Early November

School Board meetings◦ November 21, 2017 (information)◦ December 12, 2017 (action)◦ January 23, 2018 (public hearing)

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

Elementary Schools◦ Analyzed K-6 students

Middle Schools◦ Analyzed current (2016-2017) grades 5-6

High School◦ Analyzed current (2016-2017) 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

Proposed Attendance Boundary Changes

Kennedy Middle School to McNair Middle School

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

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

Principal Jasmine DeLaughter

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