The Starting Point - Edl · –June 2015 (Final Report Acceptance) ... 3D Printing • Building up...

The Starting Point:

A need for space

• Reaching capacity as currently constructed

• Initiated Jan. 2013

Kingsport/Sullivan County

Facility Studies Timeline

• Facility Studies begin – Early 2014

• Education Futures Conference – May 16, 2014

Strategic investment: Careful use of financial resources



• Steering Committee Meetings – September 2014

– October 2014

– December 2014

– January 2015

– March 2015



• Community Dialogue Meetings – November 2014

– January 2015

• Facility Options Workshops

– December 2014

– February 2015

• Board of Education Updates

– October 2014

– December 2014

– May 2015

– June 2015 (Final Report Acceptance)



Capital Plan Funding

• Three phases

• 15-year period

• End in 2029

Capital Plan Funding

• Changing demographics

Why we need Together for Tomorrow

High school enrollment

High School Capacity 2015 enrollment

2019 enrollment*

Percentage utilization 2019

Central 1,237 930 854 69%

East 1,088 938 854 78%

North HS North MS

1,058 484 324

419 341 72%

South 1,400 896 566 40%

4,783 3,572 3,034 63%

*Projected, based on live-in enrollment numbers.

Sullivan County School System

• New Science and Technology Center – Open Fall of 2018 (date subject to change)

– 400 student capacity

• Repurpose space in existing facility

• Complete identified renovation needs

• Enlarge cafeteria

Kingsport Capital Projects

KCS Guiding Tenets, D-B 2.0 Study, “The Vision”


Goals:

• Goal One: Support scientific inquiry and discovery

• Goal Two: Foster creativity and problem-solving

• Goal Three: Offer meaningful career opportunities

• Goal Four: Provide application-based experiences

through an integrated curriculum

• Goal Five: Utilize the power and flexibility of

technology

Mission:

• to create a culture that inspires innovation through

Science and Technology


Gwinnett • Appropriate and Alternate

Energy • Computer Programming • Nanotechnology and

Materials Engineering • 3D Modeling • Analytical Forensic

Investigation • 9th Grade PhysEng • Advanced Genetics • Biochemical Engineering • Mentorship/Research

Experience through Business Partnerships

• Introduction to 3D Animation

• Advanced Animation/Game and App design

• Robotics and Mechatronics

Thomas Jefferson • Advanced Astronomy • Advanced Marine Biology • Bionanotechnology • Computational Physics • DNA Science • Geosystems • Optical Systems • Organic Chemistry and

Instrumental Analysis • Neurobiology • Relativity, Electrodynamics, and

Quantum Mechanics • Prototyping Development and

Process • Mentorship Research Program

through 15 Specialized Research Labs

• Digital/Analog Electronics • Microprocessor System Design • Conventional/Alternative

Energy Systems

D-B • Chemistry 1 • Chemistry 2 • AP Chemistry • Physics • AP Physics 1 • AP Physics C • AP Computer Science • Game Programming • Biology 1 • Biology 2 • AP Biology • Environmental Science • Earth Science/Geology • PLTW – Engineering • App Development

Course Comparisons


Oceanography • Why are coral reefs

dying? • Simulating oil spills

and cleanup efforts • Building drifters

capable of collecting data

• Mapping sea ice from satellite data

• Connecting with oceanographers on excursions

3D Printing • Building up to a design

challenge sponsored by Eastman. This involves teaching 3D design and printing at D-B.

• Where else can 3D printing fit into curriculum?

• D-B possibly becoming a 3D hub

AP Capstone • Skills based • Made up of AP Seminar

and AP Research • Students completing

program successfully earn diploma distinction

• Only 4 schools in TN currently offer AP Capstone

• Received approval from College Board to begin offering in 17-18

Coming Soon to D-B

• Purchase and renovate Sullivan North and prepare for Kingsport transition – 2019-20 school year

– Occupy in the fall of 2020

• Renovate Sevier Middle, prepare for elementary school transition – 2020 school year

– Occupy in the fall of 2021

Kingsport Capital Projects

Proposed Timelines

• New Construction of a 400-student capacity Science and Technology Center on the Dobyns-Bennett High School Campus

• Repurposing some areas of DBHS, including expansion of cafeteria

• Close Jackson Elementary and repurpose

Kingsport City Schools Capital Projects

Architects Selected

•Selected in January 2016

•Began work in April

•Programming meetings at D-B

•Conceptual Design Work

•Design Development Phase

1. Sullivan North High School becomes City-owned property ($20 million)

2. Sullivan County constructs 9-12 high school focusing on CTE near Northeast State Community College

3. Sullivan County constructs 6-8 middle school in eastern portion of the County

4. Kingsport constructs new Science and Technology Center on campus of D-B

Approved Letter of Intent

(between KCS and SC)

5. Upon any needed redistricting, school systems will decide where a student would be best served based (in whole or in part) on transportation

6. SCSD and KCS may provide flexible attendance between new CTE-focused high school and Regional Science and Technology Center (as space permits)

7. KCS intends to use any remaining funds (after purchasing Sullivan North and constructing the RSTC) for renovating existing educational buildings

8. Once all approvals are complete and revenues are ensured, SCSD and KCS will complete detailed agreements outlined in LOI

Approved Letter of Intent

(between KCS and SC)

Boards of Education

Nov. 1, 2016 - Kingsport BOE approves LOI

Nov. 7, 2016 - SC BOE approves LOI

Sullivan County Commission Standing Committees

Nov. 29, 2016 – Administration Committee

Nov. 30, 2016 – Executive Committee

Dec. 1, 2016 – Budget Committee

BMA/Commission Considerations

Dec. 6, 2016 – Kingsport BMA (LOI)

Dec. 12, 2016 – Sullivan County Commission (Funding Approval)

Approval Timeline

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