PISD High Schools:A Vision and Planfor the FutureMarch 22, 2012Board Presentation

Focus of the Group Work

• To identify the most viable means for managing growth needs in PISD

• To consider expansion of educational opportunities to better meet students’ needs

Refining our Vision

Envisioning a high school system of services designed to meet the needs of current and future PISD students.

Visioning: A Collaborative Process

• Stakeholder Groups– Parents and booster representatives– Business and community

representatives– Elementary and secondary staff– Spanish and Vietnamese speaking

stakeholders

• Two group meetings• Two combined meetings

21st Century Student Outcomes

Roles and Responsibilities

• Serve in an advisory capacity to the district leadership team

• Engage in productive dialogue

– Be objective and maintain a district level perspective

• Explore possibilities

• Represent your community

– Share information and gather feedback from friends, neighbors and business associates

Protocol for Each Meeting

• Desired outcomes• Roles and responsibilities• Data review• Reflective questioning• Follow up questions

Overview of First Meeting • Growth projections• Demographic data• College readiness• Graduate profile

Graduate Profile

• Basic skills• Strong work ethic• Life long learner• Critical thinker• Integrity• Communication

• Civic pride• Respectful• Self reliant• Goal focused• Apply learning

Additional Information Requested

• List of questions generated by various groups shaped the second visioning meeting

• Facts and Figures handout addressed all inquiries

Overview of Second Meeting

• PISD Class of 2010– What did they plan to do?– Where are they today?

• Explored options and examples– Career center– Magnet school– School within a school– Other ideas

• Clarification about educational programming

Overview of First Combined Meeting

• Begin to move toward consensus on– Managing growth– Providing educational opportunities

• Preliminary preference

Preliminary Choices

First choice for managing growth?• Comprehensive High School

38• Redraw Boundaries to Balance

18• Flexible Scheduling 8• Remodel Existing Facilities 5

Preliminary Choices

First choice for providing educational opportunities?

• Career Center 36• Dual Credit 13• Expand/Develop Career Academies

11• 9th Grade Academy 5• Early College 2• School of Choice 2

Overview of Final Combined Meeting

• Reviewed preference choices from first combined meeting

• Considered three sample plans– Developed from committee input

and feedback• Rank ordered the three sample plans

Plan A

Plan B

Plan C

Tabulation of Ranking of 3 Plans

VOTE 1st

Choice 2nd

Choice 3rd

Choice Plan A

49

20

2

Plan B

20

44

7

Plan C

2

7

60

Weighted Total 1st =1 point 2nd =2 points 3rd =3 points

Plan A 95

Plan B 131

Plan C 200

For Board Consideration

• PISD HS 4 construction funds in 2013 bond election– Planning and design funds included in

2007 bond election• CTE expansion funds in 2013 bond

election• PISD career center design funds in

2013 Bond• PISD career center construction

funds in future bond election (2016)

Next Steps

• Further discussion at Board Workshop on April 4

• Conduct community forums– April 3 and April 10

• Proposed action at April 19 Board Meeting

• Begin site selection, design and cost estimates for consideration by Citizens’ Bond Advisory Committee in Fall 2012