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S"llwater BOLD Building Opportuni.es to Learn and Discover

Presented to the School Board December 17, 2015

BtE, Levy and Bond Promises

Curiosity Thrives Here

BOLD: How We Got Here


Barriers Iden"fied by Stakeholders •  Inequi"es between buildings

– Class sizes – Staffing: Access to specialists, support – Resources, supplies, technology

“Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.”

-‐W. Edwards Deming


Equality Equity


Staffing Inequity •  Technology •  Psychologists •  Special Educa"on •  Nursing •  Instruc"onal Coaches •  English Learners •  Student Advocates


Example of Staffing Inequity

Current Schedule

Monday 1

Tuesday 2

Wednesday 1

Thursday 2

Friday 3

Equitable Schedule

Monday 1 2

Tuesday 2 1

Wednesday 1 2

Thursday 2 1

Friday 1 2


History of Budget Reduc"ons

Findings •  Inequitable services

–  Students in small schools receive fewer support services

–  Unbalanced class sizes •  Per pupil spending

–  Variability of $1,600 to educate an elementary student, depending on building

•  Capture rates –  Only 72.3% of students choose our schools

–  7 of 10 elementary schools capture less than 60% of students


Met Council’s Thrive 2040

Washington County Forecast Popula1on 2014-‐2030

Change Households 2014-‐2030

Change People per Household

2014-‐2030 Change

Census 2010 238,136 87,859 2.710

Es"mate 2014 249,109 91,710 2.716

Forecast 2020 268,410 102,280 2.624

Forecast 2030 299,130 20.1% 116,210 26.7% 2.574 -‐5.2%

Forecast 2040 330,200 130,090 2.538


Met Council’s

Thrive 2040 Forecast Household Growth


Current 2015-‐2016 Grades K-‐6 2017-‐2018 Grades K-‐5 2018-‐2019 Grades K-‐5

School Capacity Enrollment % Capacity

*Capacity Projected Enrollment

Projected % Capacity

Projected Enrollment

Projected % Capacity

Marine 175 157 89.7% 175 126 72% 120 69%

Withrow 225 189 84.0% 200 172 86% 171 86%

Stonebridge 625 454 72.6% 575 384 67% 386 67%

Rutherford 700 579 82.7% 675 463 69% 462 69%

Lily Lake 575 441 76.7% 550 363 66% 344 63%

Oak Park 475 451 94.9% 450 377 84% 329 73%

Andersen 375 357 95.2% 325 319 98% 320 98%

Lake Elmo 725 764 105.4% 675 695 103% 696 103%

AYon-‐Lakeland 550 508 92.4% 500 473 95% 502 100%

New School 450 255 **57% 237 **53%

Valley Crossing 271 271 100.0%

Total 4,425 4,171 94.3% 4,575 3,627 79% 3,567 78%

*Adjusted for PreK classrooms **Assumes no boundary changes

Gefng to Desirable, Feasible and Sustainable

*Ready, D. D., & Lee, V. D. (May 2006). Op.mal Elementary School Size for Effec.veness and Equity

•  Honor BtE, Levy, and Bond promises •  Plan for financial stability •  Strive toward preferred elementary size

–  *Landmark research suggests op"mal size: 300-‐800 students

–  S"llwater’s preferred programming size: 450-‐700 students

•  Three sec"ons (approximately 450 students)

•  Address capacity challenges u"lizing demographic data –  At or near capacity in the north and center, room for growth in the south

Timeline and Process Sept. 21 Board Small Group: Barriers/Solu"ons

Conversa"on

Sept. 25 Administra"ve Team: Barriers/Solu"ons Conversa"on

Sept. 30 All Staff: Barriers/Solu"ons Conversa"on

Oct. 8 Board Mee"ng: Introduce S"llwater BOLD

Nov. 10 Administra"ve Team: Elementary Capacity Conversa"on

Nov. 11-‐12

Board Small Group: Elementary Capacity Conversa"on

Nov. 12 Board Mee"ng: Direc"ve to further study capacity

Nov. 16 Community Conversa"on #1: Barriers/Solu"ons Conversa"on

Nov. 19 Board and Administra"ve Team Retreat

Dec. 1 PTA/O Leaders: Barriers/Solu"on Conversa"on

Dec. 2 All Staff: Elementary Capacity Conversa"on

Dec. 2 SCEA/Directors: Elementary Capacity Conversa"on

Dec. 3 Board Small Group: Elementary Capacity Conversa"on con"nued

Dec. 3 Board Mee"ng: BOLD video

Dec. 7 Community Conversa"on #2: Elementary Capacity Conversa"on

Dec. 10 Community Leader Coffee: Elementary Capacity Conversa"on

Dec. 17 Learning Session: Capacity Proposal

Dec. 18 All Staff: Capacity Proposal

Jan. 7 Board Mee1ng – First Reading of Capacity Recommenda1on

Jan. 26, 27, 28 Public Hearings

Feb. 11 Board Mee1ng – Vote to Approve Capacity Recommenda1on

Recommenda"on

Reinvestment Opportunity Closing of Marine, Oak Park and Withrow

Building maintenance, opera"ons

$998,000

General/Licensed Staff $120,000 (1.2 FTE)

Paraprofessional and Support Staff

$148,000

Transporta"on $150,000

Total Annual Reinvestment

$1.26 million


Right-‐Size Our Schools Close Marine, Oak Park and Withrow

Addi"onal Considera"ons

1.  Boundary adjustments –  Elementary and middle school boundaries

2. Move West Campus: –  ALC, Transi"on

3.  Poten"al reloca"on of Central Services (CSB) 4.  Sale of real estate property 5.  Future growth and expansion of new elementary


Decision: Feb. 11, 2016

●  More equitable learning experiences ●  Improved access to support services ●  Student-‐centered middle school experiences ●  Support for ninth graders transi"oning

to high school ●  Improved access to technology support ●  More balanced class sizes across the district ●  Long-‐term stability for

staffing, opera"ons and LEARNING

Making BOLD Decisions Means ALL Students Will Get:

Be BOLD! Building Opportuni1es to Learn and Discover

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