The following analysis of the five school grade configuration options was prepared by the School Advisory Committee and was presented at the Board of Education meeting tonight:
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School Configuration Options |
Number of Construction Projects |
Use Existing Funding Application? |
New Funding Applications? How Many? |
Number of New Building Sites Required |
Number and Type of School Groupings |
Average Projected Grade Size for District (b) |
Required Capacity per School based on Projected Students? (a,b) |
Deals with Overcrowding at Middle School? |
Deals with Overcrowding at Elementary Schools? |
Allows for Extended-Day Kindergarten? |
Supports 6th Grade Curriculum? |
Supports Expanded 5th Grade Curriculum? |
Additions/Renovations Needed for Comparable Existing and New Facilities? |
Renovation of Core Facilities? |
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New Grade 6-8 school with additions to some/all elementary schools |
up to 6 |
Possibly |
Yes, 1-5 |
1 |
5 ES (K-5), 2 MS (6-8) |
440 ES, 470 MS |
550 ES (a) or 2650 total, 725 MS |
Yes |
Possibly (a) |
Possibly (a) |
Yes |
Possibly (a,f) |
Yes (a) |
Immediately |
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New Grade 6-8 school and new elementary school |
2 |
Possibly |
Yes, 1 |
2 |
6 ES (K-5), 2 MS (6-8) |
440 ES, 470 MS |
450 ES, 725 MS |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (e) |
Yes |
Partially (f) |
Yes |
Probably (g) |
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New Grade 5-6 school |
1 |
Yes |
No |
1 |
5 ES (K-4), 1 LMS (5-6), 1 UMS (7-8) |
435 ES, 470 LMS, 480 UMS |
450 ES, 1000 LMS, 1000 UMS (c) |
Yes(c) |
Yes |
Yes (d) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Two new Grade 5-6 schools |
2 |
Yes |
Yes, 1 |
2 |
5 ES (K-4), 2 LMS (5-6), 1 UMS (7-8) |
435 ES, 470 LMS, 480 UMS |
450 ES, 1000 LMS, 1000 UMS (c) |
Yes(c) |
Yes |
Yes (d) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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New K-6 grade school with additions to elementary schools |
6 |
No |
Yes, 1-6 |
1 |
6 ES (K-6), 1 MS (7-8) |
440 ES, 480 MS |
525 ES (a), 900 MS (c) |
Yes(c) |
Possibly (a) |
Possibly (a) |
Possibly (a) |
Possibly (a,f) |
Yes (a) |
Immediately |
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| (a) Expansion may not be possible at all school sites to the needed capacity due to zoning, site constraints, and program set by the BOE. | |||||||||||||||
| (b) Based on projections prepared by Dr. Hyung Chung and rounding school size off to the larger multiple of 25. | |||||||||||||||
| (c) Two additional classrooms would be required in 2008 based upon a current program design capacity of 900. | |||||||||||||||
| (d) Between 2001-2008, about 8 additional classrooms would be required for extended-day kindergarten. | |||||||||||||||
| (e) If new elementary is simlar in size to existing elementary schools, about 10 additional classrooms would be need for extended-day kindergarten. (Calculations for projected classroom requirements are based upon 21 students in K-1 classes and 26 in 2-5 classes.) | |||||||||||||||
| (f) New expanded 5th grade curriculum in approved educational specfications would not be available without physical renovations. However, program enhancements in science and foreign language could be provided using portable carts and supplies with minimal additions for required storage. | |||||||||||||||
| (g) Timing and extent of additions/renovations would vary based upon capacity of new elementary school and implementation of extended-day kindergarten. | |||||||||||||||
