ROOM USE STUDY VTSD

GOAL• Demonstrate that five schools can comfortably handle the enrolled

students in our district without increasing class size and without putting Art and Music on “carts.”

ROLLING HILLS• 28 rooms at 750 sq. ft.;• One room at 1,120;• One room at 1,050;

• Homerooms needed for 16-17: 9 @grade two / 10 @ grade three (uses current homerooms at grades one and two).

• Special education, self-contained classes for grades 2 and 3: 2 possibly 3.• Specials, Art and Music: 2 rooms.• Total rooms needed: 24

• LEAVES SIX EXTRA ROOMS

LOUNSBERRY HOLLOW• 36 rooms @ 720 sq. ft or more of which 29 are greater than 750 sq. ft.

• Homerooms needed for 16-17: 6 @ grade four, 6 @ grade five, 7 @ grade six and 6 @ grade seven.

• Specials, Art and Music: 2 rooms plus stage area.• Special Education: 2 or 3 rooms.• Total rooms: 30

• LEAVES SIX EXTRA ROOMS

GLEN MEADOW• 37 rooms at 800 sq. ft. or more

• Homerooms needed for 16-17: 6 @ grade four, 6 @ grade five, 6 @ grade six and 7 @ grade seven;

• Special Education: 2 or 3 rooms; • Specials, Art and Music: 2 rooms plus stage area.• Total rooms needed: 30

• LEAVES SEVEN EXTRA ROOMS

VTHS• Currently 70 rooms are being used for instruction at a rate of use of approximately 75%.• There are numerous rooms being used for computer labs, subject area rooms and non-

instructional uses such as the Cardio room. These can be used for instruction and at certain times of the day are used for instruction but that frees up another classroom. There are fourteen free classrooms.

• An eight through twelve configuration would put forth a need for sixty two homerooms. (there are currently ten in grade eight and fifty two in grades 9-12; that 52 includes special education, art and music)

• With a room use of 75% for existing classrooms and the potential of the use of fourteen more classrooms, most of which would not be needed, grade eight is easily accommodated.

SUMMARY• Enrollment decreases of approximately 161 per year for twelve years;