Grade Level and Boundary Reconfiguration Study

STUDENT HOUSING COMMITTEEJuly 16, 2019

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Agenda

1. Introduction – DecisionInsite and DI Consultant2. Sample Criteria for Change and Board Policy3. DecisionInsite Mapping Tools4. Enrollment vs Geographic Area Projections5. Process and Timeline6. Q & A

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DecisionInsite’s Key Services• Professionally Developed Enrollment Projections

Two ten-year district-wide and school-by-grade enrollment projections Conservative Moderate Can Address intra and inter-district transfers

• Professionally Developed School Boundaries with Geographic Enrollment Projections Professionally developed boundaries based on district identified goals

Balance school enrollments and create space in anticipation of new housing growth

Support high academic achievement for all students Two ten-year district-wide and school-by-grade geographic area

projections Conservative Moderate

Tony Ferruzzo – Senior Consultant

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Ten years experience working with over 40 school districts to: Provide support to school districts nationwide as they complete enrollment and

school capacity studies. Provide critical data and support to school districts to create and implement a

process to reconfigure grade levels and/or school boundaries, using DecisionInsite tools. DI clients supported by this process include:• Mountain View Whisman SD, MV, CA -Capacity Study Boundary Changes to open new school and balance enrollment• Santa Clara Unified School District, -Boundary Changes to open a new ES. MS and HS campuses and balance enrollment• San Mateo Union HHSD, San Mateo, CA -Capacity Study• Bakersfield City SD, Bakersfield, CA -Boundary Changes to balance enrollment• Capistrano Unified SD -Capacity and Boundary Changes for Opening new schools at ES, MS and HS levels• Irvine Unified SD, Irvine CA -Capacity Study and Boundary Changes for opening new schools at ES, MS, & HS levels• La Habra City SD, La Habra, CA -Capacity Study, Grade Reconfiguration and Boundaries• San Ysidro SD, San Ysidro, CA -Capacity Study, Grade Reconfiguration and Boundary Changes• Santa Paula School District, Santa Paula, CA -Capacity Study and Boundary Changes for opening new Elementary School• Plus many other West and East Coast school districts -Capacity Studies, and/or Grade Reconfigurations and Boundary Changes

A former math/computer science teacher, site principal, and district administrator.

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Sample criteria to reconfigure school boundaries1. Adhere to Board Policy 7112 on adjustment to school boundaries.

2. Create a viable student enrollment at each school over a 5 to 10 year geographic area projection.

3. Balance enrollment across all elementary schools over a 5 to 10 year geographic area projection, based on each school’s capacity.

4. Create boundaries that support a feeder system from K through 12 that is in the best interest of students’ academic achievement.

5. To the degree possible, minimize the number of students affected by a change in boundaries due to the grade level reconfiguration.

6. Optimize safe walking distances and safe school bus routes.

7. Create a transition to different elementary school boundaries in a manner that supports students’ academic achievement.

DecisionInsite Mapping Tools

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Plotting K-6 Students by School Enrollment

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Plotting Students

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Zooming in on Neighborhoods

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Zooming with Satellite Image

Enrollment versus Geographic Area Projections

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• Enrollment Projections are based on where students attend schooland not on school or district boundaries. The projections use a three year history of enrollment for each school, incorporate any new residential development data, and include students who reside outside a district’s attendance area or who attend a school due to school choice initiatives, magnet programs or other special programs.

• Geographic Area Projections are based on where students reside and, through the use of DI tools, can be easily retrieved for any boundary or shape drawn. They incorporate new residential development data, predict growth or decline within that boundary or polygon, and are NOT based on where students attend school.

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Enrollment Projections versus Geographic Area Projections

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Boundary Change Tools and Geographic Area Projections

Process for Boundary Reconfiguration

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1. Beginning with the July 30 Student Housing Committee Meeting, the DecisionInsite Consultant will present preliminary K-6, K-8, and 7-8 Boundary Scenarios for consideration by the Student Housing Committee. Discussion and suggestions by the Committee for revisions or new scenarios will follow.

2. At subsequent Student Housing Committee Meetings, revisions of boundary scenarios will be presented, followed by discussion and suggestions for additional revisions. When the Committee has progressed on K-6, K-8 and 7-8 boundaries, scenarios for 9-12 boundaries will be presented for consideration.

3. By the August 27th through September 3rd Student Housing Committee Meetings, the Committee should be ready to score revised boundary scenarios against the criteria for reconfiguration. Scoring scenarios is used to drive discussion and not to make final recommendations. Consensus decision-making should drive the final recommendation on the boundary reconfiguration.

4. The September 17 Student Housing Committee Meeting will be used to finalize the K-6, K-8, 7-8 and 9-12 boundary recommendations.

Timeline for Boundary Reconfiguration

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• July 16, 2019 Introduction to Consultant and DecisionInsite Tools

• July 30 Presentation and Discussion of Preliminary School Boundary Scenarios

• August 13 Presentation and Discussion of Revision 1 School Boundary Scenarios

• August 27 Discussion and Scoring of Revision 2 Boundary Scenarios

• September 3 Discussion and Scoring of Revision 3 Boundary Scenarios

• September 17 Finalize Boundaries for Recommendation to Superintendent and Board

Q & A

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