Victory Villa Elementary Community Boundary Study · Victory Villa Elementary Community Boundary...

Committee Meeting 2January 25, 2017

Presented by:

Baltimore County Public Schools and Cropper GIS Consulting

Victory Villa Elementary CommunityBoundary Study

Baltimore County Public Schools, January 25, 2017 1

Tonight’s Goals & Agenda• To follow-up and answer questions regarding

the project and/or background report

• To review DRAFT baseline options and handouts

• Small group exercise to perform preliminary review/markup of DRAFT options.

2Baltimore County Public Schools, January 25, 2017

Tonight’s Goals & Agenda

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6:00 - 6:30 Review of new information and handouts of DRAFT baseline options

6:30 - 7:00 Break into 6 small working groups and review/markup options maps

7:00 - 7:20 Discuss initial thoughts regarding DRAFT baseline options

7:20 - 7:30 Discuss next steps and adjourn

Baltimore County Public Schools, January 25, 2017

Boundary Study Objectives

The community-based, comprehensive boundary study is tasked with meeting the following key objectives:

• Reduce overcrowding in the region.

• Create viable, successful boundaries to effectively utilize the added capacity at Victory Villa ES.

• Support diversity among schools that reflects the community and the school system.



About the Northeast Area

Participating Schools

• Glenmar ES

• Hawthorne ES

• Martin Boulevard ES

• Middlesex ES

• Orems ES

• Shady Spring ES

• Victory Villa ES

• Vincent Farm ES

Per Rule 1280

Boundary Study Considerations

• Maintaining the continuity of neighborhoods

• Maintaining or increasing the diversity among schools to reflect the diversity of the region and the school system.

• The impact of transportation and pedestrian patterns on students.


Per Rule 1280


• Minimizing the number of times any individual students are reassigned.

• Efficient use of capacity in affected schools.

• Long-term enrollment and capacity trends and future capital plans


Per Rule 1280


• Location of feeder school boundaries and continuity of feeder patterns.

• Phasing in boundary changes by grade level for high schools.




Additional considerations:

• Use of geographic features, such as railroads, creeks, and major highways.

• Elimination of existing satellite boundaries (areas districted to a school that are not contiguous).

• Construction of a new elementary school, located at Joppa Rd. and Honeygo Blvd., is underway, also targeted to open for 2018-2019 school year.

• A boundary change process to create an attendance area for this school will begin in summer 2017

• Vincent Farm ES will participate in both of the boundary study processes


Northeast Area Boundary ProcessesImportant Reminders:

Requests & Questions-Follow Up

Baltimore County Public Schools, January 25, 2017. 11

From Meeting 1- Questions:Under what conditions may students choose to stay in their school once a boundary goes into effect?

• Special permission transfer will be approved during the first year of aboundary change for students currently enrolled in Grades 4-5, 7-8, or11-12 of the school affected by a change in attendance area, andstudents express their wish to remain in the school through theirterminal grade

• If a student who meets the criteria above has a sibling currently enrolledin the affected school, the sibling will be given the option of remaining inthe affected school through his/her terminal grade

Details and forms can be found in Policy and Rule 5140

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• Boundaries at each level are independent from each other

• A change in elementary boundaries, for instance, does not result in a change to middle school boundaries

• When possible, BCPS attempts to align boundaries so that either an entire school zone or neighborhoods within the zone can stay together to the next level school in their community


From Meeting 1- Questions:How are the boundaries for elementary, middle and high schools related?


Requests & Questions – Follow-up

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From Meeting 1- Questions:

What is State Rated Capacity (SRC) and how is it determined?

• Defined by Maryland State Department of Education

• Calculated based on the number of teaching stations (classrooms) in the school and how they are used

• Applies to the permanent building only, does not include relocatable units.

• There are room size and use standards for what may or may not count towards the SRC.

Baltimore County Public Schools, January 25, 2017.

Source: Baltimore County Public Schools Office of Strategic Planning, Students Count 2015.

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• The Middlesex ES Satellite was established April 1, 1972 when the Maple Crest Apartments were built, to mitigate potential overcrowding at Glenmar ES.


From Meeting 1- Questions:

What is the history of the Middlesex ES Satellite?



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From Meeting 1- Questions:Why was Oliver Beach ES not included in the Victory Villa Elementary Community Boundary Study?

• The student distribution of Chase ES, Seneca ES and Oliver Beach ES are not in proximity to the Victory Villa Elementary Boundary Study schools



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From Meeting 1- Request for Information:

• Maps with planned/approved residential development and number of units

• English Language Learners for the participating schools

• List of relocatable classrooms

All information may be revised as needed for future meetings.


Additional materials in tonight's handouts:


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Additional Resource: Interactive Web Map

www.croppermap.com/victoryvilla

• An interactive online map has been developed for the process

• The map is useable on any operating system and/or device (including mobile phones and tablets)

• Options can be analyzed along with aerial imagery and other pertinent features for the project


Planning Block Review Summary

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Results of small group planning block review

During meeting 2, the committee reviewed plot maps of current boundaries and planning blocks.• Blocks with 0 population are areas with no students living in them. They

are/can be used to help connect areas with population to help ensure that no satellite areas are established

• Some comments provided suggested combining blocks (i.e. the Middlesex ES satellite area), but other comments suggested potential options that sent planning blocks in different directions

• Planning blocks have not been modified since meeting 1, although there is still potential to make further edits as the committee begins to explore DRAFT options

• There were notes regarding suggested moves for various planning blocks, which have been incorporated into some of the DRAFT options


Strengths-Limitations-Opportunities-Challenges

Opportunity Analysis Summary

Strengths

• Boundaries follow major roads

• Communities are intact

• Culturally diverse


Limitations

• Overcrowded schools

• Middlesex Satellite

• Distribution of population/density

• All different size schools

Present State - Overview

* Full summary of participant comments provided in tonight’s handouts

Strengths-Limitations-Opportunities-Challenges

Opportunity Analysis Summary

Opportunities

• Maintain diversity

• Relieve overcrowding

• Eliminate Middlesex satellite


Challenges

• Distribution of population/density

• Families will not want to leave current school

• Following natural boundaries

Future State-Overview

* Full summary of participant comments provided in tonight’s handouts

State Rated Capacity

Current and Future Study Area School Capacities:


* Student data as of 9/30/2016

Glenmar ES 371 371

Hawthorne ES 587 587

Martin Boulevard ES 291 291

Middlesex ES 517 517

Orems ES 313 313

Shady Spring ES 499 499

Victory Villa ES 326 735

Vincent Farm ES 699 699

Total 3,603 4,012

ES name

2016 State

Rated

Capacity

(SRC)

Future

Capacity

Current School UtilizationCurrent utilization reinforces the need:


Review of DRAFT Options


Remember that everything is considered DRAFT!

• Nothing is written in stone

• Existing DRAFT options are subject to change

• New options can/will be created

Focus isn’t on picking the best solution YET, but to openly explore the various options to present to the

public for feedback



3 DRAFT options are presented to you this evening

• Committee has 8.5x11 maps, as well as plots of maps for review

• Option maps are also now on interactive Web map (www.croppermap.com/victoryvilla)

• Copies of the handouts, including small and large format maps will be posted on the Victory Villa Elementary Community Boundary Study Web page on the BCPS Web site (http://www.bcps.org/construction/victoryvilla/)



When analyzing boundary options, it is best to look at the information in two different ways:

Study the geography i.e. shape of the current and option boundary lines

• Look at where the lines shift away from the current vs. the option

• Look at road networks and envision how school busses and parents would travel to school

Study the tables

• Review the balance of enrollment, and identify any imbalances that may exist

• Question why there may be imbalances, and examine possible ways to provide better balance



Review Objective and Considerations

• Understand how DRAFT options support the boundary study objectives and considerations

• Examine ways to improve alignment with boundary study objectives and considerations

Examination of Options Tables








Option

Total K-5 Live

and Attend In

Students

Impacted

Option 1 681

Option 2 819

Option 3 834

Student Impact Estimates

*Counts based on Preliminary

September 30, 2016

Enrollment.

2016-17 ES Boundary ES Option 1 Boundary

Total K-5

Live and

Attend In

Students

2016-17 ES Boundary ES Option 2 Boundary

Total K-5

Live and

Attend In

Students

Glenmar ES Glenmar ES 358 Glenmar ES Glenmar ES 358

Glenmar ES Victory Villa ES 69 Glenmar ES Victory Villa ES 69

Hawthorne ES Hawthorne ES 369 Hawthorne ES Hawthorne ES 369

Hawthorne ES Middlesex ES 19 Hawthorne ES Middlesex ES 19

Martin Boulevard ES Hawthorne ES 34 Martin Boulevard ES Hawthorne ES 34

Martin Boulevard ES Martin Boulevard ES 206 Martin Boulevard ES Martin Boulevard ES 206

Middlesex ES Middlesex ES 278 Middlesex ES Middlesex ES 278

Middlesex ES Victory Villa ES 208 Middlesex ES Victory Villa ES 208

Orems ES Middlesex ES 64 Orems ES Middlesex ES 130

Orems ES Orems ES 155 Orems ES Orems ES 89

Shady Spring ES Orems ES 34 Shady Spring ES Orems ES 104

Shady Spring ES Shady Spring ES 471 Shady Spring ES Shady Spring ES 471

Shady Spring ES Victory Villa ES 113 Shady Spring ES Victory Villa ES 43

Victory Villa ES Martin Boulevard ES 40 Victory Villa ES Martin Boulevard ES 40

Victory Villa ES Middlesex ES 38 Victory Villa ES Middlesex ES 38

Victory Villa ES Victory Villa ES 289 Victory Villa ES Victory Villa ES 289

Vincent Farm ES Hawthorne ES 59 Vincent Farm ES Hawthorne ES 59

Vincent Farm ES Victory Villa ES 3 Vincent Farm ES Victory Villa ES 75

Vincent Farm ES Vincent Farm ES 774 Vincent Farm ES Vincent Farm ES 702

Key: Green represents K-5 “Live and Attend In” students who live in the boundary and are not impacted by the option. Pink represents the number of K-5 “Live and Attend In” students who live in the boundary and are impacted by the option.



2016-17 ES Boundary 2016-17 MS Boundary

Total K-5

Live and

Attend In

ES

Attendance

Glenmar ES Middle River MS 427 100%

Hawthorne ES Stemmers Run MS 388 100%

Martin Boulevard ES Middle River MS 206 86%

Martin Boulevard ES Stemmers Run MS 34 14%

Middlesex ES Middle River MS 208 43%

Middlesex ES Stemmers Run MS 278 57%

Orems ES Stemmers Run MS 219 100%

Shady Spring ES Golden Ring MS 618 100%

Victory Villa ES Middle River MS 367 100%

Vincent Farm ES Golden Ring MS 346 41%

Vincent Farm ES Middle River MS 263 31%

Vincent Farm ES Perry Hall MS 227 27%

ES Option 1 Boundary 2016-17 MS Boundary

Total K-5

Live and

Attend In

ES

Attendance

Glenmar ES Middle River MS 358 100%

Hawthorne ES Middle River MS 59 13%

Hawthorne ES Stemmers Run MS 403 87%

Martin Boulevard ES Middle River MS 246 100%

Middlesex ES Middle River MS 38 10%

Middlesex ES Stemmers Run MS 361 90%

Orems ES Golden Ring MS 34 18%

Orems ES Stemmers Run MS 155 82%

Shady Spring ES Golden Ring MS 471 100%

Victory Villa ES Golden Ring MS 114 17%

Victory Villa ES Middle River MS 568 83%

Vincent Farm ES Golden Ring MS 345 45%

Vincent Farm ES Middle River MS 202 26%

Vincent Farm ES Perry Hall MS 227 29%

Feeder pattern tables



Total K-5 Live and Attend In

Living Within Walk Zones

Current Walk Zones 1,686

Option 1 1,573

Option 2 1,669

Option 3 1,642

*Counts based on Official

September 30, 2016

Enrollment. The Current

Walk zone counts show the K-

5 live and Attend In students

that live within the existing

walk zones. The Options are

showing the K-5 Live and

Attend In students that live

within the potential walk

zones based on 1 mile radius

and safe walking conditions.

Overview of DRAFT OptionsAdvantages

• Middlesex ES satellite area no longer exists

• Capacity relief provided to all schools within the study area

• Impacts the fewest number of students among all options (681)

• Minority percentage for Orems ES increases closer to the average

• No significant impact on Free-Reduced lunch percentage of schools

Limitations• Middlesex ES utilization could

possibly be too low (84%)

• Minority percentage for Middlesex ES decreases (from 64% to 47%) and Victory Villa ES increases (from 63% to 75%)

• Fewest number of walkers among all options (1,573)


Option 1




• The most balanced utilization among the 3 options

• Greatest amount of walkers among all 3 options (1,669)

• Impacts the 2nd fewest number of students among all options (819)

• Minority percentage for Orems ES increases closest to the average among all options

• No significant impact on Free-Reduced lunch percentage of schools

Limitations• Some schools with above average

minority percentages have increases in percent minority (Shady Spring ES)

• Small percentage (8%) of Middlesex ES students feed to Middle River MS, with most (92%) students feeding into Stemmers Run MS 34


Option 2




• Good building utilization balance among schools

• 2nd largest amount of walkers among all 3 options (1,642)

• Minority percentage for Orems ES increases closer to the average

Limitations• Some schools with above average

minority percentages have increases in percent minority (i.e. Shady Spring ES)

• Glenmar ES Free-Reduced percentage increases from 67% to 75%

• Largest number of students impacted among the 3 draft options (834)

• Small percentage (9%) of Middlesex ES students get fed into Middle River MS, with most (91%) students feeding into Stemmers Run MS 35


Option 3

Malene Bell, Community Engagement Facilitator

Effective Collaboration

• 9+ years instructional leadership and coaching

• 4+ years experience facilitating, creating professional development plans, and establishing school climate goals

• Experience developing and implementing restorative practices program as a whole school approach


Norms & ExpectationsEffective Collaboration

• Be inclusive by allowing each group member adequate time and space to voice ideas, opinions, and concerns. And, allow for wait time between responses

• Spend adequate time considering how each proposed change will impact diverse stakeholders

• Be mindful of the Boundary Study Guidelines and use each as a guide in the collaborative process

• If conflict arises, be mindful of tone, speak, and body language. Use “I” statements to avoid blame and to clarify points and/or feelings


Small Group Exercise

• Break into 6 small groups

• Each group will have 30 minutes to review the DRAFT options (10 minutes per option)

• Groups have markers and post-it notes, and are encouraged to write, circle, highlight any area on the map they feel needs to be addressed

• After each group reviews all 3 options, there will be a discussion around findings/observations


Review DRAFT options

• Discussion Guide- Keep discussion on track, makes sure all voices are included

• Reporter- Shares group’s findings

• Scribe- Records group’s discussion

• Parking lot attendant- Records unanswered questions


Small Group ExerciseRoles and Responsibilities

• Discuss any findings, observations, suggestions or questions your group may have

• What are the strengths and limitations of each of the options?

• Are there any concerns, challenges or suggestions related to planning blocks?


Small Group ExerciseGroup Discussion and Review of Maps/Data

Next Meeting

• Wednesday, February 8, 2017

• Same location, Middle River Middle School

• Same starting time, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

• See you at the next meeting!


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