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Demarest School DistrictReferendum
Is this the right plan?
SCHOOL POPULATION
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Demarest Student Population
Total Enrollment:DMSLLECRS
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Total Sq Ft / Student
Total Sq Ft / Student
Student to Teacher Ratio
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Elementary Student/Teacher Ra-tioMiddle School Student/Teacher Ratio
4 NEW CLASSROOMSLuther Lee Elementary
1) Small Group Instruction
• LLE strength from Ad Hoc report:
– Excellent support services enhance opportunities for special needs and identified students.
– SGI/Special Education programs are offered in full size classrooms
– District should consider designing special education rooms to better meet the needs of the students.
2) Differentiated Learning
• Pulling out by ability group is not differentiation
• It utilizes all types of learners in one classroom
• Additional classrooms are not needed
(Scholastic’s definition: http://bit.ly/IFwevO)
2) Differentiation Ends Ability Grouping
“Rather than achieving its purported goal – to tailor instruction to the diverse needs of students – [ability grouping] has, over decades of extensive research, been repeatedly found to be harmful to students enrolled in lower tracks and to provide no significant advantages for higher-tracked students”
-National Education Policy Center (http://bit.ly/1u5ViMz)
No programs have been identified that would require additional space for STEM education in LLE.
Next Generation Science Standards promote:- Collaboration in heterogeneous grouping- Combining of math and science instructionhttp://www.nextgenscience.org/
3) Introduction to STEM
2) Differentiated Learning3) Introduction to STEM
Group Philosophy
BOE and Superintendent Happens in a dedicated classroom.
Demarest Resident,Brian FaehndrichK-12 Science Supervisor at nearby Westwood Regional School District
Integrated within current classroom settings.
4) Language and Learning Disabled
Recalculated LLD Projected Costs
Item How Many
Cost
Teachers 1 $67,500Aides 4 $62,800Support Services Specialist 0.5 $33,740Proportion of Capital Improvement Not Including Interest
1 $30,000
TOTAL $194,040NET SAVINGS $45,960
LLE Expansion ScorecardRoom Justifiable Reason
Small Group Instruction No Ad Hoc Report states not needed.
Differentiated Learning No Can happen in classrooms with coordination
STEM No Can happen in regular classroom.Alternative program undefined.
Language Learning Disabled Yes Cost savings
Overall Result No Benefit to cost ratio at worse: insufficient
at best: undefined
$6 MILLION NEW GYMDemarest Middle School
DMS Expansion Scorecard – Gym RelatedItem Worthwhile
ReasonResponse
Students lose about 15% of gymtimes due to the gym being used for assemblies and presentations.
No •Percentage can be reduced by going outside Sept – Nov and April – June.• Students have gym only ¾ of the year.• Students lose other instructional time
that don’t require new facility builds.Enhance physical education program such as Project Adventure Games
Partial •Valid but very expensive reason.
Improved lifelong health & wellness programs such as yoga on a daily basis
No •Can be accomplished without a $6 million gym
Enhances MS interscholastic program
No • The $6 million equivalent at LLE is good enough
DMS Expansion Scorecard – SMART Space
Item Worthwhile Reason
Response
Opportunity to expand engineering and STEM activities such as roller coaster construction or robotics.
Partial •Quantify demand.•Who will facilitate?•What instructional time will be
replaced?Increased room for S.M.A.R.T. SPACE
Partial •Quantify demand.•Who will facilitate.•What instructional time is being
replaced?Provides for expansion of music (use of stage) and theater arts activities such as drama elective courses
No Ad Hoc report states DMS has “Excellent art and music facilities”.
Creates space for a student art gallery
No
DMS Expansion Scorecard – Other
Item Worthwhile Reason
Response
Allows for repurposing of old gym No
Provides space for large group programs, team teaching, cross curricular instruction and academic competitions.
No •Need to quantify why existing gym, cafeteria and media center cannot handle the projected demand.
Enhance the community recreation programs
No • First use school funds to address educational needs. •Community demand needs to be
quantified by BOE to justify.
DMS Expansion Scorecard TallyArea Score
Gym Related 1 Partial / 3 No
SMART Space Related 2 Partial / 2 No
Other 0 Partial / 3 No
Total: 3 Partial / 8 No
DMS Impactful Improvements
• Classroom storage and casework upgraded to enhance teaching and learning activities.
• Classroom lighting upgraded for aesthetics and energy savings.
• Continue science room upgrades.
• Media Center expansion to support 21st century media literacy applications.
DMS Maintain Existing Infrastructure
• Replace plumbing fixtures in 1948 wing• Replace vinyl asbestos floor tiles (VAT)• Masonry repairs in 1912 areaway• Window repairs in 1956 wing• Replace exterior and interior doors• Replace phone system• Upgrade temperature controls• Resurface the parking lot
Upgrade Existing DMS Gym
• Install new bleachers• Install new sound system• Install adjustable backboards
OPERATIONAL COSTSState Imposed 2% Tax Levy
Utility Cost per Square FootItem Value
2013 Electric & Natural Gas Cost ($153,454 + 72,447)
$225,901
CRS, LLE, DMS Total Sq. Feet 138,945 sq feet
Cost per square foot $1.63 per sq ft
30% efficient factor applied to new construction
$1.14 per sq ft
Utility Cost IncreaseItem Value
Utility Cost Per Square Foot $1.14 per sq ft
New Construction Sq. Feet(gym 12,000 + LLE 5,100)
17,100 sq feet
Total Annual Utility Increase $19,494 per year
TAX IMPACT
Tax ImpactHome Owner 20 year cost
Laura Gross $9,841
BOE Member Total $104,291
BOE Member Low End $6,155
BOE Member High End $37,036
BOE Member Average $14,900
CONCLUSION
