Premier DeKalb SchoolsEnrollment Balancing

October 23, 2009

2Enrollment Balancing Overview Foundations and Challenges Projected Enrollments

Existing Conditions Closure and Attendance Line

Change Criteria

Next Steps

3Foundations DeKalb County Schools is ranked:

As the 27th largest school district in the United States (by enrollment)

3rd in Georgia (Gwinnett #1, Cobb #2, Fulton County #4, City of Atlanta #85)

Enrollment flat Enrollment peaked in 2005-06 school year This year, we are at 2001-02 enrollment levels Enrollment will stay flat or slightly decline for the next

6 years (500 students loss 2010-11 to 2016-2017) Elementary enrollment drop by 3,000 students Middle school increase by 500 students High school increase by 2,000 students

4Foundations Teaching and

Spending Ratios 23:1 Pupil/Teacher Ratio $8,187 per student

Revenue Deflation Foreclosures and

housing bubble have lowered housing valuation

Decrease in revenues to DCSS Response: Furloughs, eliminate Drivers Ed., decrease

in Central Office staff pay by 2%, freeze in salary and cost of living increases

5Existing Challenges

Underpopulated and overpopulated schools

Small elementary schools with higher (per-student) overhead costs

State funding is more favorable to medium-large size schools

Difficult to request capacity funding from the State with available capacity at other schools

6Goals of Enrollment Balancing Balance enrollments

(shift students from and/or close low enrollment schools): Maximize resources Address overcrowding

Decrease operational costs

Increase entitlement (to state dollars)

72010-11 & 2016-17

Underpopulated (UP) is defined as 150 open seats in Elementary and 200 open seats in Middle/High.

Overpopulated (OP) is defined as 100 or more seats over capacity in any school

109544712595,97396,366Total

64782229,39127,261High

229102021,07020,639Middle

2338298345,51248,466Elementary

2017201120172011#2016-172010-11School Type

Overpop.Underpop.Projected Enrollment

8Included, Not MappedElementary (10/83)1. DESA 2. Dunwoody ES3. Edward L. Bouie

Theme ES4. Kittredege Magnet ES5. Marbut Theme ES6. Narvie J. Harris ES7. Oakcliff Theme ES8. Robert Shaw Theme ES9. Wadsworth Magnet10. Wynbrooke Theme ES

Middle (1/20)1. Champion Theme MS

High (3/22)1. Arabia Mountain HS2. Elizabeth Andrews HS3. School of the Arts (DSA)

9Not Included in AnalysisSpecial Education (4)1. Coralwood Ctr2. Eagle Woods Acad.3. Margaret Harris HS4. Shadow Rock Ctr

Other (6)1. DECA (Early College)2. DeKalb Alternative3. DeKalb Night School4. DeKalb Transition5. DeKalb Truancy6. International Center

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Elementary Schools (10-11) 6,782 open seats in

29 schools 486 seats over

capacity in 3 schools

Overpopulation (100 or more seats)

Up to 100 seats over capacity

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Elementary Schools (16-17) 9,054 open seats in

38 schools 279 seats over

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Middle Schools (10-11) 3,236 open seats in

10 schools 244 seats over

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Middle Schools (16-17) 3,343 open seats in 9

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CIP Classroom Additions

The 2010-2011 capacity: Dunwoody ES Arabia Mountain HS Expansion of 40 classrooms

at 6 high schools for 942 additional seats

The 2016-17 capacity: Addition of 107 classrooms

at 8 high schools for2,518 additional seats.

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HS Classroom Additions

Aug 12+292,095+6821,413SW DeKalb HS

+40+942

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Student Capacity

+2,518

Jan 131,342+711,271Towers HS

Jan 131,643+711,572Miller Grove HS

Jan 132,174+7291,445Martin Luther King Jr HS

Aug 121,474+711,403Chamblee HS

Aug 121,633+2121,421Dunwoody HS

Aug 121,943+6111,332Lakeside HS

Aug 111,249+711,178Clarkston HS

Jan 111,654+4471,207Tucker HS

Aug 101,034+71963Cross Keys HS

Jan 101,370+711,299Redan HS

Jan 10737+94643Avondale HS

Jan 101,355+1181,237Druid Hills HS

Jan 101,533+1411,392Columbia HS

AvailablePost-CIPCIPPre-CIPHigh School

Ready for2010-2011

Ready for2016-2017

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High Schools (10-11) 2,952 open seats in 8

schools 924 seats over

capacity in 4 schools

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High Schools (16-17) 3,574 open seats in 7

schools 1,492 seats over

capacity in 6 schools

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Compounding Factors

Recession impacts Housing market shifts Private school enrollment,

home school, and charter school

School-choice implications No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Magnet and Theme Enrollment Special Education Population (SB 10)

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Enrollment Balancing Options1. Closure and consolidation of schools

Small-medium cost and medium-high impact on shifting

Close small or underpopulated schools2. Attendance line changes

Low cost and medium-high impact on shifting Shifting of student to adjacent schools

3. Classroom additions to schools High cost and low impact on shifting students Takes multiple years to implement

4. Admission and transfer policy changes Low cost and medium impact on shifting

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Closure and Line Change Criteria

Projected school enrollment and capacity

Proximity of schools to student residences, including travel times

Natural and man-made geographic features and impact on neighborhoods

School feeder alignments Long-range capital plans

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Next Steps Present Pre-Public Draft (Week of Nov. 2-6) to:

Board of Education at Small Group Meetings Superintendents Cabinet Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)

Publish Draft Recommendations on website by December 1

Conduct Three Public Hearings: December 1, 2, 3 Present Draft Recommendations

Receive input

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Next Steps

Present Final Recommendations at Board Work Session on January 4, 2010 for January 11, 2010 Board approval

Planning for school relocations(January 2010 May 2010)

Relocations/Decommissioning(June 2010 July 2010)

Questions