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Oakland Unified School District
Kaiser Elementary Expansion
April 9, 2013 Community Feedback Presentation
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The district, in it’s efforts to establish a more sustainable set of schools, developed criteria to assess ALL schools in an attempt to identify schools for possible closure. The restructuring criteria identified Kaiser for consideration due to the following:
• small size of the overall student body,
• small facility capacity,
• low density of school-age students in it’s neighborhood
However, the Superintendent and the District Leadership Team, upon a more in depth review of Kaiser’s records identified:
• high academic outcomes of students
• rich diversity of the school community
Therefore, the Superintendent and the District leadership recommended expanding Kaiser – at its’ current or alternate location – in order to serve a larger population. The aim of such effort is to both ensure the school’s long-term sustainability as well as expand access to its’ quality programs to a larger swath of the student population in the District
• CA Distinguished School 2012:
• Kaiser Elementary
Purpose
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Parents
Staff
Central
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Working Group
• Community Meetings
• Emails and Website Information
• Staff Meetings
Process
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Education and Curriculum Engaged Community • Diversity (ethnic / racial / socioeconomic / gay and lesbian / adopted / geographic). Known safe haven. We celebrate and acknowledge our differences.
• High rate of parent volunteerism ranging from classroom to school community.
• Welcoming of new families: ice cream social, summer –long play dates for incoming Kinder families
• Dad’s club (for dad’s of all genders)
Diverse and Dispersed
Community
• General meetings are paired with activities such as movie nights, science night, games and more alleviate concerns for child-care and solicit participation
• Organizes potlucks for the purpose of coming together over a meal, meeting new people in the community and sharing/learning about our cultures.
Active PTA
• Parent-support of activities – from sports, to cleanup days, to gardening, to PTA fundraising events - have been, and continues to be, a unifying force in our school
Financial Support / Fundraising
• PTA, SSC, staff, students and families work hand-in-hand to support the school and its goals
Working Together
• Art as a subject • Music, art, performance arts (plays, opera and movement arts) incorporated into all subjects
• Music: ORFF (K, 1st, 2nd) musical instruction and instruments (3rd, 4th, 5th)
• Use of manipulatives that support different types of learning
Integrated Arts Enrichment Curriculum
• Second Step instruction • Roots of Empathy, a pilot program for the district • Support in the peer development • Support in conflict mediation • Removing conflict from the classroom as a source of distraction and diversion from learning
Social-emotional Development: A
Proactive and Aggressive
Stance
• California Distinguished School • Top API scores – our 2012 score is 845 • We are one of two schools with a population of >30% African American boys which meet the district achievement goal and we are both mandated to expand (Burckhalter is the other)
• Of this population, we exceed district goals that are set for grade levels 2-5
Educational Achievement
High Quality, Unique Option
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Off-Site Expansion
• Evaluation of District Facility Inventory based on minimum facility demand
• Review of Kaiser Elementary School Community Report; developed by parents, outlining concerns associated with school relocation. Notable Considerations: • Safety • Fiscal Implications • Enrollment Implications • School Diversity
DETERMINATION: Viability Not Supported at this time: • No comparable alternative options currently available • No comparable alternative available options foreseeable w/in next two years.
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On-Site Expansion
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DETERMINATION: Physical Viability Supported: • Two expansion scenarios developed providing classroom capacity for growth (including addressing ADA issues) • Amenities upgrades – playground development, additional meeting space and storage, gardening enhancements • Existing facility improvements • Facility Master Plan Budget contemplates expansion costs On Site Advantages: • Increased Space dedicated to Arts / Music • Increased Space for Counseling / Small Group Meeting • Play Space Upgrades and Improvements • Campus-wide beautification
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Expansion Process
Continued Engagement… Growth Over-time…
Parents
Staff
Central
The facility and program design and roll-out process will continue to involve the school community.
Kinder
2018-19
2017-18
2016-17
2015-16 Current Kaiser
Program
New Kinder Class
Future growth is one class at a time
added to kinder and growing with the school each year.
Proposal is NOT to add additional students ALL AT ONCE
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
2014-15
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Outstanding Factors
NEXT STEPS: May, 2013 – Dec, 2013: Research, Problem Solve, Plan - Network principals / staff of similar schools - Follow-up staff engagement - Strategic site planning support - Promote school’s unique attributes to families
Outstanding Factor #2
Teaching staff concerns re: impact of expansion CONCERNS (to date): • Impact on collaborative planning at same time • Impact on multi-purpose room for assemblies • Impact on PTA fundraising • Loss of single lunch period for students and staff • Likelihood of not sustaining enrollment
Outstanding Factor #1
NEXT STEPS: • Monitor 2013-14 enrollment results thru Fall 2013 • Assess enrollment appeals outcomes • Review results of enrollment confirmations • Review data and other sources to identify trends in demand
Evidence of increased enrollment demand STATUS: Kaiser has… • Met 2013-14 projections based on assignments • Numerous appeals requests for 2013-14 • Increased visibility through PTA efforts • Participating actively in enrollment verification for 2013-14
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Tentative Timeline
MAY • Board Presentation • Staff Considerations Strategies
JUNE • BOE Facilities Utilization Priorities (1st Reading) • Staff Considerations Strategies
AUG • BOE Facilities Utilization Priorities (2nd Reading)
SEPT • Monitor Enrollment Trend-Demand • Staff Considerations Strategies
OCT • Establish Enrollment Trend-Demand • Establish Proposal for Staff Considerations
DEC • Propose Expansion Timeline OR • Await Further Evidence of Enrollment Demand
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Expanding Quality…
Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort. - John Ruskin
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