This document summarizes the work and findings of the E-8 Capacity Taskforce. It lists the taskforce members and meeting timeline. The taskforce was charged with developing a 5-year attendance plan to address capacity issues given enrollment projections. They identified that changes to elementary boundaries will impact middle schools. Two options were presented: 1) Build a new elementary school and balance all others or 2) Change boundaries without a new school but some schools will remain over capacity. The document provides population and demographic data for consideration under each option. The taskforce is seeking board guidance on next steps.

1. M A R C H 2 1 S T B O A R D P R E S E N T A T I O N
E-8 Capacity Taskforce Update

2. Taskforce Membership
 Lisa Anderson: School Board
 Jim Bach: CMSE Principal
 Michele Bedor: FLC Principal
 Susana Deleon: MS Cultural Liaison
 Linda Dierks: EU Parent
 Sybil Druce: FLC Teacher
 Scott Firman: CRE Parent
 Jennifer Grimm: BCE Parent
 Sheryl Hough: MS Principal
 Nicole Jesse: FLC Teacher
 Jason Konz: CMSE Parent
 Rhonda Krenos: JES Parent

3. Task Force Membership
 Greg Lange: Chan El Principal
 Beth Manthe: PRMS Parent
 Michelle McNallan: FLC Parent
 Hilary Patz: VES Parent
 Sean Olson: FLC and JES Parent
 Ann Smith: CES Teacher and PRMS Parent
 Jeff Stuhr: CRE and CMSW Parent
 John Thomas: Transportation Coordinator
 Sara Wishart: JES Teacher
 Nancy Wittman: CES Principal
 Chuck Zemek: CRE Teacher

4. Timeline/Meetings
 November 14th
 November 28th
 December 12th
 January 9th
 February 13th
 March 13th
 April 10th
 May 8th

5. Charge Statement & Guidelines
 Review the district’s growth projections and facility
capacity as projected by recent reports in order to
develop a housing solution for school board
consideration.
 Develop a five year attendance area plan
 Optimize the use of building space
 Ensure program equity
 Optimize learning by balancing enrollment to
prevent overcrowding and large class sizes

6. Charge Statement Continued…
 Consider safety, transportation and cost
effectiveness
 Each building should reflect the diverse
demographics of the district
 Sustainable student attendance boundaries for the
next five to ten years unless there is a significant
enrollment loss or gain versus current projections
 Consider future growth (capacity of schools not to
exceed projected geographic growth within five
years).
 Other criteria as determined by school board

7. What We Know…
 Substantial changes to
boundaries are needed to
optimize current space.
 Movement needed to fill under
capacity schools and relieve
over-capacity schools.
 Excluding La Academia,
all day K - 5 can fit in
existing elementary
schools with changes to
boundaries.
 2% of each elementary
school’s enrollment
attends La Academia
 This 2% isn’t reflected in our
enrollment numbers
 1/2 day K and FLC will fit at
Kindergarten Center.

8. What We Know…
 We need to consider how changes to elementary
boundaries will effect middle schools.
 The optimal size of PRMS is 250 students less than CMSE
and CMSW.
 There’s not enough room to move 5th grade to
middle schools nor is there room to move 6th grade
to elementary schools.
 MS boundaries can be considered once elementary
boundaries are determined.

9. What We Know…
 We need 3 buildings to house all of our 6-8 middle
school students.
 Housing permits are on the rise throughout our
District.

10. Task Force Priorities
 Keep all day Kindergarten in all elementary schools
 La Academia centrally located in District
 Family Learning Center (FLC) centrally located in
District
 Some Pre-K programs could remain at elementary schools
 Keep neighborhoods together if possible
 Minimize transitions

11. Option 1
 Build new
elementary
school on
southwest side of
District in 3-4
years
 Repurpose or close East
Union
 6 Elementary Schools
with all day K-5th
 Transform a centrally
located elementary
school to house La
Academia and the ½ day
kindergarten program
 Move FLC from CHS to
KC
 Balance demographics

12. School Target Scen. Pop. LA 2% Difference
%
Ethnicity % FOR
New School 635 514 504 131 14.4 17.7
BCE 565 535 524 41 16.6 15.1
CHN 590 567 556 34 17.8 16.6
CRE 575 643 630 (55) 25.7 30
JES 565 605 593 (28) 20.7 28.3
VES 635 652 639 (4) 14.5 15.5
Option 1

13. Option 2
 No new school-
change boundaries
to balance K-5
elementary schools
 Still need space for
La-Academia.
400+ students
 KC is ½ day K & FLC
 Elementary schools are
all day K-5th grade
 Balance demographics
 Movement needed to fill
under capacity schools
and relieve over-capacity
schools.
 Some schools will still be
over capacity

14. Option 2 Numbers
School Target Scen. Pop. LA 2% Difference
%
Ethnicity % FOR
BCE 565 585 573 (8) 18.8 19.49
CES 540 459 450 90 25.49 40.74
CHN 590 567 556 34 17.99 16.93
CRE 575 566 555 20 19.96 18.37
EU 175 190 186 (11) 11.05 6.84
JES 565 502 492 73 19.12 24.5
VES 635 647 634 1 14.2 16.5

15. Where do we go from here?
 Questions and comments from the Board
 Board guidance