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La Follette – East Overcrowding Study Group

The January 11, 2012, meeting of the La Follette-East Overcrowding Study Group focused on finalizing five-year enrollment projections and identifying key variables affecting school capacities. Key considerations included accommodating current students, planning for future growth, and exploring options around neighborhood schools, including Kennedy and Allis Elementary. Recommendations emphasized the need for a maximum of 650 students per elementary school while maintaining walkability and limiting bus rides. The meeting also outlined next steps for broadening survey participation and addressing overcrowding.

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La Follette – East Overcrowding Study Group

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  1. La Follette – East OvercrowdingStudy Group January 11, 2012 Meeting #7 Building Our Recommendations, Part 2

  2. Agenda • Review of “Six Considerations” • Final five-year enrollment projections • Review of key variables • Likely scenarios and resulting options • Current 4K locations around Kennedy • Review of Kennedy neighborhoods

  3. “Six Considerations” • Bus rides of 45 minutes or less • No more than one move every five years • Grandfathering Grades 4 and 5 • Maximum of 650 per elementary school • Avoid high concentrations of low-income • Walk-ability and neighborhoods

  4. Parents’ Informational Meeting • Next Steps: • Broaden participation in the survey by posting online longer and adding more questions • Share survey results with the La Follette - East attendance area study group, the Board of Education and post on the web • Hold an additional info session for families at Allis Elementary… date TBD

  5. Final Enrollment Projections • Final five-year projections to the Board in November • If Nuestro Mundo moves space is available at Allis • Kennedy remains overcrowded by 60 students • Elvehjem is no longer projected to be overcrowded

  6. Key Variables: • Does Nuestro Mundo move to a new location? • Would open 15 rooms in the Allis building • Maywood school to be reviewed by MMSD and Monona Grove School Board • How much space needed for Allis students? • How many rooms for 4K: • At Allis? • At Kennedy? • How much renovation or room reassignment at Kennedy and/or Allis? • Timing of growth in Kennedy area

  7. If Nuestro Mundo stays at Allis… Renovations/room reassignments at Allis: • Short 28 seats now • Projected to be 7 students over capacity in 2016-17 • #1 – Art room #99 divided into two classrooms with partial wall • #2 – Move PC’s in Computer/REACH room #208 into LMC • Gains 2 rooms with space for about 40 students

  8. Allis floor plan - Basement Green circles = if Nuestro Mundo stays Red circles = if Nuestro Mundo moves

  9. Allis – 1st Floor

  10. Allis – 2nd Floor

  11. If Nuestro Mundo stays at Allis… Renovations/room reassignments at Kennedy: • Short 39 seats now • Projected to be 60 over in 2016-17 • Rooms #102 and #103 could change from split of ⅓-⅔ to 50-50 by moving the wall • Move Room #102 for OT/PT and meeting room to the Kindergarten cubby room • Move Kindergarten cubbies to the hallway • Gains 2 rooms with space for about 40 students • Still projected to be 20 over capacity in five years • Solution only for the immediate future

  12. Kennedy floor plan

  13. If Nuestro Mundo moves… Changes at Allis: • Opens up 15 rooms • 4 rooms needed for Allis specials • 4 rooms for new 4K (about 120 4K students) • Leaves 7 open with space for 140 to 160 students • Would be 73% capacity next year if no additional students move in • No room renovations needed

  14. If Nuestro Mundo moves… Big questions for Kennedy: • Move students to alleviate overcrowding? • Move students to alleviate overcrowding and add space for 4K? • If add 4K, how many rooms? • Renovate/reassign space and not move students to Allis or add 4K? • Resolves overcrowding for only a year or two

  15. Combinations if Nuestro Mundo moves to a new location • Kennedy projected to be over capacity by 60 students in 2016-17 • Renovation gains space for 20 students per room • Adding 4K means finding space for 20 students per 4K room • Likely range is 20 to 60 students in need of space

  16. Kennedy Neighborhoods 85 4K students in Kennedy area today

  17. Vernon West • 38 K-5 students today; approx. 35-40 by 2016-17 • Walkers to Kennedy • With Stoughton Road and Cottage Grove Road, would bus to Allis • Stable K-5 population for last five years • Relatively high in low income students • Adds to Kennedy’s student diversity • Without Vernon West, Kennedy would go from 31% low income to 28%

  18. Rolling Meadows • 140 K-5 students today; approx. 135-140 by 2016-17 • Walkers to Kennedy • Kennedy is located between Rolling Meadows and Heritage Heights • Declining K-5 population over last five years

  19. Heritage Heights • 113 K-5 students today; approx. 110-125 by 2016-17 • Walkers to Kennedy • Kennedy is located between Rolling Meadows and Heritage Heights • Declining population over last five years

  20. Hiestand • 95 K-5 students; approx. 90-95 by 2016-17 • Walkers to Kennedy • Stable population over last five years • Relatively high in low income students • Adds to Kennedy’s student diversity • Without Hiestand, Kennedy would go from 31% low income to 26%

  21. McClellan • 57 K-5 students today; approx. 60-70 by 2016-17 • Currently divided neighborhood • More than half currently go to Elvehjem • Growth in K-5 population over last five years • Because of I-90/94, currently bused to Kennedy • Additional three minutes to Allis • Future development of Brigham and East Lawn • Could add 40-50 and 15-25 K-5 students to McClellan, respectively

  22. Sprecher East • 151 K-5 students today; approx. 150-160 by 2016-17 • Because of I-90/94, currently bused to Kennedy • Additional three minutes to Allis • A lot of K-5 population growth over the last five years

  23. Meadowlands • 24 K-5 students today; approx. 50-60 by 2016-17 • Because of I-90/94, currently bused to Kennedy • Additional three minutes to Allis • Future development could add 30 to 40 K-5 students • Growth in K-5 population over last five years

  24. Next steps • Study Group meets again Feb 15 • Come prepared to finalize our recommendations to the Board • Your Homework: What more information do your need to prepare for Feb 15? What additional questions do you have? • Submit them via comments/suggestions link on mmsd.org/overcrowding • Second info session for Allis and Kennedy parents • At Allis • Date TBD

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