Hazelwood 1 st Recommendation

1. Hazelwood 1st Recommendation May 18, 2010

2. Hazelwood 1st Phase I

3. Hazelwood 1st Phase II

4. Hazelwood 1st Phase III Charge Vision: The Hazelwood School District will be a premier learning community characterized by excellence, equity and high expectations. To best realize this vision, the Board of Education is seeking community assistance to help determine the future of the Hazelwood School District. The Board hereby issues an invitation to citizens throughout the District to participate in a citizens’ committee that will be charged with the task of reviewing and prioritizing facility needs.

5. Hazelwood 1st Phase III • HSD conducted a comprehensive study to determine facility needs: • Asked HSD staff members and Key Communicators for ideas for facility improvements • Architects and engineers: • Assessed current facilities • Reviewed Long-Range Facility Master Plan • Identified needs, photographed conditions • Quantified projected budget • The comprehensive study identified more than $200 million in potential facility projects.

6. Participants • Facilitating Team • Residents • Parents • Staff Representatives • Expert Resources

7. Communications • Hazelwood 1st Web page • History of Hazelwood 1st • Meeting schedules • Answers to Frequently Asked Questions • Meeting Materials • Informational video • Meeting dates posted on Web page, District Web calendar, HSD TV, school newsletters, Facebook and school marquees • Media releases distributed to area media

8. Communications • Reminders posted on the Web site, included in elementary school newsletters • Post cards were sent to past participants to encourage involvement for Phase III • Feature article appeared in the Winter 2009 edition of Hazelwood News, the District’s community newsletter

9. Participants • Hazelwood 1st Meeting Participants • Parents • Community Members • Business Leaders • Staff Members

10. Process • Five data-driven Hazelwood 1st meetings • Community feedback from the first meeting provided the basis for meeting presentations

11. Meeting Format • Welcome and review of previous meeting • Data / information presentation • Description of work activity and instructions • Small groups present work results to large group • Closing / preview of next meeting

12. Meeting Topics Meeting #1 • Review of Hazelwood 1st Phase I and II • Update on facility upgrades • Looking ahead to Phase III • Charge Meeting #2 • Enrollment and Projections • School Finance

13. Meeting Topics Meeting #3 • Curriculum, Technology and Facilities Meeting #4 • Facility Needs and Building Codes Meeting #5 • Review Draft Recommendations

14. Product • Summary Points of Agreement • Key information learned and agreed upon at each meeting • General consensus points from participants • Facilities Criteria Determined • Facility Needs Prioritized

15. Summary Points of AgreementEnrollment • Enrollment is going to be relatively static • Capacities at each level – elementary, middle and high – are sufficient to handle enrollment projections for the next 5 years • The economy could increase or decrease the District’s enrollment • Trends and outside forces impact enrollment numbers

16. Summary Points of AgreementSchoolFinance • Bond issue funds cannot be used for operating costs. • State operating revenues will decrease next year, the year after, and possibly longer. • Any additional schools will increase operating costs. • Bond issue funds help protect operating funds. • HSD can issue approximately $120 million in bonds without an increase in the tax rate.

17. Summary Points of AgreementCurriculum and Technology Curriculum and Technology • Millennials (current and future HSD students) need to learn 21st century skills. • Instruction must continue to change to meet the evolving needs of students. • Technology is constantly changing. • HSD students should have access to the technology that is integral for educating future generations. • Facilities enhance or impede student achievement. • Hazelwood facilities need to be able to accommodate technology today and tomorrow.

18. Summary Points of AgreementFacilities • Facilities must accommodate the changing needs of students. • Hazelwood classroom environments need to be conducive to learning. • Safety and security needs to be a strong consideration when planning future buildings. • Hazelwood facilities should be environmentally friendly and energy efficient.

19. Research • More than 60 years of researchcontinues to support the positiverelationship between buildingquality and student achievement. Cash and Twiford (2009) 21st Century School Fund (2009) Buckley, Schneider, and Shang (2004)

20. Research • Improved student achievement is linked to: • Building and classroom sizes conducive to learning • Adequate ventilation, heating and air-conditioning systems • Extensive use of natural daylight • Acoustic materials that reduce noise levels that interfere with learning • Safety and security concerns effectively addressed • Integrated technology • Infrastructure that supports special needs students • Adequate staffing to keep schools clean and well-maintained. Building Minds, 2006

21. Prioritizing • $229 million in Needs • $120 million available without a need for increasing the tax rate • Summary points provided information to help determine facility criteria and prioritize needs

22. Participant Facility Criteria 1. Infrastructure to Handle Future Technology 2. Classroom Environment Conducive to Learning 3. Equitable Facilities 4. Healthy Buildings 5. Lower Operational Costs 6. Meeting Building Codes

23. Facility Priorities

24. Facility Priorities Based on Participant Feedback

25. Recommendation The participants of Hazelwood 1st recommend the HSD Board of Education take action for a November 2010 no-tax-rate increase bond issue election for $120 million to fund facility priorities identified through the Hazelwood 1st process.