Recommendations to Address Kindergarten Over Enrollment at Impacted Schools

1. Recommendations to Address Kindergarten Over Enrollment at Impacted Schools Alameda Unified School District Board of Education March 10, 2009

2. Data Reviewed to Develop Options for Kindergarten Over Enrollment • Allocated Enrollment vs. Current Projections • Facility space • Program impact, e.g. daycare • Cost • Enrollment trends • Enrollment impact of new charter school • Contractual Issues

3. Edison Elementary School • Allocated-60; Projected-82; • Wait List-20 after K Roundup; 22 Currently • Limited classroom space • Significant increase in enrollment • Options reviewed • Add a portable • Reconfigure classrooms • Withdraw day care • Increase class size • Divert students • Move attendance boundary • AM/PM kindergarten

4. Edison Elementary School Staff recommendation: • Add 1 Kindergarten by moving computer lab into media center and dividing daycare portable into two rooms (4 total-80 students) • Cost: $30,000 construction • Benefits: Accommodates K Roundup wait list, more cost effective than adding a portable • Concerns: Ongoing enrollment increase needs to be addressed by a Master Plan

5. Otis Elementary School • Allocated-80; Projected-100; • Wait List-14 after K Roundup; 20 currently • Severely Limited classroom space • Significant increase in enrollment • Options reviewed • Add a portable • Withdraw day care • Increase class size • Divert students • Move attendance boundary • AM/PM kindergarten

6. Otis Elementary School Staff recommendation: • Add portable for ongoing enrollment • Add 1 kindergarten class by adding a portable (5 total-100 students) • Cost:$200,000 for 2 portables • Benefits: Accommodates K Roundup wait list, and 6 additional enrollees • Concerns: Ongoing enrollment increase needs to be addressed by a Master Plan

7. Bay Farm Elementary School • Allocated-60; Projected-77; • Wait List-13 after K Roundup; 17 currently • Adequate classroom space • Significant increase in enrollment • Options reviewed • Use existing classroom • Increase class size • Divert students • AM/PM kindergarten

8. Bay Farm Elementary School Resolution: • Add 1 Kindergarten using an existing classroom (4 total-80 students) • Benefits: Accommodates K Roundup waiting list and 7 new enrollees at no cost • Concerns: Ongoing enrollment increase needs to be addressed by a Master Plan

9. Franklin Elementary School • Allocated-40; Projected-50; • Wait List-7 after K roundup; 10 currently • No classroom space • Increase in enrollment • Options reviewed • Divert students • Increase class size • AM/PM kindergarten

10. Franklin Elementary School Resolution: • Maintain 2 kindergartens-40 students • Divert students to another school • Concern: Diverting students to another school

11. Summary • Recommendations accommodate most K Roundup wait listed students, while staying with 20.44:1 class size ratio • If enrollment changes significantly, AUSD reserves the ability to consolidate classes (collapse class and divert students to other schools) • Staff will revise and clarify Board of Education Policies and Administrative Regulations regarding over and under enrollment • AUSD has sunshined to negotiate class size with AEA • Staff clearly recognizes the need to create a comprehensive, long-term master plan