Middle School Attendance Zoning Report February 21, 2019 PRESENTED BY: Corey Ryan, Chief Communications Officer Jimmy Disler, Chief of Facilities and Operations 1 1 ● Present additional community feedback from the ThoughtExchange survey. Purpose Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 2 2 2 “Upon recommendation from the Superintendent, the Board shall adopt changes in the attendance zones when such changes are necessary. Every attempt shall be made to authorize and publicize such changes so that parents and students have time to prepare.” Policy: FC (Local) Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 3 3 3 Schools Capacity 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 Canyon Ridge 1,358 1,180 1,167 1,105 1,027 945 940 931 941 927 Cedar Park 1,358 1,167 1,125 1,094 1,093 1,115 1,153 1,170 1,143 1,133 Four Points 1,208 717 725 723 693 706 716 751 742 738 Henry 1,358 1,427 1,417 1,416 1,428 1,415 1,422 1,433 1,437 1,426 Leander 1,050 1,257 1,343 1,420 1,483 1,522 1,584 1,669 1,733 1,795 Running Brushy 1,208 1,414 1,472 1,470 1,522 1,563 1,611 1,671 1,728 1,759 Stiles 1,358 1,647 1,695 1,820 1,896 2,031 2,076 2,178 2,195 2,242 Wiley 1,358 1,308 1,427 1,555 1,710 1,879 2,029 2,179 2,272 2,360 Middle School Utilization Forecast SOURCE: 2018 Demographic Update from PASA, does not include transfers Indicates school at 120% utilization or higher (enrollment/capacity). Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 4 4 No Present to Board Present Feedback Approval to Proceed? Collect Feedback Yes Build Proposals Present at 2 Community Forums Yes Present Discussion Item Update Proposals Present Discussion Item Approve 1 Scenario for Public Review? No No Design Final Scenario Present Final Action Item Final Approval of Boundary Plan? Yes Implement in 2020 Attendance Zoning Board Review Process Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 5 5 Jan 10, 2019 ● ● Present Process and Timeline Gain Board Input for Characteristics of Success Jan 25 - Feb 3, 2019 ● Collect Community Input Feb 7, 2019 ● Present Community Input to Board Feb 21, 2019 ● ● Present additional Community Input Discussion and Input on Scenarios March 7, 2019 ● ● Discussion and Input on Scenarios Action to Approve Scenario for Public Feedback March 8 - March 29, 2019 ● ● Host Minimum of 2 Public Forums Record Feedback April 4, 2019 ● ● Discussion of Feedback Board Input for Adjustments April 18, 2019 ● Discussion of Final Proposal May 2, 2019 ● Action and Approval Proposed Timeline Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 6 6 The Board charged administration with collecting additional community feedback on what characteristics it values in rezoning middle schools in Leander ISD. Community Feedback Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 7 THOUGHTEXCHANGE PROMPT After reviewing the previous survey results and learning about the impacts of attendance zone changes as listed in the introduction, what is your preferred strategy for Leander ISD to utilize when creating and adopting new middle school attendance zones for the 2020-2021 school year, and why? 7 Identified priorities included: ● proximity to home and geography; ● feeder patterns that minimize splitting schools as students advance; and ● relieving overcrowded schools and balancing enrollments. THOUGHTEXCHANGE Users rated the responses of other people from their middle school to gather voices of specific communities. Community Feedback Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 8 8 1) Thoughts 2) Ratings 3) Transparency ThoughtExchange Overview Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 9 9 Stiles 128 Henry 105 Cedar Park 90 Running Brushy 47 Wiley 46 Leander 38 Canyon Ridge 31 Four Points 23 Community & Other 6 “ As we look to understand schools students will attend across their education, please select which middle school you most closely identify with. ” ThoughtExchange Participation by School Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 1 0 10 4% 1% 5% 6% 41% 12% 31% Priorities - By Thoughts Submitted Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 1 1 11 11 4% 1% 5% 6% 41% 12% 31% Priorities - By Average Rating Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 1 2 12 12 Canyon Ridge MS 1) Students should go to the school located 4) closest to their home. It is just common sense. (Rating: 4.5/5.0) 2) end time different from VHS. It would eliminate the traffic getting in and out tremendously. (Rating: 4.5/5.0) Proximity to school is important. It is absurd to put our kids on buses for hours at a time. (Rating: 4.5/5.0) 3) FPMS should have at least 10-15 start and Geography/proximity We moved here to be part of this school system. I don’t want my kid to spend a ton of time on a bus. (Rating: 4.5/5.0) 5) Proximity to school. School should be based close to one’s home, especially here in Steiner Ranch. Traffic is already terrible and don’t need more traffic on RR620. (Rating: 4.5/5.0) Top Thoughts - Top 5 Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 1 3 13 13 Cedar Park MS 1) Close Proximity to home. For student 4) safety, parental convenience and peace of mind, increased family time and protecting property values. (Rating: 4.5/5.0) 2) their home makes the most sense. Minimizes travel time and makes for the safest routes to and from school. (Rating 4.4/5.0) Kids should go to the school closest to their home. If kids attend the school within their neighborhood, they will have friends in their neighborhood and will develop pride within their community. (Rating: 4.4/5.0) 3) Keeping students at the school closet to Proximity to home and geography Keep kids within neighborhood friends, fostering long-term relationships. Minimizes transportation time and cost. (Rating: 4.4/5.0) 5) It is very important that the student goes to the school closet to him and that you don’t separate from classmates. In case a parent isn’t able to pick up from band practice or athletics, he could still walk home, which he’d be unable to do if he was bused far away. (Rating 4.4/5.0) Top Thoughts - Top 5 Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 1 4 14 14 Four Points MS 1) Proximity to home is important. Having 4) children on buses for over an hour each way is counterproductive to their growth and development. (Rating: 4.4/5.0) 2) (i.e. commute times + distance, not as the crow flies) Reduce congestion, impact on environment, and wasted time of students/parents. (Rating 4.3/5.0) Daily commute time to school. (Rating: 4.3/5.0) 3) Attendance should be based on proximity Proximity to school Traffic is a big concern. (Rating: 4.3/5.0) 5) Improvements should be made to existing campuses to prevent overcrowded and to ensure proper resources are allocated as needed. This will minimize disruption in transitioning schools to allow students to move with their peers without getting split into multiple schools. (Rating 4.2/5.0) Top Thoughts - Top 5 Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 1 5 15 15 Henry MS 1) Siblings should be able to go to schools 3) that are near each other. Extracurricular activities are impossible if one is at HMS & the other is at CPHS. (Rating: 4.4/5.0) 2) schools should naturally feed into that high school. Extracurricular activities, as well as school spirit and community involvement builds from the middle school to the adjacent high school. (Rating: 4.4/5.0) Feeder patterns that make sense. Henry-VR or CP-CP. Having multiple children across town from each other is terribly inconvenient in terms of transportation, after school activities and sports schedules. (Rating: 4.4/5.0) 4) Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 1 6 Feeder patterns that minimize splitting of schools, especially from MS to HS. Very important to be able to keep same friend group going into high school vs. being the new kid on campus. 9th grade is hard enough. (Rating 4.3/5.0) 5) Top Thoughts - Top 5 Middle schools that sit adjacent to high Feeder patterns that minimize splitting schools. These years for kids are really hard. Splitting schools will cause them more anxiety to feel they are starting over every time they change schools. (Rating 4.3/5.0) 16 16 1) Keep class sizes smaller. Less stress on 4) Leander MS teachers allows them to provide better attention to student needs. (Rating: 4.5/5.0) 2) 3) overcrowded schools and balance enrollments. This will give every student the opportunity to flourish in the scholastic environment since the teacher ratios would be better. (Rating 4.2/5.0) All campuses need the same opportunities. (Rating: 4.2/5.0) All schools should have access to the same programs and curriculum regardless of size. This eliminates the issue of parents picking schools based on program availability. (Rating: 4.2/5.0) I think the ISD should relieve 5) I want to minimize social and academic disruption for my 6th grade student. Middle school is a difficult time for kids, especially socially. Once a kid is attending a school, keep them there. (Rating 4.1/5.0) Top Thoughts - Top 5 Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 1 7 17 17 Running Brushy MS 1) Child safety. This should be priority. 4) (Rating: 4.3/5.0) 2) 3) elementary school and MS that feed directly into the HS he will be attending. Currently, he is at Mason Elem, RBMS. Both schools are mostly LHS. Most friends will go to a different HS than he will. (Rating 3.9/5.0) Looking at middle schools only and high schools only and elementary schools only during zoning talks is the reason there are illogical breaks. Each affects the other, you can’t look at one while ignoring the others. (Rating: 4.0/5.0) Feeder patterns that minimize splitting schools. Students develop relationships with other students that help in transitioning from elementary to MS to HS. (Rating: 4.0/5.0) I would like for my son to attend an 5) I like a cultural mix. In response to a comment about kids coming from apt or trailers is ridiculous. Kids cannot grow up in a bubble. Diversity is important. (Rating 3.9/5.0) Top Thoughts - Top 5 Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 1 8 18 18 Stiles MS 1) Feeder patterns that minimize splitting 3) schools at the populations they were designed to hold. No one wants a school with 25 portables on top of the school if possible. (Rating: 4.3/5.0) schools. If a child starts at one school, they should be able to continue at that school until they graduate even if the zoning changes. (Rating: 4.4/5.0) 2) 4) Anyone going into their 7th, 8th, junior or senior year should not have to switch schools and be allowed to finish up with their current class. Established friends and academic standings matter and kids shouldn’t have to suffer through a readjustment at that stage. (Rating: 4.3/5.0) Top Thoughts - Top 5 Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 1 9 Population at the school. Try to keep the Feeder patterns that minimize splitting schools. Our kids have a lot to deal with in middle school and the transition. Knowing that they will be going with their friends helps a lot with change. (Rating 4.1/5.0) 5) Please keep Avery Ranch (Rutledge Elem kids) together -- whether you zone us for HMS or SMS, the kids need to stay together. We are a committed and supportive community, and it would be a disservice to separate our community. Please keep them together. (Rating 4.1/5.0) 19 19 Wiley MS 1) Least amount of changing schools. I don’t 4) want my kids to attend multiple middle schools during their tenure in middle school. (Rating: 4.1/5.0) 2) Distance from home to the school. (Rating: 4.1/5.0) 3) 183A toll is a dangerous crossing for many Wylie and Rouse students. (Rating 4.0/5.0) 5) Keep neighborhoods together. (Rating 3.9/5.0) Our high schooler should be able to stay where she started. Socially, it is a tough age. (Rating: 4.0/5.0) Top Thoughts - Top 5 Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 2 0 20 20 Community & Other 1) As the area grows, the school system is going to need to be able to handle that growth without uprooting kids every year. Kids need stability, so we need to look at future building projects and growth rates while we decide how to zone the schools. (Rating: 3.8/5.0) 2) 3) bus travel time, sense of community (Rating: 3.8/5.0) 4) Top Thoughts - Top 5 Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 2 1 Proximity to home and geography. I feel this is the most important, but would like to see a blend this option and “Relieving overcrowded schools and balancing enrollments.” (Rating 3.8/5.0) I think a sense of community helps drive the volunteers and excellence in our schools. If we can find a way to keep communities around the schools together, that would be best.(Rating: 3.8/5.0) Proximity to home. Less travel time, less 5) At elementary level, proximity is most important. At the MS and HS levels, the feeder patterns are important. I want my child at a school near our home. After he’s built connections in elementary school, I’d want his whole school to go to the same middle school. (Rating 3.6/5.0) 21 21 School Feeder Feeder Feeder Cedar Park High School 100% of Cedar Park Middle School (423 students) 13% of Running Brushy Middle School (59 students) 13% of Henry Middle School (64 students) Glenn High School 65% of Leander Middle School 52% of Wiley Middle School Leander High School 87% of Running Brushy Middle School 35% of Leander Middle School Rouse High School 59% of Stiles Middle School 48% of Wiley Middle School Vandegrift High School 100% of Four Points Middle School 100% of Canyon Ridge Middle School Vista Ridge High School 41% of Stiles Middle School 87% of Henry Middle School Neighborhood Codes of Note: ● ● NBCD 2075 and 2200 are Henry Middle School to Cedar Park High School NBCD 3100, 3200, 3300, 3400 are Running Brushy Middle School to Cedar Park High School Middle to High School Feeder Patterns* Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 2 2 *Data is based on PASA Demographic Report, for students entering ninth grade in 2020. 22 22 Scenario Discussion 1 EAN R97 LEADING TO A BRIGHT FUTURE 5' High School Middle School Feeder 20-21 21-22 22-23 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29 CPHS CPMS 1,517 1,496 1,451 1,485 1,511 1,587 1,640 1,654 1,673 LHS RBMS 1,676 1,756 1,770 1,825 1,838 1,857 1,880 1,901 1,903 HMS 1,952 1,966 1,988 2,003 2,024 2,013 2,042 2,022 2,015 DMS (MS 9) 807 934 1,071 1,226 1,400 1,586 1,738 1,897 2,041 LMS 671 694 746 754 763 760 777 768 759 FSMS 771 798 856 886 953 981 1,027 1,028 1,033 WMS 825 834 892 952 1,035 1,180 1,195 1,237 1,290 CRMS 1,180 1,167 1,105 1,027 945 940 931 941 927 FPMS 717 724 722 692 705 715 750 741 737 VRHS GHS RHS VHS Middle School Enrollment Projections* - No Splitting of Middle Schools Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 2 4 *Data does not include transfers. 24 24 *Data does not include transfers. Highlights: ● Primarily focused on the opening of Danielson MS ● Small cohorts remain ○ HMS to CPHS ○ RBMS to CPHS ● Feeder pattern issues remain ● Creates some overcrowding PASA Exercise Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 2 5 25 PASA Exercise Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 2 6 *Data does not include transfers. 26 *Data does not include transfers. Highlights: ● Eliminates small cohorts ● Aligned feeder patterns ○ Only two middle schools split ● Creates some overcrowding Scenario A Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 2 7 27 Scenario A Lion presentation to: Dublin Design Page: 2 8 *Data does not include transfers. 28 DISCUSSION Details at: waeanderisdorg/msaz LEADING TO A BRIGHT FUTURE 29