Summary of School Mergers presentation

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School & Program Consolidations

Board of Education
Committee of the Whole Meeting
December 6, 2005

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Fiscal Context

• Preliminary projections for FY 2006-07 reflect a netincrease in resources of $0.5 million, excludingcollective bargaining costs
• SEIU agreement will cost $1.9 million
• Wage increases for all other employees will cost:
• 1% -$3.4 m (requiring cuts of $4.8 million)
• 2% -$6.8 m (requiring cuts of $8.2 million)
• 3% -$10.2 m (requiring cuts of $11.6 million)
• 4% -$13.6 m (requiring cuts of $15.0 million)
• SFUSD must consider school closures as well as other expenditure priorities to develop a balanced budget

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Criteria for School Mergers

1. Increase utilization and enrollment capacity of school buildings
   School’s enrollment capacity compared to enrollment size of proposed schools
2. Complementary educational programs
   "Magnet" programs (e.g. arts, language focus)
   Viability of strands of programs within schools (e.g. language programs)
3. Diversity of current school populations
   Consideration of obligations under Desegregation Consent Decree
4. Long-term financial savings
   Preliminary assessment of savings from closure of buildings, reduction of personnel, and opportunities for potential revenue
5. Surrounding school configurations
   Consideration of the growth in charter or other schools in the area to project future enrollment trends
6. Accessibility of newly merged schools
   Facilities should be accessible to all students, including those withmobility or vision impairments
   Consideration of scheduled modernization through the Prop A Bond
7. Geography
   Proposed merger schools are within close proximity to oneanother
8. Academic Performance
   Eligibility of merged school for state and federal sanctions
9. Co-location of other programs at building sites
   Community uses of buildings
10. Program Placement Committee Recommendations

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Other Considerations

• Prop 39 Requirement
• The District must make formal offers to charter schools to provide teaching and non-teaching station space for the exclusive use of the charter or to be shared with District-operated programs. The following charter schools require placement:
• Leadership High School – Has deferred placement for two years
• Currently located in non-Field acted building next to James Denman MS
• Edison State Charter – Charter is currently up for renewal
• Currently has full K-6 and one 7th grade classrooms, but seeking to expand into a full K-8 program (additional 7th and two 8th grade classrooms)
• Envisions Charter – Looking for a site to build w/state grant

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Other Considerations

• Other Property Relocation Needs
• Downtown Continuation High School
• Need for expanded capacity at continuation high schools
• Center for Independent Studies
• Newer facilities required
• County Programs
• Community Scholars of Success (CSOS)
• Current site no longer available
• Real Alternative Program (RAP)/Hilltop
• Seeking expansion of pregnant minors program
• Phoenix High School
• Needs improved learning environment

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Other Considerations

• Issues discussed in Buildings and Grounds Committeemeeting
• Impact of bungalows on capacity utilization data
• John Swett – one bungalow for arts programming
• Jose Ortega – two bungalows (one for after-school program and one unused)
• New Traditions – one bungalow for grant-funded arts program
• Impact of Special Ed classes on capacity utilization data
• Continued support for newcomer students
• Location and growing populations of small schools
• Geography location and impact to African American and Latino student populations
• Relocation of School of the Arts in order to generate lease revenue
• Addition of George Peabody ES to the merger list

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Potential Mergers

• Daniel Webster and Starr King at Starr King site
• School named Starr King Elementary School (K-5)
• Strong programmatic alignment with multiple language programs (Spanish bilingual, Mandarin immersion and ELD at Starr King)
• Daniel Webster’s Cantonese bilingual program will continue to be supported at Starr King
• Decrease the percentage of special needs students at Starr King
• Impact to incoming Daniel Webster student: Gr K (46),Gr 1 (46), Gr 2 (45), Gr 3 (44), Gr 4 (44), total 225 students
• Webster is PI school, Starr King has exited PI
• Long-term implications:
• As population of Mission Bay grows, there is limited choice for elementary schools in the area

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Potential Mergers

• John Swett and John Muir at John Muir site
• School named John Muir Elementary School (K-5)
• Potential magnet program (arts, primary IB program) depending on cost
• Impact to incoming John Swett students: Gr K (38),Gr 1 (36), Gr 2 (42), Gr 3 (35), Gr 4 (30), total 181 students
• Both are PI schools
• Other issues:
• No dedicated rooms for Beacon after-school program currently at John Muir

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Potential Mergers

• ISA and Enola Maxwell at Enola Maxwell site
• School named Enola Maxwell Secondary School (6-12)
• Potential magnet program (arts, international studies, or IB program) depending on cost
• Filipino Enrichment Program placed here as well
• Impact to incoming ISA students: Gr 9 (162),Gr 10 (123), Gr 11 (98), total 383 students
• Both are PI schools
• Other issues:
• Impact on DAER

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Potential Mergers

• JBBP West and Cabrillo at Cabrillo site
• School named Cabrillo Elementary School (K-5)
• Impact to JBBP West students: total 194 students in Gr K-5
  –or –
• JBBP West and Rosa Parks at Rosa Parks site
• School named Rosa Parks Elementary School (K-5)
• Greater distance from current site to Rosa Parks than to Cabrillo, but closer proximity to Japantown
• Rosa Parks could potentially lose Title I status

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Potential Mergers

• New Traditions and Grattan at Grattan site
• School named Grattan Elementary School (K-5)
• Due to Grattan’s high Special Ed population, as well as capacity constraints, New Tradition’s two SDC classes will be placed at another site
• Impact to incoming New Traditions students: Gr K (42),Gr 1 (20), Gr 2 (19), Gr 3 (28), Gr 4 (33), Total 142 students
• Other issues:
• Although George Peabody has very similar numbers to New Traditions (currently 177 students with capacity for 198), nearby schools are either near or over capacity (Claire Lilienthal, Frank McCoppin and Sutro)

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Potential Relocations

• Newcomer School and Everett and Francisco newcomer programs relocated to current Edison site
• School named Newcomer Education Center or NEC (6-12)
• Current enrollments
• Newcomer – 303 students
• Everett Newcomer – 71 students (Spanish)
• Francisco Newcomer 122 students (predominantly Cantonese/Chinese)
• Total: 496 students (capacity at Edison site is 650 students assuming 26 classrooms @ 25 students/classroom)
• Need analysis of potential uses and financial value of Newcomer’s current Pacific Heights campus
• Only Newcomer School relocated to current Edison site
• Also named Newcomer Education Center or NEC (6-12)

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Potential Relocations

• Aim High and June Jordan at Luther Burbank site and close Luther Burbank Middle School
• Schools keep their respective names
• Two small schools on one campus with excess capacity to accommodate growth
• Aim High will eventually have to move from DeAvila, because the building’s capacity (490) cannot support Aim High’s projected growth into 6-12 grade program
• Impact to Aim High students: Gr 6 (69),Gr 7 (82), Gr 8 (82), total 233 students
• Impact to Luther Burbank students: Gr 6 (56),Gr 7 (86), total 142 students
• Schools to choose from include Aim High, James Denman and Visitacion Valley

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Potential Relocations

• Willie Brown and Gloria R. Davis at Gloria R. Davis site
• Schools keep their respective names
• Willie Brown continues as Grades 4-6 and Gloria R. Davis becomes Grades 7-8
• Enables continued support for Dream Schools while saving the costs of operating the Willie Brown site
• Other resources may be shared (AP, IRF, nurse, site support substitute, parent liaison, etc.)
• Impact at Willie Brown if school moves: Gr 4 (48),Gr 5 (44), Gr 6 (74), Total 166 students
• Other issues:
• Would it increase segregation? Need to examine impact of combining two late stage PI schools

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