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    The document presents a proposal from Stillwater BOLD (Building Opportunities to Learn and Discover) to the School Board to address capacity issues and inequities in the district's elementary schools. It finds that some schools have class sizes and levels of support staff that are significantly different from others. The recommendation is to right-size the schools by closing the under-enrolled Marine, Oak Park and Withrow elementary schools in order to reinvest the savings into improving equity across the district and maintaining optimal school sizes. A timeline is provided outlining the extensive engagement process that was followed in developing the proposal.

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    The document presents a proposal from Stillwater BOLD (Building Opportunities to Learn and Discover) to the School Board to address capacity issues and inequities in the district's elementary schools. It finds that some schools have class sizes and levels of support staff that are significantly different from others. The recommendation is to right-size the schools by closing the under-enrolled Marine, Oak Park and Withrow elementary schools in order to reinvest the savings into improving equity across the district and maintaining optimal school sizes. A timeline is provided outlining the extensive engagement process that was followed in developing the proposal.

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    The document presents a proposal from Stillwater BOLD (Building Opportunities to Learn and Discover) to the School Board to address capacity issues and inequities in the district's elementary schools. It finds that some schools have class sizes and levels of support staff that are significantly different from others. The recommendation is to right-size the schools by closing the under-enrolled Marine, Oak Park and Withrow elementary schools in order to reinvest the savings into improving equity across the district and maintaining optimal school sizes. A timeline is provided outlining the extensive engagement process that was followed in developing the proposal.

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    S"llwater

    BOLD
    Building Opportuni.es
    to Learn and Discover

    Presented to the School Board


    December 17, 2015

    BtE, Levy and Bond Promises

    Curiosity Thrives Here

    BOLD: How We Got Here

    Curiosity Thrives Here

    Barriers Iden"ed by Stakeholders


    Inequi"es between buildings
    Class sizes
    Stang: Access to specialists, support
    Resources, supplies, technology

    Every system is perfectly designed


    to get the results it gets.
    -W. Edwards Deming

    Curiosity Thrives Here

    Equality

    Equity
    Curiosity Thrives Here

    Stang Inequity

    Technology
    Psychologists
    Special Educa"on
    Nursing
    Instruc"onal Coaches
    English Learners
    Student Advocates

    Curiosity Thrives Here

    Example of Stang Inequity


    Current Schedule

    Equitable Schedule

    Monday

    Monday

    Tuesday

    Tuesday

    Wednesday

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    Thursday

    Friday

    Friday

    Curiosity Thrives Here

    History of Budget Reduc"ons

    Curiosity Thrives Here

    Findings
    Inequitable services
    Students in small schools
    receive fewer support
    services
    Unbalanced class sizes

    Per pupil spending

    Capture rates
    Only 72.3% of students
    choose our schools
    7 of 10 elementary
    schools capture less than
    60% of students

    Variability of $1,600 to
    educate an elementary
    student, depending on
    building

    Curiosity Thrives Here

    Met Councils Thrive 2040


    Washington County Forecast
    Popula1on

    2014-2030
    Change

    Households

    2014-2030
    Change

    People per
    Household

    Census 2010

    238,136

    87,859

    2.710

    Es"mate 2014

    249,109

    91,710

    2.716

    Forecast 2020

    268,410

    102,280

    2.624

    Forecast 2030

    299,130

    Forecast 2040

    330,200

    20.1%

    116,210
    130,090

    26.7%

    2.574

    2014-2030
    Change

    -5.2%

    2.538

    Curiosity Thrives Here

    Met
    Councils
    Thrive 2040
    Forecast
    Household
    Growth

    Curiosity Thrives Here

    Current 2015-2016 Grades K-6


    School

    2017-2018 Grades K-5

    2018-2019 Grades K-5

    Capacity

    Enrollment

    %
    Capacity

    *Capacity

    Projected
    Enrollment

    Projected %
    Capacity

    Projected
    Enrollment

    Projected %
    Capacity

    Marine

    175

    157

    89.7%

    175

    126

    72%

    120

    69%

    Withrow

    225

    189

    84.0%

    200

    172

    86%

    171

    86%

    Stonebridge

    625

    454

    72.6%

    575

    384

    67%

    386

    67%

    Rutherford

    700

    579

    82.7%

    675

    463

    69%

    462

    69%

    Lily Lake

    575

    441

    76.7%

    550

    363

    66%

    344

    63%

    Oak Park

    475

    451

    94.9%

    450

    377

    84%

    329

    73%

    Andersen

    375

    357

    95.2%

    325

    319

    98%

    320

    98%

    Lake Elmo

    725

    764

    105.4%

    675

    695

    103%

    696

    103%

    AYon-Lakeland

    550

    508

    92.4%

    500

    473

    95%

    502

    100%

    450

    255

    **57%

    237

    **53%

    4,575

    3,627

    79%

    3,567

    78%

    New School
    Valley Crossing
    Total

    271

    271

    100.0%

    4,425

    4,171

    94.3%

    *Adjusted for PreK classrooms **Assumes no boundary changes

    Curiosity Thrives Here

    Gefng to Desirable, Feasible


    and Sustainable
    Honor BtE, Levy, and Bond promises
    Plan for nancial stability
    Strive toward preferred elementary size
    *Landmark research suggests op"mal size: 300-800 students
    S"llwaters preferred programming size: 450-700 students
    Three sec"ons (approximately 450 students)

    Address capacity challenges u"lizing demographic data


    At or near capacity in the north and center,
    room for growth in the south
    *Ready, D. D., & Lee, V. D. (May 2006). Op.mal
    Elementary School Size for Eec.veness and Equity

    Timeline and Process


    Dec. 2

    All Sta: Elementary Capacity Conversa"on

    Sept. 21 Board Small Group: Barriers/Solu"ons


    Conversa"on

    Dec. 2

    SCEA/Directors: Elementary Capacity


    Conversa"on

    Sept. 25 Administra"ve Team: Barriers/Solu"ons


    Conversa"on

    Dec. 3

    Board Small Group: Elementary Capacity


    Conversa"on con"nued

    Dec. 3

    Board Mee"ng: BOLD video

    Dec. 7

    Community Conversa"on #2: Elementary


    Capacity Conversa"on

    Dec. 10

    Community Leader Coee: Elementary


    Capacity Conversa"on

    Dec. 17

    Learning Session: Capacity Proposal

    Dec. 18

    All Sta: Capacity Proposal

    Sept. 30 All Sta: Barriers/Solu"ons Conversa"on


    Oct. 8

    Board Mee"ng: Introduce S"llwater BOLD

    Nov. 10

    Administra"ve Team: Elementary Capacity


    Conversa"on

    Nov.
    11-12

    Board Small Group: Elementary Capacity


    Conversa"on

    Nov. 12

    Board Mee"ng: Direc"ve to further study


    capacity

    Nov. 16

    Community Conversa"on #1: Barriers/Solu"ons


    Conversa"on

    Jan. 7

    Board Mee1ng First Reading of Capacity


    Recommenda1on

    Nov. 19

    Board and Administra"ve Team Retreat

    Jan. 26, 27, 28

    Public Hearings

    Dec. 1

    PTA/O Leaders: Barriers/Solu"on Conversa"on

    Feb. 11

    Board Mee1ng Vote to Approve Capacity


    Recommenda1on

    Recommenda"on
    Right-Size
    Our Schools
    Close Marine,
    Oak Park and
    Withrow

    Reinvestment Opportunity
    Closing of Marine, Oak Park and Withrow
    Building maintenance,
    opera"ons

    $998,000

    General/Licensed Sta

    $120,000
    (1.2 FTE)

    Paraprofessional and
    Support Sta

    $148,000

    Transporta"on

    $150,000

    Total Annual
    Reinvestment

    $1.26 million

    Curiosity Thrives Here

    Addi"onal Considera"ons
    1. Boundary adjustments

    Elementary and middle school boundaries

    2. Move West Campus:


    ALC, Transi"on
    3. Poten"al reloca"on of Central Services (CSB)
    4. Sale of real estate property
    5. Future growth and expansion of new elementary

    Curiosity Thrives Here

    Decision:

    Feb. 11,
    2016

    Making BOLD Decisions Means


    ALL Students Will Get:

    More equitable learning experiences


    Improved access to support services
    Student-centered middle school experiences
    Support for ninth graders transi"oning
    to high school
    Improved access to technology support
    More balanced class sizes across the district
    Long-term stability for
    stang, opera"ons
    and LEARNING

    Be BOLD!

    Building Opportuni1es to Learn and Discover

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