PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION AND BOUNDARY

COMMITTEE MEETING #2
10/19/2017

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 AGENDA
INTRODUCTION

QUESTIONS FROM LAST TIME

REVISED DATA

COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

CRITERIA AND CONSIDERATIONS

DIRECTION FOR BASELINE OPTIONS

NEXT STEPS

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 CHARGE OF THE COMMITTEE

Keep an objective view of the process and consider the needs of ALL
PUSD students.

Share institutional knowledge and local experience with the rest of the
committee.

Share discussion topics with friends and other community members

and provide comments back to the committee.

Help to develop a recommendation that will be viable for

implementation.

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 QUESTIONS FROM LAST TIME

Q: What is the goal, how many schools do we need to recommend

closing.
What is the savings target?

A: There is no cost savings goal, it is not the primary objective. The

primary objective is the align programs increasing efficiency and
opportunity for all students.
The administrative goal is to lease out any excess facilities to an
educational tenant for a fixed amount of time.

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 QUESTIONS FROM LAST TIME

Q: Which capacity numbers will we be using?

A: 2016-18 WLC EMP Report

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 QUESTIONS FROM LAST TIME

Q: There is talk about re-opening Linda Vista, it seems counterintuitive

to what we are trying to do?

A: San Rafael is a program that is in demand and requires more room.

One of the goals is to reduce the excess facilities so that more dollars
can be put into programs to increase demand.
Hopefully, after this plan is in place, programmatic improvements at
the remaining schools will drive enrollment and more closed schools
may need to be opened.

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 UPDATED BACKGROUND DATA

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 E N R O L L M E N T & C A PA C I T Y

Type Schools Grades Enrollment Capacity Utilization Type Schools Grades Enrollment Capacity Utilization
Altadena Elementary School K-5 247 655 38% McKinley Elementary School K-5 693
1,792 61%

K-8
Cleveland Elementary School K-5 145 564 26% McKinley Middle School 6-8 395
Don Benito Fundamental K-5 595 852 70%
Eliot Middle School 6-8 491 959 51%
Field Elementary School K-5 477 630 76%

Schools
Middle
Sierra Madre Middle School 6-8 524 740 71%
Franklin Elementary School K-5 198 332 60%
Washington Middle School 6-8 486 900 54%
Hamilton Elementary School K-5 581 584 99%
Wilson Middle School 6-8 493 1,915 26%
Elementary Schools

Jackson Elementary School K-5 589 596 99%

Middle School Total 6-8 1,994 4,514 44%
Jefferson Elementary School K-5 381 964 40%
Longfellow Elementary School K-5 488 708 69% Blair High School 6-12 1,073 1,791 60%

6-12
Madison Elementary School K-5 452 814 56% Marshall Fundamental Secondary Sch 6-12 1,996 2,101 95%
Norma Coombs Elementary School K-5 412 461 89%
John Muir High School 9-12 868 1,755 49%

School
High
Roosevelt Elementary School K-5 296 418 71%

s
San Rafael Elementary School K-5 449 456 98% Pasadena High School 9-12 1,800 2,745 66%
Sierra Madre Elementary School K-5 673 738 91% High School Total 9-12 2,668 4,500 59%
Washington Accelerated School K-5 511 968 53%
Rose City High School 10-12 167 455 37%
Webster Elementary School K-5 396 754 53%

Alternative
Twilight Program 10-12 157 - -

Schools
Willard Elementary School K-5 640 804 80%
CIS Academy 6-12 178 385 46%
Elementary Total K-5 7,530 11,298 67%
PALS - Pasadena Adult Living Skills ADULT 37 - -
Focus Point Academy 3-12 65 - -
TOTAL - 29,145 47,148 62%

Enrollment Source: 2017 CBEDS

Capacity Source: 2016-17 WLC EMP Report

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 E L E M E N TA RY U T I L I Z AT I O N M A P

N Enrollment Source: 2017 CBEDS

Capacity Source: 2016-17 WLC EMP Report

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 M I D D L E S C H O O L U T I L I Z AT I O N M A P

Enrollment Source: 2017 CBEDS

N Capacity Source: 2016-17 WLC EMP Report

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 H I G H S C H O O L U T I L I Z AT I O N M A P

N Enrollment Source: 2017 CBEDS

Capacity Source: 2016-17 WLC EMP Report

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 COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

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 S U RV E Y

We are building an online survey that will allow community members

to direct questions and comments to the members of this committee.

Comments will be compiled and sent to committee members one week

before each meeting. The survey link will remain up throughout the
process.

We will dedicate 15 20 minutes at the start of each committee meeting

for members to share comments with the entire group.

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 CRITERIA & CONSIDERATIONS

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 REMEMBER THIS?
Cost benefits of varying property
disposition/use options
Transition strategies
Aesthetics of facility
Environmental factors
Historical and/or monumental
significance
Effect on neighborhoods
Number of students affected by school
closure
School performance
School size the size of a school
(small/large) affects class size and the
creation of grade combination classes
Low student populations there are
drawbacks from having only 1 or 2
classes at a grade level, which can
happen at a very small school (could
require grouping students with
disparate needs together, could be lack
of choice of teachers, could be difficulty
in separating students such as siblings
or behavior conflicts)
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LETS DIVE DEEPER
Transportation (SPED & Gen ED) Consider impact of open enrollment
current level of services and costs of Consider a hybrid solution
proposed changes Consider the need size for the schools
Open enrollment what are the Consider total enrollment for the
numbers and/or percentages of students district
at their home school versus not at their
home school Socio economic integration
Neighborhood enrollments proximity
Current school boundaries and any
issues with overlaps (i.e. Linda Vista to schools
and San Rafael) Neighborhood school vs- specialty
School feeder patterns program schools
Number of schools required based on Where are neighborhood schools
enrollment (compare to other School needed transportation
Districts)
Analyze last round of closures,
anticipated savings, and real savings
(e.eg. How many students left the
district for private/charter schools?
What is the staff time necessary to
monitor charter schools and legal costs
associated with them?)
Charter schools waiting for space
Small school options
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 COST AND EFFICIENCY
LETS DIVE DEEPER

Cost benefits of varying property disposition/use options

Low student populations there are drawbacks from having only 1 or 2 classes at a grade
level, which can happen at a very small school (could require grouping students with
disparate needs together, could be lack of choice of teachers, could be difficulty in
separating students such as siblings or behavior conflicts)
Transportation (SPED & Gen ED) current level of services and costs of proposed
changes
Number of schools required based on enrollment (compare to other School Districts)
Analyze last round of closures, anticipated savings, and real savings (e.eg. How many
students left the district for private/charter schools? What is the staff time necessary to
monitor charter schools and legal costs associated with them?)
Neighborhood enrollments proximity to schools

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 PROGRAMS
LETS DIVE DEEPER

Historical and/or monumental significance

School performance
School size the size of a school (small/large) affects class size and the creation of grade
combination classes
Low student populations there are drawbacks from having only 1 or 2 classes at a grade
level, which can happen at a very small school (could require grouping students with
disparate needs together, could be lack of choice of teachers, could be difficulty in
separating students such as siblings or behavior conflicts)
School feeder patterns
Small school options
Consider impact of open enrollment
Neighborhood school vs- specialty program schools

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 I M PA C T
LETS DIVE DEEPER

Transition strategies
Environmental factors
Historical and/or monumental significance
Effect on neighborhoods
Number of students affected by school closure
Transportation (SPED & Gen ED) current level of services and costs of proposed
changes
Current school boundaries and any issues with overlaps (i.e. Linda Vista and San Rafael)
Number of schools required based on enrollment (compare to other School Districts)
Socio economic integration
Neighborhood school vs- specialty program schools
Where are neighborhood schools needed transportation

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 DEMOGRAPHIC BALANCE
LETS DIVE DEEPER

Effect on neighborhoods
Open enrollment what are the numbers and/or percentages of students at their home
school versus not at their home school
School feeder patterns
Socio economic integration
Neighborhood enrollments proximity to schools
Neighborhood school vs- specialty program schools
Where are neighborhood schools needed transportation

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 DOT EXERCISE

The purpose of this exercise is to take the committees

temperature on criteria and considerations to provide a
framework to begin options development.

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 NEXT STEPS

Upcoming Meeting Dates

Thursday, November 9 @ 5:30 pm
Thursday, November 16 @ 5:30 pm
Thursday, December 7 @ 5:30 pm
Thursday, December 14 @ 5:30 pm

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 QUESTIONS

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