Boundary Management

MeetingJanuary 2017

Why Boundary Management?

• Avoid $20 million taxpayer expense of new elementary school when capacity already exists

• All elementary buildings at functional capacity

Demographic Study

• 2015 McKibben demographic study– A few tough years– Kindergarten numbers will decline– Carmel enrollment expected to drop in

next 10 years

Boundary Management

• Decision/Expectations– Move a small group of students to utilize all

current space– Use available portables to help buildings

near capacity– Be good stewards of taxpayer dollars

Committee Make-Up

•Parent from each elementary and middle school

•School board representative•Director of Transportation•Transportation Router•Director of Operations•Executive Director of Business

Committee Expectations

•Open minded•Problem solver•Strong communication skills•Articulate committee decisions clearly•Collaborative approach•Available to attend all meetings

Committee Members

NEMS: Amanda HeimWMS: Megan SchlueterHD: Justin RauschHC: John RinkerNC: Stacie ZechNE: Kristen HindsPR: Jamie BoeSC: Emily WisnewskiWR: Brendan Stitcher

Transportation:Brian Zachery Judy Way

Educational Services Center: Jeff Bragg Robin Phelps

Board Member:Kevin Kalstad

Criteria for Decisions

•Efficiently utilize space available•Relieve schools that will exceed functional capacity

•Keep neighborhoods together•Consider proximity to the nearest school•Maintain socio-economic balance between buildings

Committee Tasks

•Study the numbers of students in each neighborhood

•Create a balancing proposal to present to parents and school board

•Inform and seek input from all potentially impacted parents by presenting and sharing at public forums

Middle Schools

• No changes to the current boundary lines

Elementary Objectives

• Reduce over-crowding at Promise Road to gain back valuable classroom space

• Give Promise Road room to grow, if needed

• Equalize enrollment numbers at or near functional capacity

Current Elementary Enrollment

Building Capacity 2016/17

Hazel Dell 730 698Hinkle Creek 900 930Noble Crossing 730 715North 550 506Promise Road 730 799*Stony Creek 730 595White River 730 692

*One portable utilized

Impacted Neighborhoods

•Moving from Promise Road to Stony Creek –Princeton Lake Apartments–Park Place at Sagamore–Stony Creek Estates–Stony Lane Area

•Moving from Stony Creek to North Elementary –The area of Division Street to Pleasant Street between 10th Street and SR37

Transfers

• All Noblesville School students (elementary and middle) will attend the building located in their boundaries• Transfers will no longer be granted• Previously approved transfers will no longer

be permitted• District employee exception based on space• Some unique special education exceptions

based on case conference committee

Grandfathering

• Current 4th grade and 7th grade students may be grandfathered to stay at their current building (if parents choose) • Applies for those moving due to rebalancing and/or

end of transfer• Transportation will not be provided for

grandfathered students• Younger siblings of grandfathered 4th or 7th

grade students are not grandfathered

Projected Elementary Enrollment

Building Capacity 2016/17 2017/18

Hazel Dell 730 698 768*Hinkle Creek 900 930 968*Noble Crossing 730 715 741*North 550 506 544Promise Road 730 799* 702*Stony Creek 730 595 713*White River 730 692 704

*Portables will be utilized

Next Steps

• The committee will review all questions, concerns and/or ideas from public forums at Promise Road, Stony Creek and North Elementary

• The committee will decide if there is a need to modify the final proposal

• The committee’s proposal will be sent to the board for a vote on March 21, 2017

Discussion

Questions? Comments? Concerns?

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