Board Meeting

March 21, 2017

Why Boundary Management?

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

Demographic Study

• 2015 McKibben demographic study– A few tough years– Shows Kindergarten numbers will

decline – and they have– 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

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

Concerns from the Public

• The committee held three (3) pubic forums• 1/24 at Promise Road Elementary• 1/26 at Stony Creek Elementary• 1/31 at North Elementary

• Common themes of concern brought forward at these forums• How neighborhoods were selected • Portables• Transfers

• The committee had a final meeting held on 2/28 to discuss concerns.

How Were Neighborhoods Selected

• Reports showing the number of students in each neighborhood or street were studied

• Neighborhoods were moved to various schools• Taken into consideration were:

• Proximity• Socio-Economic factors • Impact from previous rebalancing efforts

Portables

• Safety and Security• Placement of portable must be preapproved by

Homeland Security• Same drills occur as inside the school (fire, tornado,

etc.) • Restrooms must be no more than 200 feet from

portable

• Atmosphere• Portables have the amenities as a regular

classroom. • Heat, Air, Intercom, Fire Alarm, etc.

Transfers

• Currently 151 students are not in their assigned school• Moving students is always difficult, but equity for all

families was a priority for the committee

• Grandfathering Siblings• The committee would have liked to keep families

together, but this perpetuates the over-crowding issue

Committee Recommendations

For Elementary

•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 Hannibal Street to Pleasant Street between 10th Street and SR37

Committee Recommendations

For Middle School

•No changes to the current boundary lines

Committee Recommendations

• 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

Committee Recommendations

• Current 4th grade and 7th grade students may be grandfathered to stay at their current building (if parents choose)• Transportation will not be provided for

grandfathered students

• Younger siblings of grandfathered 4th or 7th

grade students are not grandfathered

Projected Elementary Enrollment

Building 2016/17 2017/18

Hazel Dell 698 768*Hinkle Creek 930 943Noble Crossing 715 741**North 506 544Promise Road 799* 702Stony Creek 595 713**White River 692 704**Portables will be utilized **Portables may be utilized

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Portable at Promise Road