StudentAssignmentAnalysisforthe

LexingtonPublicSchoolsPublicForumApril12,2016

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Presenta:onOverview

•  Contextforstudentassignment:Increasingstudent

enrollmentanditsimpactonourschools

•  RecapofMarch12&16publicforumsand

communityfeedback

•  Refinedscenariofor2016-17

•  Timeforyourfeedbackandideas

•  SchoolCommiMeeDiscussion–8:30to9:30PM

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IncreasingStudentElementaryEnrollment

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15%orincreaseof

405elementary

students

since2007-08

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IncreasingStudentEnrollmentandIts

ImpactonourSchools

Consequencesofrapidandsustainedenrollmentgrowth

include:

•  Increasedclasssizes•  Repurposedprogramspaceandmodifieddeliveryof

curriculum(e.g.art,music)

•  Compressedprogramspaceforspecialeduca:on,English

languagelearningandsmallgroupinterven:on

•  Compressedcorespaces(e.g.cafeteria,gym)

Someareasoftownaregrowingathigherratesthan

othersandtherefore,haveexperiencedmoreimpacts

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StrategiesforManagingGrowth

WeneedbothtoincreaseourcapacityandadjustouruseofcurrentspacetoachievebeMerparity

forschoolsandallstudents

Planstoincreaseelementaryspacethrough

buildingprojectsinclude:

•  Modularaddi:onstoBridge,BowmanandFiske

(2016-17)

•  New,largerHas:ngs(2019-20)

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LexingtonPublicSchools

•  ProvideacademicexcellenceforALLstudents•  Ensureparityamongschools

•  Maintaincommitmenttofiscalresponsibility

•  Engageinlongtermstrategicplanning

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Objec@ves

•  ShortTerm:Makestrategicuseofavailable

elementaryspacewithinthedistrictto

provideaddi:onalrelieftoovercrowded

schools(Bridge,Bowman&Fiske)

•  LongTerm:Dosoinawaythatdoesnotcompromiselaterstudentassignmentchanges

neededfor2019-20whenanew,larger

Has:ngsiscomplete

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StudentAssignmentCommiDee

StudentAssignmentConsidera@onsA.  Providetargetedrelieftoschoolswithspaceandclasssize.

B.  Maintainclasssizeguidelinesacrossthesystemwithafocusoncrea:ngequitableclasssizeacrossallelementaryschools.

C.  Regainandmaintaindedicatedclassroomspaceforart,music,and

specialeduca:onandEnglishLanguageLearnerprograms.

D.  Exploretheuseofbufferareasasatooltomanagefutureenrollmentgrowth.

E.  Takeintoaccountmajorroadwaysandanytrafficimplica:onsthat

willhaveanimpactonthesafetyofstudents.Maximizewalkability

withagoaltoaligningtocompletestreetpolicy.

F.  Maximizegeographicalcon:nuitybyrespec:ngthegeographicboundariesofexis:ngneighborhoods.

G.  Minimizetheimpactofanychangeoncurrentstudents(i.e.explore

op:onssuchasthegrandfatheringofstudentsandfamilies).

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StudentAssignmentCommiDee

StudentAssignmentConsidera@ons

H.  Redistrictanaddressonlyoncein6years(currentpolicyis5years).

I.  ConsiderimpactofelementarystudentassignmentonmiddleschoolfeederpaMerns.

J.  Considercapacityofcorespaces(cafeteria,library,gym,etc),in

addi:ontothenumberofclassroomavailable.

K.  Planwiththegoalofleavingsomeroomforgrowthwhileaccoun:ngforknown/expectedfutureresiden:aldevelopments.

L.  Avoidcrea:ngsocio-economicdispropor:onalityinstudent

assignments.

M.  Considerimpactofreassignmentontransporta:onefficiencyandcostsbyminimizingtheneedforbusing.Considerexis:ngbus

routesasastar:ngpoint.

N.  Considerimpactofreassignmentonprogrammingcosts(e.g.

movingspecialeduca:onprograms).

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FindingsToDate

•  Mul:plevariablesmustbeconsideredandhavechallengedourabilitytoredistrictintheshort

term

•  Redistric:ngstudentsfromcompressedschools

into3poten:allyopenroomsbetweenEstabrook

andHas:ngsisnotsoundatthis:me

•  Onlyaminimalnumberofstudentsfromthe

compressedschoolscanbeimmediatelyassignedtonewschools(2016-17)withoutcompromising

ourguidelines

•  Theuseofvolunteerswouldnoteliminatethe

needfor2016-17changes

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FactorsConsidered

•  Changesmayhaveeduca:onal,socialandemo:onalimpactsuponourstudentsandtheir

families

•  Addi:onalcostsfortransporta:onwouldhaveanimpactonouropera:ngbudget

•  Highdensitycomplexescanonlybeaddressed

whenoverallcapacityisincreased

•  SchoolCommiMeepolicies

–  Currentredistric:ngpolicy–  Futurebufferzones– MiddleschoolfeederpaMerns

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StudentAssignmentCommiDeeRecommenda@on:

Adop@onofBufferZonePolicy

•  Shortterm:redistrictsmalltargetedareastogeographicallyadjacentelementaryschooldistrictsto

addressimmediatecompressionasoutlinedonthe

nextslide

•  Longterm:LPSadoptabufferzonepolicytobest

addresstheeduca:onalneedsoftheelementary

schoolpopula:on

–  A“bufferzone”isdefinedasaspecifiedareabetweentwoormoreschoolassignmentareasthatpermitsindividual

addressestobeassignedtotwoormoreschools.Allother

assignmentarealinesarefixedandstudentslivingwithin

theseboundariesareassignedtooneschoolbasedon

address.

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ESTABROOKGradeK+1Grade1+2

HARRINGTONGradeK+1Grade1+3

FISKEGradeK-2Grade1-5

Poten:al

Scenariofor

2016-17

Strategy:1.  Immediatemodestrelieffor

overcrowdedFiske

2.  Componentsmovedwithan

eyetowardsfuturedistrict

boundaries

3.  Walkabilitymaintainedfor

componentgoingtoHarrington

4.  2componentstoEstabrook

woulduseexis:ngbusroutes

5.  Thesewouldbepermanent

boundarychangessoallfuture

studentswillgotonewdistrict

StudentsincompGradeK:1Grade1:3

StudentsincompGradeK:1Grade1:2

Total#ofstudents

moved=7+

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FisketoHarrington BridgetoHas:ngs

Streetsincluded:

1.  PartofEsideofLowellSt2.  RolfeRd3.  FessendenWay

4.  RogersRd5.  MarshallRd

6.  WoburnSt

Streetsincluded:

1.  AudubonRd2.  LincolnTer3.  PartofNsideofLincolnSt4.  PartofWsideofHas:ngsRd

5.  PartofSsideofMassAve

FisketoEstabrookFisketoEstabrook

Streetsincluded:

1.  PartofNorthSt2.  CarlRd3.  MyrnaRd

Streetsincluded:

1.  LarchmontLn

2.  PartofNsideofRevereSt3.  PartofEsideofBedfordSt

NextSteps

•  Processaddi:onalcommunityfeedback

•  Presenta:onanddiscussionatApril26SchoolCommiMeemee:ng

•  SchoolCommiMeedecision–TBD

•  No:fica:ontofamilies–TBD

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RequestfromStudentAssignmentCommiDee

forSchoolCommiDeeConsidera@on

•  Acceptscenarioasis•  Acceptscenariowithslightmodifica:on(e.g.

rejectcomponents,includeothergrades)

•  Rejectscenarioandrequestanotherop:on•  Nostudentassignmentchangesfor2016-17

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Formoreinforma@on…

•  LexMediaforallliveandarchivedpublicmee:ngs,including

forumsandtonight’smee:ng:

hMp://www.lexmedia.org/lgtv-livestreaming.html

•  DistrictWebsite§  Studentassignment:

hMp://lps.lexingtonma.org/Page/5740

§  Buildingprojects:hMp://www.lexingtonmul:pleprojects.com/

§  Moreinforma8ononcommunityfeedback:h=p://lps.lexingtonma.org/cms/lib2/MA01001631/Centricity/Domain/1191/CommunityFeedbackStudentAssignment04Apr16.pdf

Haveaddi8onalfeedbackorideas?Wewouldlovetohearthemat:hMps://goo.gl/dzNHfl

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Thankyou!

Ques:ons?

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