Transcript Ridgefield School District Capital Facilities Plan

Ridgefield School District
Capital Facilities Plan
March 9, 2010
Facilities Mission
• The district strives to provide state of the art facilities with safe and
caring learning environments in which all students meet or exceed
state standards
• Our facility plans identify K-5 elementary schools, 6-8 middle
schools and 9-12 high schools.
• Small Community Schools with Great Results are defined as having
the following targeted student enrollments:
– Elementary schools
– Middle Schools
– High Schools
500 students
800 students
1200 students
Plan Inputs & Method
• Strategic Vision & Critical Path Analysis
• Stakeholder Interview & Review Process
(Maul, Foster, Alongi)
• Facility needs assessment & prioritization
• Ridgefield growth & school enrollment
projection analysis
• Facility scenario analysis
Facility Needs Assessment
Summary
• Deferred Maintenance & Upgrades
– Current facilities have not had material improvements in 18 years or
more.
• Classrooms Over Capacity
– 28% of current classrooms capacity is portable space
– Facilities are not sized to deal with any enrollment growth scenario
• Key Facility, Education and Program Needs
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Parking & bus traffic flow
Storm water management
Cafeteria and gym separation
Improved and adequately sized common spaces
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Gyms
Music
Auditorium
Kitchens/Auditoriums
Current Capacity Summary
Capacity
Enrollment
Built
Total
Capacity Portable Capacity
South Ridge Elementary
450
75
525
Union Ridge Elementary
400
250
650
View Ridge Middle School
300
90
390
Ridgefield High School
475
210
685
1,625
625
Small Community Schools
Target School Size
2,250
Current
15%
15 %
Current Enroll Growth Size
k-6
525
79
604
k-6
636
95
731
7-8
325
49
374
9-12
635
95
730
2,121
318
Gap Summary:
•Schools are over capacity
•28% of current classrooms are portables
•Common spaces sized for much smaller enrollments
•Elementary schools are K-6, not K-5 and over target size
•Middle School is 7-8, not 6-8 and under target size
2,439
Cap
Delta Target
79
500
81
500
(16)
800
45
1,200
189
Delta
104
231
(426)
(470)
21%
46%
-53%
-39%
10-year Headcount History
Enrollment History
Year
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
HC
1,798
1,780
1,819
1,824
1,832
1,903
1,965
2,019
2,122
2,116
2,121
Transfer History
YOY
YOY %
Change Growth
(18)
39
5
8
71
62
54
103
(6)
5
-1.0%
2.2%
0.3%
0.4%
3.9%
3.3%
2.7%
5.1%
-0.3%
0.2%
Total 10 year
Total 5 year
323
218
18.0%
11.5%
Plan:
319
15.0%
2,440
X-fer
161
170
181
192
208
227
219
282
339
382
417
X-fer
YOY
%
Change
8.7%
9.1%
9.5%
10.2%
10.7%
10.0%
12.3%
13.8%
15.3%
16.4%
9
11
11
16
19
(8)
63
57
43
35
256
190
Enrollment + Transfer
YOY %
Growth
5.6%
6.5%
6.1%
8.3%
9.1%
-3.5%
28.8%
20.2%
12.7%
9.2%
159.0%
83.7%
HC+Xfer
Total
1,959
1,950
2,000
2,016
2,040
2,130
2,184
2,301
2,461
2,498
2,538
YOY
Change
YOY %
Growth
(9)
50
16
24
90
54
117
160
37
40
-0.5%
2.6%
0.8%
1.2%
4.4%
2.5%
5.4%
7.0%
1.5%
1.6%
579
408
29.6%
19.2%
Facility Improvement Plan
Summary
• 3 year phased facility improvements
– sized for 15% enrollment growth
– adds to and improves current school facilities
– moves schools in direction of ideal sizing
• School grades re-configured to K-5, 6-8, 9-12 for SY12
• SY11 facility improvements to UR/VR ahead of grade
change and addresses most pressing needs
– New UR gym & convert gym to cafeteria
– Add 8 classrooms to VR
• Re-boundary elementary schools for enrollment balance
• School facility bond positioned for Feb 2011
Capacity Sizing Plan
Enrollment
Current
Current Enroll
South Ridge Elementary
k-6
525
Union Ridge Elementary
k-6
636
View Ridge Middle School 7-8
325
Ridgefield High School
9-12
635
2,121
Grade Re-Configuration (SY11)
k-5
k-5
6-8
9-12
Current
Enroll
439
542
505
635
2,121
Change
(86)
(94)
180
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Classrooms Needs:
South Ridge Elem
Union Ridge Elem
View Ridge MS
Ridgefield HS
Re-Boundry (SY2011)
Enrollment
Change
Enrollment
50
489
(50)
492
505
635
2,121
Target classroom size:
k-5
25
6-8
30
9-12
30
w/ P
w/o P
1
4
(3)
7
6
9
2
9
Plan Size
15%
Growth Plan Size
73
562
74
566
76
581
95
730
318
2,439
Capacity
Built
Needed Capacity
(w/P)
Needed
37
112
(84)
166
191
281
45
255
189
814
Small Community Schools
Plan to Target Compare
Target
Delta
500
62
12%
500
66
13%
800
(219)
-27%
1,200
(470)
-39%
Facility Improvement Plan
South Ridge
Union Ridge
View Ridge
Ridgefield High School
Proposed for SY11:
Add Gym
Add 8 classrooms
Gym converted to cafeteria
Revised parking/bus traffic
Demo House
Soft Costs
Soft Costs
Rough-Cut for SY13:
Add Gym/remodel cafeteria/kit
Storm Water Mgmt
Add Cafeteria
Add Cafeteria
Storm Water Mgmt
Office/Support (3KSF)
Storm Water Mgmt
Storm Water Mgmt
4 Classrooms
Soft Costs
Office/Support (3KSF)
6 Classrooms
Soft Costs
Office/Support (3,000 SF)
Office/Support (3KSF)
Add Parking/Bus Traffic
Add Parking/Bus Traffic
Frontage Improvements
Add Gym (11KSF)
Soft Costs
Frontage Improvements
Rebuild football field and track
Remodel Kitchen
Remodel Music Room
Add Auditorium (8KSF)
Remodel Locker rooms
Add Library (3KSF)
Replace primary electrical
Soft Costs
Phase-1 for SY11
Gym
converted to
cafeteria
New UR gym
Revised parking
& bus traffic
8 new VR
classrooms
Facility Improvement Timeline
• Currently being reviewed.
Facility Plan Financing
• Currently being reviewed.
Plan Benefits
• Alignment with Strategic Vision and
Stakeholder feedback
• Improves existing facilities
• Sizes for 15% growth
• Maintains future flexibility