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Hazelwood 1st Recommendation
May 18, 2010
HSD Hazelwood 1st
Board of Education Presentation – May 18, 2010
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Hazelwood 1st Phase I
Recommendations
Completed
Create a long-range facilities plan for HSD
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Place a bond initiative and tax levy approved by
voters
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Build four new middle schools
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Provide full-day kindergarten in all 20 elementary
schools
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Hazelwood 1st Phase II
Recommendations
Completed
Renovations to 18 elementary schools
• New or improved libraries, redesigned offices to
improve safety, additional and renovated classrooms
and upgraded clinics.
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* Larimore Elementary to be completed by Summer, 2010
New Hazelwood Central High School library
New Central Early Childhood Center and GALACTIC
space and renovated administrative offices
HVAC updates at Hazelwood West High School
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Board of Education Presentation – May 18, 2010
Hazelwood 1st Phase III
Charge
Vision: The Hazelwood School District will be a premier learning community
characterized by excellence, equity and high expectations. To best realize this
vision, the Board of Education is seeking community assistance to help
determine the future of the Hazelwood School District.
The Board hereby issues an invitation to citizens throughout the District
to participate in a citizens’ committee that will be charged with the task of
reviewing and prioritizing facility needs.
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Hazelwood 1st Phase III
HSD conducted a comprehensive study to determine facility
needs:
• Asked HSD staff members and Key Communicators for
ideas for facility improvements
• Architects and engineers:
• Assessed current facilities
• Reviewed Long-Range Facility Master Plan
• Identified needs, photographed conditions
• Quantified projected budget
The comprehensive study identified more than $200 million in
potential facility projects.
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Participants
Facilitating Team
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Residents
Parents
Staff Representatives
Expert Resources
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Communications
Hazelwood 1st Web page
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History of Hazelwood 1st
Meeting schedules
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Meeting Materials
Informational video
Meeting dates posted on Web page, District
Web calendar, HSD TV, school newsletters,
Facebook and school marquees
Media releases distributed to area media
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Communications
Reminders posted on the Web site,
included in elementary school newsletters
Post cards were sent to past participants
to encourage involvement for Phase III
Feature article appeared in the Winter
2009 edition of Hazelwood News, the
District’s community newsletter
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Participants
Hazelwood 1st
Meeting Participants
• Parents
• Community
Members
• Business Leaders
• Staff Members
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Process
Five data-driven
Hazelwood 1st
meetings
Community feedback
from the first meeting
provided the basis
for meeting
presentations
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Meeting Format
Welcome and review of previous meeting
Data / information presentation
Description of work activity and
instructions
Small groups present work results to large
group
Closing / preview of next meeting
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Meeting Topics
Meeting #1
Review of Hazelwood 1st
Phase I and II
Update on facility upgrades
Looking ahead to Phase III
Charge
Meeting #2
Enrollment and Projections
School Finance
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Meeting Topics
Meeting #3
Curriculum, Technology
and Facilities
Meeting #4
Facility Needs and
Building Codes
Meeting #5
Review Draft
Recommendations
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Product
Summary Points of Agreement
• Key information learned and agreed upon at
each meeting
• General consensus points from participants
Facilities Criteria Determined
Facility Needs Prioritized
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Summary Points of Agreement
Enrollment
Enrollment is going to be relatively static
Capacities at each level – elementary, middle
and high – are sufficient to handle enrollment
projections for the next 5 years
The economy could increase or decrease the
District’s enrollment
Trends and outside forces impact enrollment
numbers
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Summary Points of Agreement
School Finance
Bond issue funds cannot be used for operating costs.
State operating revenues will decrease next year, the
year after, and possibly longer.
Any additional schools will increase operating costs.
Bond issue funds help protect operating funds.
HSD can issue approximately $120 million in bonds
without an increase in the tax rate.
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Summary Points of Agreement
Curriculum and Technology
Curriculum and Technology
Millennials (current and future HSD students) need to learn 21st
century skills.
Instruction must continue to change to meet the evolving needs of
students.
Technology is constantly changing.
HSD students should have access to the technology that is integral
for educating future generations.
Facilities enhance or impede student achievement.
Hazelwood facilities need to be able to accommodate technology
today and tomorrow.
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Summary Points of Agreement
Facilities
Facilities must accommodate the changing
needs of students.
Hazelwood classroom environments need to be
conducive to learning.
Safety and security needs to be a strong
consideration when planning future buildings.
Hazelwood facilities should be environmentally
friendly and energy efficient.
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Research
More than 60 years of
research continues to
support the positive
relationship between
building quality and
student achievement.
Cash and Twiford (2009)
21st Century School Fund (2009)
Buckley, Schneider, and Shang (2004)
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Research
Improved student achievement is linked to:
• Building and classroom sizes conducive to learning
• Adequate ventilation, heating and air-conditioning systems
• Extensive use of natural daylight
• Acoustic materials that reduce noise levels that interfere with
learning
• Safety and security concerns effectively addressed
• Integrated technology
• Infrastructure that supports special needs students
• Adequate staffing to keep schools clean and well-maintained.
Building Minds, 2006
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Prioritizing
$229 million in Needs
$120 million available
without a need for
increasing the tax rate
Summary points provided
information to help
determine facility criteria
and prioritize needs
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Participant Facility Criteria
1. Infrastructure to Handle Future Technology
2. Classroom Environment Conducive to Learning
3. Equitable Facilities
4. Healthy Buildings
5. Lower Operational Costs
6. Meeting Building Codes
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Facility Priorities
Investment
In Millions
Facility Need To Be Addressed
Criteria
Data And Power Distribution
Infrastructure To Handle
Future Technology
$17
Life, Health, Safety Upgrades
Meeting Building Codes
$10
New Or Replaced HVAC 75%
Classroom Environment
Lower Operational Costs
$40
Science Lab Upgrades
Equitable Facilities
$14
Replace Deteriorated Exterior Wall Systems
Healthy Buildings
$5
Replace Hazardous Floor Tile
Healthy Buildings
$3
Replace Chalk Boards With White Boards
Classroom Environment
$2
New Or Expanded Libraries
Equitable Facilities
$16
Install Elevators
Equitable Facilities
$7
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Board of Education Presentation – May 18, 2010
Facility Priorities Based on Participant Feedback
Investment
In Millions
Facility Need To Be Addressed
Criteria
Data And Power Distribution
Infrastructure To Handle
Future Technology
$17
Life, Health, Safety Upgrades
Meeting Building Codes
$10
New Or Replaced HVAC 75%
Classroom Environment
Lower Operational Costs
$40
Science Lab Upgrades
Equitable Facilities
$14
Replace Deteriorated Exterior Wall Systems
Healthy Buildings
$5
Replace Hazardous Floor Tile
Healthy Buildings
$3
Replace Chalk Boards With White Boards
Classroom Environment
$2
New Or Expanded Libraries
Equitable Facilities
$16
Install Elevators
Equitable Facilities
$7
Science Technology Engineering Math Labs
Classroom Environment
$12
Early Childhood Education Building Upgrades
Classroom Environment
$3
New Or Upgraded Restrooms
Equitable Facilities
$18
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Recommendation
The participants of Hazelwood 1st
recommend the HSD Board of
Education take action for a November
2010 no-tax-rate increase bond issue
election for $120 million to fund
facility priorities identified through the
Hazelwood 1st process.
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