Transition Committee Meeting Minutes: Aug. 30

Andover Public Schools

Elementary Transition Committee

August 30, 2006

5:30 p.m.

District Office Board Room

Introduction

Mr. Evans reviewed the current full time enrollment and the capacity projections, and updated the committee on the current bond projects. The district has acquired a third site for a new elementary building located South of Kellogg on Yorktown St. Encouraged committee members to be ambassadors to parents, staff, and community.

Keturah Austin reviewed the committee’s purpose and norms. The committee has a multi year and multi-movement task before them. We need to consider the student’s needs as first priority. Need to consider a balance of number of students, social economic status, neighborhoods, etc.

Boundary Options –small groups

Group 1 - Premises

1. Three elementary schools on North campus, three elementary schools on South campus.
2. Fill new building to capacity to take advantage of the new facility weighting.
3. Limit the movement to one or two moves.
4. Help relieve CES and SES large enrollment.

Move all kids South of Kellogg to the 159^th St. building (site #1) with the intent that they will move back to site #3 (South of Kellogg) the next year. Move Hawthorn, Quail Crossing, Caywood, Crestwood Ridge and Reeves Cove with the intent of some staying at site #1 and some moving to 21^st St. building (site #2). Move staff CES and SES staff to site #1 to accommodate the students.

Group 2 - Premises

1. Minimize the moves.
2. Keep neighborhoods together.
3. Balance the social economic status.
4. Develop end results for 2009 and work backwards.
5. Would like to have projected plat numbers for housing developments.

Group 3 - Premises

1. Focus on the first year solution first.
2. Relieve CES and SES by feeding into RMES/MES.
3. Move once, twice the most.
4. Fill site #1 to obtain new facility weighting.
5. Keep neighborhoods together.
6. Do not change secondary boundaries.
7. Move RMES and some of CES to site #1. Move some of SES to Main St building.
8. Next year redraw MES and SES boundaries.

Group 4 - Premises

1. Maintain RMES and MES identity.
2. Consider transportation costs.
3. All of the previous mentioned premises.

First year – move RMES students and staff to site #1, some of CES into #1, part of SES goes into old RMES and then will move to site #3 the following year. All “new growth” assigned to #1.

Second year – all MES with the Meadowlark name moves to #2 temporarily placed, RMES and MES emptied for renovations.

Third year – Mains St building opens as MES, #2 is named, #2 takes some RMES and some of CES.

Group 5 - Premises

1. Need more information on platted and un-platted, potential numbers.

First year – Move RMES and some CES to site #1.

Second year – Re-draw the North elementary school boundaries. Move MES to site #3 and re-draw the South elementary school boundaries.

Thinking outside of the box, move all 4^th and 5^th graders to site #1 the first year.

Meeting Date

The next committee meeting is Sept. 13th, 5:30-7:30 p.m. The following information will be provided:  enrollment growth numbers, estimated number of platted and un-platted lots, social economic status numbers, building capacity numbers for current and new facilities, and the additional costs and timeline if half of the RMES/MES is renovated and half is occupied.

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