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Capacities and Boundaries

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The following provides the latest information on capacity, enrollment, and boundary issues in the Arlington Public Schools.

School Board Adopts Progressive Planning Model

On December 17, 2009 the Schoo Board adopted the following motion by a 4-0 vote (Mr. Fendley was out of the country).
 

The School Board approves the Progressive Planning Model, as described in the memorandum dated December 17, 2009, to address crowding, capacity, and enrollment at elementary and secondary schools based on projections for the next six years to 2015-2016.

Previous Meetings on Capacity and Enrollment:

May 11, 2009     7:00 - 9:00 p.m.   Community Meeting on Maximizing Elementary Capacity   Jefferson Middle School
June 16, 2009    7:30 p.m.             Staff Reports to School Board  School Board Room           Education Center
 
APS invites parents/residents to attend one of three identical meetings to provide APS staff with questions to be answered and/or information to be gathered by the soon to be selected outside consultant on capacity:
 
Monday, August 3, 2009, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.   Large Conference Room, Syphax Academic Center
Thursday, August 6, 2009, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.   Large Conference Room, Syphax Academic Center
Monday, August 10, 2009, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.  Large Conference Room, Syphax Academic Center
 
Thursday, August 27, 2009, 7:30 p.m.            School Board Work Session, 101 A/B Education Center
Thursday, September 24, 2009, 7:30 p.m.       Staff Update to School Board, Board Room Education Center                 
October 29, 2009, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.     MGT Community Meeting, Jefferson Middle School, Theatre
December 3, 2009         MGT of America's (Consultant) Report (School Board Presentation -- see below for links to report and presentations)                                      
December 3, 2009         Superintendents' Recommendations to School Board (School Board Information Item)
December 9, 2009         School Board Community Forum on Superintendent's Recommendations
December 17, 2009       School Board Action on Superintendent's Recommendaitons
March 10, 2010             Shool Board Work Session on Capacity (rescheduled from February 11, 2010)

Links
 
Hanover Research Council Report on Alternative Scheduling (March 2010 Work Session)
Elementary Class Size Snapshots (March 2010 Work Session)
Locations of VPI Classes 2009 (March 2010 Work Session)
Capacity Analysis (March 2010 Work Session)
Capacity Update (March 2010 Work Ssssion)
Presentation on Class Size to Joint FAC and BAC Meeting on January 13, 2010
Superintendent's Recommendations (Staff Responses to School Board Questions)
Superintendent's Recommendations (Additional Information for December 17, 2009)
Superintendent's Recommendations (Revised Memo for December 17, 2009)
Superintendent's Recommendations (PowerPoint for December 17, 2009)
Community Forum PowerPoint Community Forum PowerPoint -- December 9, 2009
Superintendent's Recommendations (PowerPoint)-- Superintendent's Recommendations (PowerPoint) -- December 2009 (rev 12/04/09)
Superintendent's Recommendations (Memo)-- December 2009 (Revised 11/29/09)
http://www.schmidt-arch.com/owners/arlingtonSchools.html -- Link to MGT Report and Other Information -- December 2009
Interactive Responses from MGT Charrette, October 29, 2009
School Board Update, Staff presentation to School Board (September 24, 2009)
Tables for Seventh Day Count (September 16, 2009)
Cover Memo for Seventh Day Count (September 16, 2009)
MGT of America -- Consultant Information
Staff Update #2 to School Board -- September 2009
Staff Update #1 to School Board -- August 2009
Request for Proposal (RFP) -- Consultant -- Capacity Planning Study for Educational and Facility Services (Elementary and Secondary)
PowerPoint from August 27, 2009 Schoo Board Work Session on Capacity with School Board Comments/Direction
Agenda for August 27, 2009 School Board Work Session on Capacity
Questions and Suggestions for Consultant from Community Outreach Meetings
Memo -- ECST June Report -- Recommendations Accepted by School Board June 2009
PowerPoint -- ECST June Report
May 11 Community Meeting -- Results of the group work around the pros and cons of each approach presented that night that were recorded on large post-it sheets.
May 11 Community Meeting -- Individual comments on the approaches written down by participants on their Community Meeting Response Forms.
May 11 Community Meeting -- Summary results of rankings of the approaches written down by the participants on the back of their Community Response Forms.
PowerPoint Presentation from May 11 Community Meeting
School Board Direction to Staff
Policy on Boundaries
Projections for Fall 2009

Other Related Links

2009-2010 Class Size Report (Memo) (Spreadsheet)
 
 
Process for Addressing Secondary Capacity -- Recommendations Accepted by School Board May 2009
 
Link to Middle School Design Team Web-Page:
 
For materials from the November (11/20/2008) and December (12/16/2008) Work Sessions on Enrollment and Capacities go to this link and select "Meetings" at the top of the page, click on "2008" and then the Work Session date.
 
2007-08 Deliberations:  Crowding Project Team (CPT)
http://www.apsva.us/154010530152647640/site/default.asp
2006-07 Deliberations: Elementary Crowding and Capacity Committee (ECCC)
http://www2.apsva.us/15401081152149600/site/default.asp