Bartlesville Schools Bond Issue

September 10, 2013

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8/6/2013 Revision

Planning Committee

Dozens of community leaders worked with school staff to research and develop a proposal to address school security and secondary school needs:

Dr. Gary Quinn

Ben Rainey

Earl Sears

Wes Singleton

Bob Snellgrove

Kay Sowers

Dr. Brent Steward

Chris Tanea

Scott Townsend

Ron Tribble

Michael Vallandingham

Randy Weatherly

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Randy John

Sara Jones

Dan Keleher, Jr.

Ron Kennedy

Jason Langham

Barry Lowe

Marta Manning

Denise Marshall

Diane Martinez

Chuck McCauley

Granger Meador

Theresa Miller

David Mueller

Ryan O’Neil

Dorea Potter

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Kelly Diven

Roger Doty

Dan Droege

Cindy Dronyk

Vanessa Drummond

Joey Eidson

Thad Friedman

John Gorman

Tim Green

Ginger Griffin

John Harris

John Henthorne

Sam Herriman

Ryan Huff

Brian Jenner

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Ken Allen

Scott Ambler

Fred Auschwitz

David Austin

Michelle Baker

Tim Bart

Stan Baughn

Lisa Beeman

Bill Beierschmitt

Scott Bilger

Roger Box

Jody Burch

Tracye Caughell

LaDonna Chancellor

Alex Claussen

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Recent Members of the District’s Long Range Facilities Planning Committee:

Committee Goals

• Provide a strong academic setting for students.
• Save annual operating expenses.
• Reflect voter preferences without tax increase.
• Provide secure facilities for student safety.
• Provide flexibility for students and teachers.
• Achieve goals at a reasonable capital cost.

Improve Security District-Wide

Student and staff security can be increased for $1.4 million without increasing taxes:

• Secure entrances through school offices
• Visitor sign-in kiosks for background checks and photo badges
• Interior classroom door locks
• Perimeter door switches
• Video cameras for sites and buses with portable and remote monitoring
• Improved public address systems, radio, GPS

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Elementary School Improvements

In recent years, Bartlesville voters have approved bond issues to improve our elementary schools, provide instructional materials & technology and support district operations,

without increasing taxes.

Secondary School Needs

Now it is time to improve our two aging middle schools, without increasing taxes.

Central was partially remodeled by a 1993 bond issue, but some areas are now too small for their student loads.

Madison has significant design and materials issues which make a renovation problematic.

PROBLEMS

• Undersized cafeteria means lunch periods sandwiched in the middle of classes, disrupting instruction

SOLUTIONS

• Renovate north building to use all of it for a larger cafeteria/commons

Central

• Fine arts rooms are too small

• Enlarge fine arts spaces

PROBLEMS

• Deteriorating interior finishes, aging heat & air systems, limited technology for classroom instruction

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SOLUTIONS

• Re-seal exterior; renovate all classrooms and corridors; electronic whiteboard in every classroom

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Central

PROBLEMS

• Cramped and difficult-to-access gyms

SOLUTIONS

• Build a new gym on the south side

Central

• Secure entry through office is impossible

• Renovate ground floor

Solving Central’s Problems

$12.2 million for a new gym and thorough renovations,

without increasing taxes.

Madison’s Problems

• Windows had to be sealed up due to light and climate control problems

• Gymnasium floor repeatedly damaged by groundwater

• Cafeteria/auditorium combo is a poor design with uneven floor levels

• Exterior panels are deteriorating & quite costly to remove and replace

Madison’s Problems

Madison has deteriorated enough to require full-scale renovation or replacement.

Its design problems mean that a renovation would not be a wise use of taxpayer funds.

Solution: Replace Madison with Mid-High

Renovate the adjacent Mid-High into a robust replacement for Madison

• Promote grade-level teaming by relocating some specialized classrooms
• Expand cafeteria
• Secure office entry
• New lockers and paint
• Upgrade classroom heat & air
• Electronic whiteboard in every classroom

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$1.5 million to replace Madison

via a renovated Mid-High,

without increasing taxes.

Solution: Replace Madison with Mid-High

Why reconfigure grades 9-12?

Eliminating a school transition would

improve student achievement and reduce drop-outs.

So what about the 9^th and 10^th graders?

Why reconfigure grades 9-12?

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Closing one of four secondary sites would reduce annual operating costs

by over a quarter-million dollars to help offset state funding losses.

Over 17% drop in annual

State Aid Formula Funding

High School Expansion

Expand the high school to serve grades 9-12:

• Build a new large cafeteria/commons
• Add classrooms and labs for sophomores
• Build a freshman academy

High School Expansion

• Freshmen & sophomores would have access to more advanced courses.
• Freshman academy allows 9^th graders to transition from middle school in a separate area for core classes while efficiently sharing the field houses, cafeteria and Fine Arts Center spaces.
• Eliminate most shuttling of students between the Mid-High and Sr. High (165 students in 2013-14).

High School Expansion

$20.6 million for an expansion to serve grades 9 and 10,

without increasing taxes.

Total Bond Issue Cost = $36.7 million

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Cost Breakdown

Construction Duration

All construction projects can be completed within three years.

• This year’s 8^th graders would be in expanded building in grade 10.
• This year’s 7^th graders would be in new freshman academy in grade 9.

High School expansion completed in two years.

• NO increase in taxes
• Reflects voter feedback and months of planning & research
• Solves facility problems at both of our aging middle schools
• 9-12 high school to improve achievement & reduce drop-outs while reducing annual operating costs
• District-wide security improvements

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Take-Aways

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