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Fox C-6

Attendance Boundary

Adjustments

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Boundary Adjustment Goals

Balance Middle School Enrollments
Balance Elementary School Enrollments
Consider and Plan for Enrollment growth �and/or Enrollment shifts
Maintain or Improve Efficiency of �Student Transportation
Simplify the Feeder Pathways

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Background

Strategy #1: Develop comprehensive long range plan for district facilities that supports student application of state academic standards
MSIP Standard	Action Steps	Person(s) Responsible	Start Date	Completion Date	Cost
G-8.6 G-8.7	1. Conduct a facilities study and develop a facility plan that will seek input from school/community groups, address potential sources of funding, and take into account changes in enrollment, space utilization and other critical issues such a redistricting of attendance boundaries.	Superintendent Asst Supt of Finance Asst Supt of HR Asst Supt Sec Ed Asst Supt Elem Ed	Fall 2016	Spring 2017
G-8.6 G-8.7	2. Implement the facilities plan	Cabinet	Spring 2017	On-going

Goal #4 Finance

Provide financial structure to maintain appropriate instructional resources, support services, and functional and safe facilities

Outcome A: On a daily basis the district will provide a clean and healthy learning environment for students and staff.

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Background

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Background - CSIP

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Background - CSIP

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The Process

Adjusting boundaries was a priority outlined by the committee throughout the Comprehensive School Improvement Planning (CSIP) process. All members of the community were invited to participate and provide input in this process to develop a final plan for the district over the next five years.
At the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year, the District began communicating its efforts to meet two major priorities of the CSIP by examining sixth grade and attendance boundaries.
In late October and early November, principals selected representatives from each of their feeder pathways to serve on an Attendance Boundaries Committee.
This committee met from November 2016 through January 2017 to examine potential changes to Fox C-6 boundaries.
Attendance Boundary Committee was presented with several proposal ideas.
Committee provided input and feedback toward the development of a final plan.
Final proposal was presented to the committee in January for final conversation. In an exit slip from that meeting, 97% of the committee agreed or strongly agreed that Administration listened to the committee’s feedback in making its final proposal.

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The Process - Communications

1st Quarter CSIP Update	10/17/2016	Boundary Committee Meeting 1	11/9/2016
Email to Solicit Volunteers for Boundaries Committee (Job Description)	10/18/2016	Boundary Meeting Minutes and Community Update	11/10/2016
Staffing Meeting-Middle School Principals	10/24/2016	Second Sixth Grade Teacher Meeting	11/10/2016
Facilities Review-RMS	10/25/2016	MS Principal Meeting-Finalize Transition Plans	11/22/2016
Town Hall Meeting	10/25/2016	Facilities Review-FMS	11/29/2016
CKC Information to Principals and Buildings	10/26/2016	Proposals and Reminder to Boundary Committee	12/1/2016
Boundary Committee Selected and Informed	10/28/2016	Boundary Committee Meeting 2	12/7/2016
MS Scheduling Meeting-for 6th grade	10/31/2016	Facilities Review-FMS	12/15/2016
SPED staffing for Middle Schools Report	11/4/2016	Facilities Review-AMS	12/19/2016
Boundary Committee Meeting Agenda and Reminder	11/7/2016	Reminder to Boundary Committee	1/9/2017
Sixth Grade Teacher Meeting Agenda and Reminder	11/7/2016	Boundary Committee Meeting 3	1/11/2017
Middle School Transfer survey to elementary and high school teachers	11/11/2016	2nd Quarter CSIP Update with Sixth Grade and Boundary information	1/17/2017
SPED Middle School Transfer survey to elementary SPED teachers	11/11/2016	Boundary Proposal presented to the public	1/19/2017

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The Process

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The Proposal

Balanced Middle School enrollments based on building capacity, allowing for the fulfillment of true Middle School teaching philosophy with two full teams at each grade level.
Increased capacity at the elementary level as a result of the sixth grade transition to middle school.
Considerations and planning for potential growth and development throughout the district’s boundaries.
Maintained efficiency for student Transportation with limited additions to miles or travel time.
A reduction and simplification in feeder pathways from 19 to 13, creating a distinct flow with two middle schools (Fox and Ridgewood) feeding Fox High School and two middle schools (Antonia and Seckman) feeding Seckman High School.
Limited disruption to students and families, as this proposal affects only about 3% of the student population or about 380 students.

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Priority and Decision Matrix

Community Priority	Previous Situation	Adopted Proposal
Balance Middle School Enrollments	Middle School building capacity not utilized to account for two middle school teams per grade level	Middle Schools are on target with their capacity, providing room for growth while still maintaining enough enrollment for two middle school teams per grade level.
Balance Elementary School Enrollments	Some buildings were over utilizing their capacity while others had capacity and lacked students.	Boundary adjustments account for growth in areas of need and the transition of sixth grade classrooms out of elementary buildings provides additional capacity.
Consider and Plan for Enrollment growth and/or Enrollment shifts	Boundaries had not been examined or adjusted since the opening of Antonia Middle School in 2007. No long-term growth planning.	Newly developed subdivisions and areas slotted for development have been assigned to buildings with capacity, allowing longevity in the event of increased enrollment due to growth.
Maintain or Improve Efficiency of Student Transportation	Nearly $800,000 saved by improving the efficiency of transportation routes throughout the district.	Limited adjustments to transportation miles or travel time, keeping student transportation efficiency high.
Simplify the Feeder Pathways	19 distinct feeder pathways for the district with certain groups of students going to middle or high school with only a handful of their peers.	13 feeder pathways. Each high school is fed by two middle schools.

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Proposed High School Attendance Boundary revisions.

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Proposed High School Attendance Boundaries 2017 and beyond

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Proposed Middle School Attendance Boundary revisions

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Proposed Middle School Attendance Boundaries 2017 and beyond

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Proposed Elementary School Attendance Boundary revisions

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Feeder Pathways

2017 and beyond