SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
10.1
Agenda Item#_______
Meeting Date: December 8, 2011
Subject: 7-11 Committee and Superintendent Recommendations on School
Closure and Consolidation
Information Item Only
Approval on Consent Agenda
Conference (for discussion only)
Conference/First Reading (Action Anticipated: December 14, 2011)
Conference/Action
Action
Public Hearing
Division: Accountability Office/Family and Community Engagement Office
Recommendation
Receive information regarding the Superintendent’s recommendations regarding school closure
and consolidation.
Background/Rationale:
On November 4, 2010, The Board adopted criteria for school consolidation and closure.
Subsequently, the Board appointed a Facility Consolidation and Closure/7-11 Committee to
review data and recommend sites for consolidation and closure. The Committee met during the
spring and summer of 2011 and had their final meeting on August 29, 2011. Their
recommendations were brought to the Board on October 6, 2011. The Board directed the
Superintendent to bring a staff analysis of the 7-11 Committee recommendations and his own
recommendations with analysis to the Board for consideration. Superintendent’s
recommendations were presented to the Board on November 3, 2011.
Following the November 3 discussion and presentation the board directed staff to conduct
further research and schedule community meetings for three schools recommended for closure
(A.M. Winn, C.P. Huntington and Freeport) and two schools recommended for consolidation
(Edward Kemble and Cesar Chavez).
Financial Considerations:
Cost Analysis:
A.M. Winn Elementary – Cost saving of $181,063
C.P. Huntington Elementary – Cost saving of $209,535
Freeport Elementary/John Still Elementary/Middle – Cost saving of $442,009
Edward Kemble/Caesar Chavez Elementary - Cost saving of $42,610
Documents Attached:
1. Executive Summary
Estimated Time of Presentation: 30 minutes
Submitted by: Mary Shelton, Chief Accountability Officer
Koua Franz, Chief Family and Community Engagement Officer
Approved by: Jonathan Raymond, Superintendent
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Board of Education Exec
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Account mily and Co
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7‐11 Com mmendationss
School Closure and CConsolidation
Decembe er 8, 2011
losure and Consolidation
School Cl ndations
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I. Overview/History of Departm ment or Progr ram
On Nove B
ember 4, 2010, The Board adopt ted criteria for school consolidati osure.
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Subseque B
ently, the Board appointed a Facility Consolid 11
dation and Closure/7‐1 Committe to ee
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review data and rec tes
commend sit for cons nd
solidation an closure. The Comm mittee met during
ng
the sprin and sum mmer of 2011 and had their finall meeting o August 2 2011. Their
d on 29,
recomme w ht
endations were brough to the Bo oard on Oct 11. d
tober 6, 201 The Board directed the
Superinte endent to bring a staff analysis of t the 7‐11 Com mmittee rec commendati ions and hiss own
recomme endations with analy he
ysis to th Board for consid deration. SSuperintend dent’s
recomme endations w were presented to the Bo oard on Nove ember 3, 20 011.
A summa ary of the Suuperintenden nt’s analysis and recomm mendations are below:
Collis P. Hunt tington Elemmentary School
Suuperintende ent Recomme endation: Closure
Close facility and divide a attendance a area betwee en Woodbine e Elementarry School and d
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H.W. Harknes ss Elementary School. Applications f from Huntin ngton studennts to attendd
other schools en priority du
s will be give strict’s Open
uring the dis n Enrollment t period.
Oak Ridge Ele
O ementary Sc chool
Suuperintende ent Recomme endation: No o Change
Scchool remains open with h continued Priority Sch hool support ventions.
ts and interv
Hollywood Pa
H ark and Leonardo da Vinci
Suuperintende ent Recomme endation: De esign Team
Create a Design Team of stakeholder rs to exploree opportunities for both schools that t
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would create desirable programs for students an nd families.
A.M. Winn El
A lementary S School
Suuperintende ent Recomme endation: Closure
Close facility and divide a attendance a area betwee en Abraham Lincoln Elem mentary Scho ool
and James Marshall Elem mentary Scho ool. Applicat ions from WWinn student ts to attend
other schools en priority du
s will be give strict’s Open
uring the dis n Enrollment t period.
Sutter/Kit Ca arson middle e schools
Suuperintende ent Recomme endation: No o Change (Su utter)
Sutter does n not consolidaate with Kit CCarson. Suttter remains o open with current
educational p program in p place. (Additional recom mendation regarding Ki it Carson in
Superintende ent Recomm mendations b below)
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West Campus High Schoo ol
Suuperintende ent Recomme endation: De esign Team
Create a Design Team of stakeholder rs to examine co‐locating West Cam mpus with
Saacramento C Charter Highh School on t the Sacrame ento High School campus.
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West Campus and Georg ge Washingt ton Carver School of Art ts and Science
Suuperintende ent Recomme endation: No o Change (CaCarver)
Scchool remains on curren nt campus. Increase out reach and promotion to o expand
Waldorf‐inspired educational program.
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Edward Kemble/Cesar Ch havez
Suuperintende ent Recomme endation: Co onsolidation
Combine scho ools into onee K‐6 with one administ ration and s support stafff. Spanish
anguage dua
la al immersionn program w will continue at consolida ated site.
Freeport Elem mentary Sch hool
Suuperintende ent Recomme endation: Closure
Close facility and reassign n students to Applications
o John Still. A s from Freep port student ts to
atttend other schools will be given priority during t’s Open Enro
g the district ollment period.
Jo mentary/Mid
ohn Still Elem ddle recomm mendation b below is nece commodate
essary to acc e
Freeport closure.
Joohn Still Elemmentary/John Still Midd dle
Suuperintende ent Recomme endation: Co onsolidation/ /Design Tea am
Combine scho ools into onee K‐8 with one administ ration and s support stafff. Create a
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Design Team of stakehold ders to use tthe decision analysis proocess to explore
opportunities d create desirable progra
s that would ams for stud dents and fammilies.
Faather Keith B. Kenny Ele ementary Sc chool
Suuperintende ent Recomme endation: Gr rade Level CChange
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Add seventh grade in 201 12‐13 and eighth grade iin 2013‐14 t to provide a K‐8 program m
and a seamless middle sc tion for Oak Park studen
chool transit nts.
Kit Carson Middle Schoo ol
Suuperintende ent Recomme endation: De esign Team
Create a Design Team of stakeholder e decision an
rs to use the ess to redesig
nalysis proce gn
thhe Kit Carson n program and examine configuratio on.
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School Closure and CConsolidation
Decembe er 8, 2011
Caleb Greenw wood K‐8 Sc chool
Su uperintendeent Recomme endation: De esign Team
Create a Design Team of stakeholder rs to use the nalysis proce
e decision an gn
ess to redesig
thhe Caleb Gre eenwood pro ogram and e examine con nfiguration.
Sc chool of Enggineering annd Sciences
Su uperintendeent Recomme endation: De esign Team
Create a Design Team of stakeholder rs to examine grade configuration and program
needs.
Following g the Novem mber 3 discussion and pr resentation t the board directed staff f to conduct
further re esearch andd schedule co ommunity m meetings for three schoo ols recomme ended for cloosure
(A.M. Winn, C.P. Hun ntington andd Freeport) a and two scho ools recomm mended for c on
consolidatio
(Edward Kemble and d Cesar Chav vez).
The distr rict scheduleed four comm munity meet tings to gath
her feedback k. These meeetings weree
conducte ed on the following date es:
Wednesd day, Novemb ber 16 (6:30 pm) – A.M. Winn (mult ti‐purpose rooom)
Monday, , November 28 (6:30 pm m) – C.P. Hun ntington (mu ulti‐purpose room)
Tuesday, , November 29 (6:30 pm m) – Freeport t (multi‐purppose room)
Thursday y, December r 1 (6:30 pm)) – Edward K Kemble/Cesa Chavez multi‐purpose room)
ar Chavez (C
All questions and com mments wer re audio taped and post ted on the foollowing web blink:
http://ww ww.scusd.ed du/Pages/Sc choolClosure eandConsoli dationOptio onsandOppo px
ortunities.asp
II. Driving Governance:
Education Code sections 17387‐1 17389 Surplus Property Advisory Co ommittee
The California Education Code Se ection 17387 7‐17391 pro ovides for community inv volvement b by
attendan evel regardin
nce area at the district le ng surplus sppace. This coommunity in nvolvement
should fa acilitate makking the bestt possible juddgments abo out the use of excess school facilitie
es in
each indi ividual situation. The prrocess would d allow com munity invo olvement bef ns
fore decision
are made e about scho or the use of
ool closure o f surplus spa ce, thus avooiding comm munity conflicct
and assuring building g use that is compatible with the community’s n needs and desires.
Prior to t se, or rental of any excess real prop erty, except
the sale, leas t rentals not exceeding 330
days, the e School Board shall appoint a distric ct advisory ccommittee to advise the e governing
board in the develop pment of dist trict‐wide po procedures g
olicies and p governing thhe use or
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dispositioon of school buildings or chool buildin
r space in sc ngs which is not needed for school
purposes s.
III. Budgeet:
Cost Analysis:
A.M. Win nn Elementa ary – Cost savving of $1811,063
C.P. Hunt tington Elemmentary – Co ost saving off $209,535
Freeport Elementary y/John Still Elementary/M Middle – Cos st saving of $442,009
Edward K Kemble/Caesar Chavez E Elementary ‐ g of $42,610
‐ Cost saving 0
IV. Goals s, Objectives s and Measu ures:
The 7‐11 Committee:
1. Reviewed the e school enro ollment and other data provided by to determin
y the district ne
thhe amount o of surplus sppace and real property
2. Reviewed non‐K‐12 sites to determin ne the amou unt of surplus space and real property
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3. Developed a priority list o eal property
of surplus re
4. Provided an a advisory report recomm mending closu ure and/or cconsolidation of surplus real
property
The Supe erintendent and staff analyzed the 7 7‐11 Commit ttee recomm mendations f for
programmatic consid derations, accademic per rformance an nd cost‐bene efits.
V. Major r Initiatives:
The Boar rd appointed d a Facility Consolidationn and Closur re/7‐11 Com mmittee to ad dvise the
Superinte endent and Governing B Board in the developmen e or disposit
nt of the use tion of schoool
buildings s or space in school build dings which is not neede ed for schoool, administra er
ative or othe
related ppurposes. Th he 7‐11 Com mmittee used a adopted by
d the criteria y the Board of Education n.
These cri iteria are:
Phase 1
Capacity
Condition n
Operatioon Cost
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Phase 2
Location Accessibility y
Enrollme ent Data
Costs
Facility C
Usage/Efficie
Facility U ency
Condition & S
Facility C Site Data
Program Data
The Supe erintendent’s additional recommenddations were e created us riteria as well as
sing these cr
academic c performan m alignment, proximity o
nce, program ential budget
of sites, pote d
t savings and
enrollme ent trends.
VI. Results:
Bring com mmunity inp mmendations to the Boa
put on recom ard
VII. Next Steps:
Bring fina al recommendations to the Board foor conferencce and action n
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