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Home My WebLink AboutMicrosoft PowerPoint - Article 22 - PreSchool [Compatibility Mode] Support Warrant Article 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(0 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Meet Special Education Mandates in the most effective and cost efficient way • Provide permanent home for preschool special education program, enabling us to be eligible for state grants and national accreditation. • Redistrict � Alleviate elementary school crowding � Reduce transportation costs by one bus ($50,000) � Continue full-day kindergarten option • Provide time to develop master plan to address the long- term space needs of the district. Why do we have a Preschool? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(O\ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Legally mandated (IDEA and MGL71 B) • Ages 3 — 22 • Preschool CUBS Program v/ Integrate special needs students with typically developing students • Class size-15 • Student ratio: 49% sped to 51 % typical • Typically developing students pay fee v/ Substantially separate program for students with severe needs o Class size-7; Integrated < 40% day Preschool History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(0 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1990 Opened NA High School ✓ 1 classroom , 8 students • 2002 Moved to Franklin • 2005 Expanded to Sargent • 2007/2008 � Franklin: 45 students, 5 sessions, 4 classrooms � Sargent: 55 students, 4 sessions, 2 classrooms Elementary School C assro(0)--------- History • Enrollment: 1995 — 2008 increase by 126 students • Classrooms: ✓ 1995 Sargent opened at capacity ✓ 2000 Thomson renovated + 7 classrooms ✓ 2003 Pre-K moved out of H .S: - 3 classrooms ✓ 2005 Closed Bradstreet -10 classrooms Net Classrooms - 6 classrooms Elementary School Classroom I ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Classrooms Original/portables (3) 88 Required 101 Shortfall -13 Converted Libraries* 2 Art Rooms* 3 Music Rooms 3 Special Ed. Offices 1 Resource Room 1 Computer Rooms* 3 Total Converted 13 -Remaining libraries used for special education, office space, literacy/reading pull-outs, meetings and conferences. Fourth art room converted to resource room. Fourth computer room Title 1 office. Storage Issues ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pictures of storage issues at the Thomson and Franklin Schools 4VI� V u I i fi / r °/ A JI VII r I r. V I i I I ICI / I N� I t. / r J/��i� �� Impact on Elementary Schools ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATKINSON: art/music in locker room, library used for conferences and special ed. , no computer room FRANKLIN: art/music on cart, library used by reading specialists & speech therapy, no computer room KITTREDGE- half-day K in library, art/music on cart, multipurpose room for therapies, cafe, gym, storage and auditorium THOMSON- half-day K in library, music/art on a cart, computer room for Title One assistance SARGENT: art on cart, library used for special ed. , no computer room, office space used for pre-k class and sped class Solution =_ Preschool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- r Si-NC LE RMF EJ ED El ID 0 F Q Q 0 Q Q wi,sr 51DE 519-0 �;,k V i, FFMNT Solution = Preschool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 155' Reception Classroom#1 Classroom#2 Classroom#3 Classroom#4 Classroom#5 Office E-1 Storage Cc Util. �[ O LLJ 74' a co � n� � o �o Classroom#6 Classroom#7 Classroom#8 Classroom#9 Classroom#10 MJL Break room • One story with a simple design. Medical Equipment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(o ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ............. � , rr f r . d: Y i u I i I i. uumui m� i y ��% i �� , / , .ii//iii Pre-School Location ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- rr� rrrr�, r pr�llyr''l� (f l��%%�'✓�r/, / Project Cost ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated 12,500 sq ft @ x $320 sq ft = $4,000,000 • Options: ✓ Traditional design/build- $340 sq ft x 12,500 = $4,250,000 Completion date July, 2010 (Sept. , 2010) ✓ Pre-fabrication: Efficient process ($200K savings est.) Quicker to build ($250K savings est.) Completion date 6 — 12 months (Sept 2009) Meet federal, state, local building codes • Examples: ✓ Pentucket Regional High School ✓ Carroll School, Westwood Preschool Financing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unspent Foster Farm Funds $1,330,000 4oR Incentive Payment $600,000 Unspent High School Funds $100,000 20-Year General Obligation Bond $1970,000 $4,000,000 Impact on General Fund Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 FY1 o FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 20 year bond $1,970,000 $177300 $173,36o $169,420 $165,48o $161,540 • Staffed by current Pre-K personnel • Additional operating costs: maintenance & utilities • Offset by tuition increase & tuition in out-of-district students Options for Classroom Space ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(0 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Send pre-school students to private placement: � 40 students x $50,000 tuition = $2,000,000 yearly • Keep pre-school students in district: � Staff and materials approximately $975,000 � Less revenue from tuition -$ 1501000 Net Cost $ 8259000 • In-district cost is approximately $ 1 .2 million less than outside placement each year. • Purchase portables $175,000 each , plus site preparation Renovate Bradstreet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \(0\' / ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • $7. 15 ML (est) - $2.5 ML CPA =$4.65ML • Add'I Operating Costs: $170K forAsst. principal, secretary, nurse • Building Inspector wrote (Jan. 2007): ✓ requires major renovations, inadequate for modern educational purposes • Safety issues: ✓ wood frame, open center internal structure pose significant danger in event of fire ✓ emergency egress poorly suited to house 100's of very small children Eliminate Full-Day Kindergarten ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(0 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------moo: v Initially 4 Classrooms • Con: v/ IEPs require full-day kindergarten v/ Lose $119k grant (22 students without benefit of an aid) v/ Lose $60k tuition offset v/ Add buses for mid-day transportation = $50,000 v/ Lose full-day kindergarten educational benefits � No extended day/daycare issues v/ Lose students to private schools Support Warrant Article 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(0 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Article #22 will allow us to: • Meet Special Education Mandates in the most cost effective and efficient way • Provide permanent home for preschool special education program, enabling us to be eligible for state grants and national accreditation. • Redistrict � Alleviating elementary school crowding � Reducing transportation costs by one bus ($50,000) � Continuing full-day kindergarten option • Provide time needed to develop master plan to address the long-term space needs of the district.