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Declining Enrollment
Committee Presentation
Monday, September 18, 2017
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Monday, October 2, 2017
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
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Welcome!
We look forward to your input.
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Committee Members
2 School Principals/
AdministratorsChair: Ted Loeffler
Elissa Scillieri
1 Teacher from each
schoolMichele Rubino - NB
Sharon Martinez - SJG
Sarah Diver - HV
Denise Donch - PV
Rhett Eveland - PTHS
2 Guidance CounselorsBetsy Crocker
Terri Praschak
1 Child Study Team
MemberKim Buscher
1 Special Education
TeacherAmi Anton
3 HSA MembersChair: Renee Blustein
Lia Czubachowski
Kathy Van Dine
1 Parent from each
schoolTimothy Stoudt - NB
Aaron Sherbune - SJG
Lindsay Buntzen - HV
Kim Shay - PV
Dave Hollberg - PTHS
1 PTEA MemberDenise Segedin
2 Community MembersAllison LeGates
Lisa Damico
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Public Forum Guidelines
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Public Forum Guidelines
Thank you for taking the time to attend tonight.
Your feedback matters.
Tonight we will record your feedback but not respond to it.
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Public Forum Guidelines
Who
PV parents & staff
Others if time permits
How Long
Until 8:30
2 minutes each
What –Feedback on:
What should be in final proposal?
Information presented
tonight
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Public Forum Guidelines
Please, no electronic recording.
We want a comfortable
and respectful environment of
sharing.
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Public Forum Guidelines
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State your name & grade of child or grade/ subject that you teach.
-No personal references to parents, staff, or Board.
-Try not to repeat questions/opinions already voiced.
-Each person may come to the podium once
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Background
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The Pequannock Township Declining Enrollment Committee is a
committee of stakeholders assembled to research and discuss
solutions designed to continue the delivery of a quality education to all
Pequannock Township students in the wake of a changing educational
landscape and declining enrollment.
Committee Purpose
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Committee Purpose
The Committee considered the
following:
● Declining Enrollment Numbers
for Pequannock Township
Schools
● Financial Constraints Due to 2%
Budget Cap and consecutive
years of 0%
● Real Estate Trends in
Pequannock
● Educational Trends
● Academic Programming
● Community Concerns
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Declining Enrollment
The number of students
entering the school district this
year is less than the number of
students who graduated in June
2017.
2017 Graduating class:
174 students
2017 Kindergarten enrollment:
150 students
» 12th Grade =
177
» 11th Grade =
192
» 10th Grade =
158
» 9th Grade = 172
» 8th Grade = 188
» 7th Grade = 146
» 6th Grade = 145
» 5th Grade = 158
» 4th Grade = 152
» 3rd Grade = 162
» 2nd Grade = 142
» 1st Grade = 147
» Kinder. = 150
» Pre-K = 33
Enrollment as of 9/15/17
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» Discussed:
» Existing data
» Initial proposal
» Public concerns
» Experiences based on roles
Committee Process» Met over the course of 3 months
» Identified initial questions to be
answered
» Researched pros and cons of
various school configurations,
taking into consideration all
stakeholders in the town (staff,
students, parents, community
members)
» Reached out to other district
personnel and parents to gain
points of view
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Possible Reasons Discussed● Low housing inventory (fewer than 50 houses on the market currently)
o Empty nesters are not moving out of Pequannock Township
o Limited plans for additional housing developments (such as The
Glens)
o Limited inventory of lower priced homes compared to neighboring
towns
● Enrollment in private high schools and academies (Morris County
Vocational School District) due to program availability based on student
interest
Why is enrollment declining in Pequannock?
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Declining Enrollment is not unique to
Pequannock Township
● According to the New Jersey State Health Assessment Data, as New
Jersey birth rates dropped from 2003 - 2010 so did enrollment in New
Jersey schools from 2010 - 2016
● Between the 2012 - 2013 school year and the 2015 - 2016 school year,
statewide enrollment dipped from about 1.373 million to 1.369 million
Source: NJ.com
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NJ Birth Rates and School Enrollment
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Why is change needed?
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Elementary Schools
● Unbalanced class sizes among schools
● Less flexibility when creating classes
● Duplicated special education resources, resulting in higher costs
● Traveling related arts teachers (music, media, art, phys ed), offering
less flexibility and fewer opportunities for additional enrichment
Why is change/improvement needed?
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Elementary Schools
● Limited opportunities for collaboration and planning time among same
grade level teachers across the 3 schools
● Elementary teachers plan for 6 different subjects per day, with
increased demands for rigor
● Offering of enrichment programs/activities differs by school because of
separate HSAs
Why is change/improvement is needed?
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Middle School/High School
● Middle School scheduling changes will need to be made to adjust for class
offerings and staffing, which will determine the effect on sections and
electives offered
● Low class numbers make classes fiscally inefficient to run
● Single class offerings cause scheduling conflicts for students, requiring
students to make difficult choices
Why is change/improvement needed?
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Middle School/High School
● Reduced sections of core and elective classes make scheduling difficult
● Diminishing course selection will affect school rankings
● Lower student numbers combined with varied wide interests contributes
to scheduling conflicts and cancelled classes, causing students to need
to go elsewhere for classes (online and summer)
Why is change/improvement needed?
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● Explored the addition of an academy-type medical program in
cooperation with Chilton and Morris County Vo-Tech
● Shared services with other districts
● Researched other district configurations
● Developed Four Years and Beyond program to attract students to PTHS
How has Pequannock addressed these issues?
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● Opened tuition programs: preschool, STEM, special education
● Offered full-day kindergarten to attract families to town
● Began holding HSA president meetings
* Many of these ideas align with the recommendations made in a recent
article
● “School’s Out Forever: An In-Depth Look at the Options Available with
Declining Enrollment”
How has Pequannock addressed these issues?
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Possible Solutions
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Three Overall Ideas Explored
» Reconfigure schools
» Build a K-5 supercampus
» Enrich current K-5 configuration
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6. Livingston: K-5 / 6 / 7-8 / 9-12
7. Holmdel: K-3 / 4-6 / 7-8 / 9-12
8. Westfield: PreK-K / 1-5 / 6-8 / 9-
12
9. West Windsor-Plainsboro South:
K-3 / 4-5 / 6-8 / 9-12
10. Glen Rock: K-5 / 6-8 / 9-12*
*The only two schools with same configuration
as we currently have.
2016 NJ Monthly Top 10 High Schools
1. Chatham: K-3 / 4-5 / 6-8 / 9-12
2. West Windsor-Plainsboro North:
K-3 / 4-5 / 6-8 / 9-12
3. Kinnelon: PreK-2/ K & 3-5 / 6-8 / 9-
12
4. Millburn: K-4 / 5 / 6-8 / 9-12
5. Haddonfield Memorial: K-5 / 6-8 / 9-
12*
District Configurations
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Concerns» Multiple transitions
» Traffic concerns
» Multiple dropoffs/pickups
» Parents spread between HSAs
» Limited range in student mentors
» Before/Aftercare
Reconfiguring SchoolsBenefits
» Combine services
» Grade level collaboration
» More efficient use of staff
» Departmentalization possible
» Leadership opportunities for
younger students
» More sections per grade level per
school
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Reconfiguring Options
Option 1: March
Presentation» NB PreK-3
» SJG K-3
» HV 4-5
» PV 6-8
» PTHS 9-12
HV
4-5
PTHS
9-12
NB PreK-
3
PV
6-8
SJG K-3
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Option 2: True Cluster» PreK-1 (School alterations
for bathrooms necessary)
» 2-3
» 4-5
» 6-8
» 9-12
Reconfiguring Options
HV
4-5
PTHS
9-12
NB PreK-1
PV
6-8
SJG
2-3
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Reconfiguring Options
Option 3: Separate PreK» SJG Board Office and PreK
» NB K-3
» HV K-3
» PV 4-7
» PTHS 8-12
HV
K-3
PTHS
8-12
NB
K-3
PV
4-7
SJG PreK & BOE
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Option 4: Early Childhood
Center» SJG PreK, K, Board Office
» NB 1-4
» HV 1-4
» PV 5-8
» PTHS 9-12
Reconfiguring Options
HV
1-4
PTHS
9-12
NB
1-4
PV
5-8
SJG
Pre-K, K, BOE
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Potential Challenges» Cost of constructing one campus
» Challenges of a referendum
» Lack of support of community
members who do not have school-
aged children
» Use of closed schools
» Traffic at one school
Build a K-5 Supercampus
Benefits» Costs of upgrading older buildings are
eliminated
» Cost savings of closing schools
» Funds are more effectively spent
» Common grade-level planning for
teachers
» Siblings all together
» Specials teachers in one location
» Special education all together
» Transitions all occur at one campus
location
» Fewer administrators needed
» Departmentalization possible at any
grade
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• Create a district education
foundation
• Advertise to schools outside of
Pequannock
• Increase 8th grade activities at
PTHS to get students vested in
staying in Pequannock (pep rallies,
tours)
• Offer summer school to students
who want to take classes they
could not take during the year or if
they want extra help in a subject
• Offer video classes
Enrich Current K-5 Configuration
Areas for potential growth• Decrease tuition for teachers and
administrators to send their children in
district
• Approach neighboring towns to attend
our high school (i.e. Riverdale)
• Share services with neighboring towns
• High School
• More programs to attract students
• Continue communication with
county for academy offerings that
could be implemented at High
School
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● Other districts may not be willing to
join or share with us
● Continued duplication in special
services
Enrich Current K-5 Configuration
Potential Challenges Remaining
● Different HSA programs due to unequal
resources creating different offerings
● Limited grade level common planning
time
● Continued lack of significant increase in
students or revenue
● Limited cost savings
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• Before/after care
• District is rushing decision
• Loss of neighborhood schools
• Loss of mentoring opportunities for
students
Community Concerns
» Traveling between schools
» Ethics
» Students in multiple schools
» Phase in
» Full restructure
» District plan is to increase class size
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• Stress of too many transitions
• School spirit diminished
• Loss of familiarity with teachers,
parents and students if schools are
reconfigured
• Can this be solved with curriculum
changes?
Community Concerns
• Elementary schools won’t feel like “real
schools”
• Budget
• Aides, reduction in staff
• Dissolve HSAs
• Close a school
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