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Pleasant Plains Elementary School Capacity Relief Boundary Study Committee Recommendation

February 11, 2020 – Greenwood Building E

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Committee Meeting CalendarBoundary

Committee

Meeting 2

Thursday,September 26, 2019

6 – 7:30 p.m.Loch Raven Academy Cafeteria

Boundary Committee

Meeting 3

Thursday,October 10, 2019


Boundary Committee

Meeting 4

Thursday,October 24, 2019


Boundary Committee

Meeting 5

Wednesday,November 20, 2019


Public Information

Session

Wednesday,October 30, 2019

7 – 8 p.m.Loch Raven Academy Cafeteria

• Recap Background Report and Q/A.

• Review planning blocks and baseline options

• Small group discussions & review of baseline scenarios

• Provide updated information/data and Q/A on process to date

• Develop and evaluate scenarios

• Consensus building exercises around various scenarios (if necessary)

• Review proposed options for Public Information Session

• Select viable scenarios for Public Information Session

• Discuss logistics for Public Information Session

• Explanation of process

• Presentation of data

• Gallery walk

• Committee members facilitate discussion around maps

• Kickoff online survey, access available until midnight on November 13, 2019

• Select scenario to be recommended to the Board of Education

Boundary Committee

Meeting 6

Wednesday,December 11, 2019


• Review Public Information Session feed-back, and suggested changes to options per feedback, if any

• Consensus building exercises around various scenarios

Board DecisionTuesday,

March 10, 20206:30 p.m.

Greenwood Building E

Board Hearing10+ Days Prior to

Decision

Wednesday,February 26, 2020

6:30 p.m.Loch Raven High

Auditorium

SNOW DATE Thursday,

February 27, 20206:30 p.m.

Loch Raven HighAuditorium

Recommendationto BoardTuesday,

February 11, 20206:30 p.m.

Greenwood Building E

Boundary Committee

Meeting 1

Thursday,September 12, 2019


• Introduction of committee members

• Introduction of process & timeline

• Criteria for decision making

• Background Report overview

Meeting attendance is critical; contact BCPS if you are unable to attend.

Baltimore County Public Schools, February 11, 2020

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Why is there a need for a boundary study?

• As of September 30, 2019, Pleasant Plains ES was overcapacity by 135 students (125%).

• Enrollment is anticipated to continue to increase.

• Limited relief options exist.

About Pleasant Plains Elementary School


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• Exhausted all space use compromises

• Annexation of grade is not viable

• Eight units for SY 2019 ̶ 2020 (limited by site constraints)

What relief strategies were considered?

About Pleasant Plains Elementary School

Mid-term relief strategy

Baltimore County Public Schools, February 11 , 2020

Participating Schools

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• When considering schools that could provide capacity relief to Pleasant Plains, Hampton, and Halstead Academy elementary schools provided the most reasonable options.

▪ Few schools in the area with additional capacity

▪ Halstead Academy shares some neighborhoods that could walk to either school

* Utilization for Pleasant Plains and Hampton elementary schools reflects updated 2019 state-rated-capacity.


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Why were other schools not included in this study?

• Besides Hampton Elementary and Halstead Academy, Cromwell Valley Elementary is the only other school in the area with additional capacity.▪ While there are site constraints at Cromwell Valley

there is also a growing magnet program that will increase the number of students each year. Once the magnet program is fully enrolled, it is projected that Cromwell Valley will reach full capacity.

• Oakleigh Elementary School participated and received some capacity relief via a boundary study that became effective for the 2018 ̶̶2019 school year.

Non-Participating Schools Nearby


School SRC9/30/19

FTE

9/30/19

Utilization

Relocatable

Units

Cromwell Valley ES* 434 366 84.33% Site Limitations

Halstead Academy 516 508 98.45% 0

Hampton ES* 670 579 86.42% 0

Harford Hills ES 323 354 109.60% 4

Oakleigh ES* 493 542 109.94% 7

Pine Grove ES* 483 582 120.50% 6

Pleasant Plains ES* 545 680 124.77% 5

Rodgers Forge ES 396 468 118.18% 1

Stoneleigh ES 700 748 106.86% 2

Timonium ES 395 484 122.53% 4

Villa Cresta ES* 584 683 116.95% 5

West Towson ES* 480 486 101.25% Site Limitations

*Update reflects schools with updated SRCs for SY 2019-2020.

Boundary Study Objective

The community-based comprehensive boundary study is tasked with meeting the following key objectives:

• Provide capacity relief at Pleasant Plains Elementary

• Support diversity among schools that reflects the community and the school system

• Create viable and successful boundaries to effectively utilize available capacity at adjacent schools

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Boundary Study Considerations: Rule 1280

• Efficient use of capacity in affected schools

• Maintaining or increasing the diversity among schools to reflect the diversity of the region and the school system

Primary considerations:


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Boundary Study Considerations: Rule 1280

• Maintaining the continuity of neighborhoods

• The impact of transportation and pedestrian patterns on students

• Minimizing the number of times any individual students are reassigned

• Long-term enrollment, capacity trends, and future capital plans

• Location of feeder school boundaries and continuity of feeder patterns

• Phasing-in boundary changes by grade level for high schools

• Additional consideration:

▪ Use of geographic features, such as railroads, creeks, and major highways

Secondary considerations:


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• Represents each school community – 13 members (10 voting members)

▪ 3 Principals (non-voting)

▪ 3 Teacher/Staff representatives

▪ 6 Parents (2 from each school)

▪ 1 Area Educational Advisory Council Representative

• Met 7 times from September – December

• Collaborated exclusively with each other (public can observe)

• Reviewed and agreed upon neighborhood planning blocks to support the study

• Discussed and revised multiple options

• Used the BCPS Web site, e-mail, and interactive maps to review options and collaborate between meetings

The Boundary Study Committee


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• Letters were sent to all families in June 2019 regarding the boundary change process followed by additional outreach from schools throughout the process.

• The public were invited to attend all committee meetings as observers.

• All meetings were live-streamed on the BCPS Web site.

• All information provided to the committee is available on the BCPS Web site.

Boundary Study


Public Participation and Input

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• Public were invited to provide input throughout the process via e-mail and the BCPS Web site.

• Committee held a public information meeting.

• 283 total unique respondents participated in the online survey. The survey was provided in English and Spanish.

Boundary Study


Public Participation and Input

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• The committee considered 5 total options (1 alternative to Option B was explored at the last meeting).

• Reviewed and discussed, as a group, all materials and public e-mails with a focus on the boundary study considerations.

▪ Recognized that DRAFT Option B satisfied the most boundary study considerations.

• Three options were presented at the public information session and via surveys.

• Thoughtfully considered input from the public information session and the survey.


Boundary Study

Committee Considerations

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Current 2019–2020 ES Boundaries


• Utilization ▪ Halstead Academy: 98%

▪ Hampton ES: 86%

▪ Pleasant Plains ES: 125%

• FTE Enrollment▪ Halstead Academy: 508

▪ Hampton ES: 579

▪ Pleasant Plains ES: 680

• State-Rated Capacity 2019▪ Halstead Academy: 516

▪ Hampton ES: 670


• Over/Under Capacity▪ Halstead Academy: -8

▪ Hampton ES: -91

▪ Pleasant Plains ES: +135

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Overview of DRAFT Option A


• Estimated Utilization ▪ Halstead Academy: 102%

▪ Hampton ES: 103%


• FTE Estimated Enrollment▪ Halstead Academy: 525

▪ Hampton ES: 691


• Students Moved▪ Halstead Academy:

o 12 students moved to Hampton ES

▪ Pleasant Plains ES: o 100 students moved to

Hampton ES

o 29 students moved to Halstead Academy

• Over/Under Capacity▪ Halstead Academy: +9

▪ Hampton ES: +21


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Overview of DRAFT Option B






▪ Hampton ES: 679


• Students Moved▪ Pleasant Plains ES:



▪ Hampton ES: +9


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Overview of DRAFT Option B1


• At the last meeting, the committee also considered an adjustment to B, referred to as B1.

• The adjustment was to keep Planning Block 231 (circled on the map to the right) in Pleasant Plains Elementary, where it is currently assigned.


▪ Hampton ES: 98%



▪ Hampton ES: 658


• Students Moved▪ Pleasant Plains ES:



▪ Hampton ES: +9


PB 231 considered to remain in

Pleasant Plains ES in Option B1

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Overview of DRAFT Option C






▪ Hampton ES: 686


• Students Moved▪ Halstead Academy:


▪ Pleasant Plains ES: o 79 students moved to

Hampton ES

o 20 students moved to Halstead Academy


▪ Hampton ES: +16


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Boundary Study Outcome

Committee Recommendation: Option B

• Voting members present, recommended Option B at the December 11, 2019, meeting.

Of the ten voting committee members:

▪ Option B- 5 votes

▪ Option C- 3 votes

▪ Committee as a whole felt that the recommended option met the boundary study objectives.


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Committee Recommendation B


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Recommended Option – Enrollment Utilization


+ / - % + / - %

Halstead Academy Pre K-5 516 -8 98% -8 98%

Hampton ES Pre K-5 670 -91 86% 9 101%

Pleasant Plains ES Pre K-5 545 135 125% 35 106%

Total 1,731 36 102% 36 102%

Counts based on September 30, 2019 Enrollment

1 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) enrollment factors 100% of students in Grades kindergarten through 5, and 50% of

students in prekindergarten and preschool because they are half-day programs and two sessions can use one

classroom, one in the AM and the other in the PM. The exception is for Halstead Academy in which 50% of

students in PS are counted and 100% of students in PK are counted in the FTE enrollments.

2 The estimated enrollment is calculated by adding the 2019-20 FTE PS/PK students to their 2019-20 school, plus

the K-5th students that “Live Out and Attend In” a 2019-20 school, plus the total number of live in K-5th grade

students within each new DRAFT option zone that “Live and Attend In” during the 2019-20 school year.

Option B

(Recommendation)

Estimated Utilization2ES name Grade Config2019 State Rated

Capacity (SRC)

2019-20 (Sept 30th) FTE

PS/PK-5 Revised

Enrollment Utilization1

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Recommended Option – Demographics and Impacts


Halstead Academy 78% 6% 78% 6%

Hampton ES 18% 3% 24% 6%

Pleasant Plains ES 62% 20% 63% 18%

Total 52% 10% 52% 10%

3 FARMS and ELL counts are based on the total headcount and not the FTE.

Counts based on September 30, 2019 Enrollment

Option B

(Recommendation)

% FARMS3 % ELL3

2019-20

ES name % FARMS3 % ELL3

Halstead Academy 96% 96%

Hampton ES 39% 45%

Pleasant Plains ES 82% 81%

Total 72% 72%

ES name2018-19 Total

PS/PK - 5th

Option B 3

(Recommendation)

Percent Minority

Counts based on September 30, 2019 Enrollment3 Minority counts are based on the total headcount and not

the FTE.



Option

Total K-5 Live and

Attend In Students

Impacted

(Recommendation) Option B 100

Student Impact Estimates

2019-20 ES BoundaryES Option B Boundary

(Recommendation)

Total K-5

Live and

Attend In

Students

Halstead Academy Halstead Academy 421

Hampton ES Hampton ES 540

Pleasant Plains ES Hampton ES 100

Pleasant Plains ES Pleasant Plains ES 548

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2019-20 ES Boundary 2019-20 MS Boundary

Total K-5

Live and

Attend In

ES

Attendance

Halstead Academy Loch Raven Academy 421 100%

Hampton ES Dumbarton MS 190 35%

Hampton ES Loch Raven Academy 21 4%

Hampton ES Ridgely MS 329 61%

Pleasant Plains ES Dumbarton MS 4 1%

Pleasant Plains ES Loch Raven Academy 623 96%

Pleasant Plains ES Pine Grove MS 21 3%

Option B Boundary

(Recommendation)2019-20 MS Boundary

Total K-5

Live and

Attend In

ES

Attendance

Halstead Academy Loch Raven Academy 421 100%

Hampton ES Dumbarton MS 194 30%

Hampton ES Loch Raven Academy 96 15%

Hampton ES Pine Grove MS 21 3%

Hampton ES Ridgely MS 329 51%

Pleasant Plains ES Loch Raven Academy 548 100%




2019-20

K-5 Attending

Students In

Walk Zone

Halstead Academy ES 393

Hampton ES 119

Pleasant Plains ES 142

ES Option B

(Recommendation)

K-5 Attending

Students In

Walk Zone

Halstead Academy 393

Hampton ES 119

Pleasant Plains ES 142

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Next Steps

Board Hearing

▪ Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at 6:30 p.m.

▪ Loch Raven High School Auditorium

BOE Decision

▪ Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at 6:30 p.m.

▪ Greenwood Campus, Building E


Thank You!

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